CHRISdrivesACURA

I read the noob guide and it said we could use springs from a 94-97 accord, but i just found the coilovers for a 90-97 accord, would they work?

Crouching

yes

98JDMCL

Suspenion is the same from 90-97.

Very easy to find good used coils for these cars.

97BlackAckCL

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elkay

Im looking at the coilover sleeves.. w springs

from my understanding 94-97 (517-05-1710) Accord springs are the ones you are supposed to get

and i can find them online.. but some sites say to get the"517-05-1680" which do 96-01 CL ..

Im confused.

Got a 97 3.0CL

Also if i wanna maintain the best ride comfort while dropping the car, are there any better solutions? i just really wanna eliminate the wheel well gap

v-takyo!!

Function and form type 1 coilovers they cost 630$ but you will be better off the ride is a hundred times better with coilovers and if you do springs am shocks it'll cost the same so just buy the whole thing it'll make a world of a difference I just got my coilovers I use to ride on sleeves I would bounce if a pebble was in the road

97BlackAckCL

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94-97 accord is correct, a lot of places list 96 CL but there never was a 96 CL. For comfort you can look at form and functions, or Teins. I have Teins and love them

elkay

Thanks Guys!

97 PM'd a question..

97BlackAckCL

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97'CL2.2

Form and Function wont offer you any comfort...from what ive found they have aggressive spring rates...perhaps im wrong?

732xghost

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function and form offer a smooth ride from all the reviews ive read. thats why ive been gung-ho about them since 08 and bought them for my CL. never got a chance to put them on, but i will soon be buying a set for the Accord.

please dont get Shit 2 coilovers. the ride is extremely rough.

josearaygoza

I have skunk 2 coilvers and they work just find, specially when you have the luxuary to lower your car to any height you want, so personally i like them better over springs

97'CL2.2

another option you may want to explore would be Tanabe Sustec S-OC coils. they offer the closest to stock spring rates ive found and have a wide range of adjustability(-.25 to -2.25F/R i believe). many people compare them to tein basics, they get good reviews and they are in the same price range as the Teins. i came across these today bc im STILL researching suspension options.

brice.hayden

you are wrong. they are very comfortable

97'CL2.2

says who?...ur opinion of comfort?...that sounds very subjective...the truth is it all depends on what you are looking for and what your definition of "comfort" is. ive researched F&F1's and 2's and everything ive found is pretty wishy washy on spring rates. closest i could find was 10k up front and 6k in the rear for the type 1's. and the type twos are "a little more aggressive than the type 1's" whatever that means. so for those of you doing the math 10kfront/6krear works out to be ~560lbs/in front and 335ibs/in rear. compare that to the stock values of ~ 212lbs/in up front and 144lbs/in in the rear and it sounds pretty uncomfortable to me...but again thats subjective...all i can say is know what you want and do ur own research...dont just listen to what others say is comfortable. bc thats a sure fire way to be disappointed with your purchase. good luck

brice.hayden

well considering i've owned them and youre going off solely on what you read, I think I have more insight on the matter. Until you've owned them ,your opinion aint worth a velvet painting of a whale and a dolphin getting it on.

97BlackAckCL

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Love that movie

97'CL2.2

listen man....im not trying to cause trouble but please believe i will defend my position agains idiots taking shots at me...im stating facts and numbers here not opinions what r u stating?...."ive owned them before ur wrong they are comfortable"...does that come w a money back guarantee? sounds like u dont know what your doing...they do have custom spring rates available but if u deviate from whats recommended than ull have to much/little dampening and itl ride like crap regardless. everyone knows opinions of comfort are subjective, i dont see any way u can argue that...do your own homework before buying a suspension setup because whats comfortable for u isnt comfortable for everyone. ima just leave it at that.

732xghost

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cant beat the price or the smoothness of the F2's.

Paco99CL just bought my set that i was suppose to put on my CL and told me how much he likes them. he's not the first. screw Junk2.

Blazin Si

Where did you get that info? I've looked everywhere for the stock spring rates.

brice.hayden

you don't know anything about function form type1s clearly. the only ones that offer custom spring rates are the 2.5s and they are Eibach springs on the Functionform dampers. I know a Metric fuck-ton more about it than you pal. You're only tidbits of information so far have been wrong.

http://www.weaksauceparts.com/store/home.php?cat=1920

there is some reading material so you can be educated.

97'CL2.2

i could google search and find a site that tells me pink elephants fly over rainbows in the land of oz mr new member...thats not the point...ima take the high road here, be a bigger man and stop fighting w u over a forum...its ridiculous...so to answer the question yes coils from a 90-97 accord will work just fine

DaInFaMMuS1

Brice Hayden chill with the personal attacks, no need for that here. You have differing opinions, just state the facts instead of calling names.

kvngnzlz911

Hey guys now i was wondering me and my boy both have cl i got a h22 an he has a 3.0 now will tein springs an coilovers work for his 3.0 or onl on a 2.2 or 2.3?

97BlackAckCL

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Yes, teins will work if they're for 94-97 accord

732xghost

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still waiting for the day someone gets these. lol

http://fifaracing.com/catalog/produc...ducts_id=23460

brice.hayden

no where in my posts did i attack him personally, I only stated I know more about the suspension parts that he is claiming to know about. and I definitely did not call him any names. New member? congrats bro you're an 09.

brice.hayden

didn't see an answer to this question either...

97'CL2.2

do a search for "stock spring rates" and u will find a thread where i posted everything...try not to whore it up plz

Blazin Si

If you pulled that info from the Tein site, that's what I did before ordering S-Tech's last year. IMO, the stock springs are stiffer which leads me to believe that it's unlikely we'll ever get a definitive answer.

Here's a spring rate calculator: http://www.stockcarproducts.com/pstech10.htm

I only measured one of the rear springs and got 175.89 lb/in.

To get an accurate number, you need to count the active coils as well as the partial coils which puts a number to the right of the decimal. I'm sure there are probably machines that can measure spring rates, someone just needs to locate one and have it measured.

97'CL2.2

yea i came across one of those in my quest for the stock rates but i didn't know the outer diameter or the wire diameter used on the stockies for the equation...i even asked a guy in the engineering dept of acura for the required specs so i could plug em all in but they were unwilling to part with the info....id still love for a definitive answer tho

Blazin Si

I just grabbed my S-Tech's and measured them as best I could. The wire is more thin and has a smaller diameter coil. Since it's the progressive design, it makes it more difficult to measure. Using the same method I did with the stock springs, I got roughly 126.16 lb/in. It's lower than I had expected and certainly not 100% accurate. It does appear that they are softer than stock, which is the impression I got after installing them on the car.

brice.hayden

You still haven't shown an answer. Telling me to do it, is not imparting any information. Regardless, all info regarding the FunctionForm coilovers you have provided is and was wrong. So saying they "wont offer any comfort" would be a blatantly incorrect. I'm ok with taking the low road