After 11 years, I replaced my '92 Prelude with a CL-S, 6MT. The first thing I did was swap the Michelin all seasons for Yokohama ES100's. I like the difference a lot.

1) I plan to replace the springs and sways. I am interested in maximizing handling while minimally impacting ride. At my age, I couldn't care less which brand looks "cooler". What are the relative advantages/disadvantages of Eibach Pro-Kit v. Comptech springs? Same question re Eibach v. Comptech sways?

2) Locally (Vancouver, Canada), I have received a number of conflicting opinions regarding whether camber kits are necessary or recommended. I don't want to sacrifice tire life. What is the general consensus here, if there is one.

As a newbie, I value your comments. Thanks in advance.

2003 3.2 CL-S, 6 MT, Satin Silver, Yokohama 215/50/17 ES-100

 

I installed Eibach springs with a rear Comptech camber kit--kept the car aligned perfectly, had 30K miles on the original tires and was good for another 10K. A great investment for around $190.

 

Yo, if you're interested in the Eibach Prokit, I'm selling mine for $150 CAD OBO...you'll be saving well over $100 and taxes.

If you go with the CT springs, that's only a 1" drop for the rear and 1.5" for the front. Can't comment on how they drive since I don't know.

The Eibach Prokit will give you a 2" drop all around. Handles very well due to the significant lower center of gravity. They do drive pretty well, but don't expect to go flying over any speedbumps. You can either get the camber kit...or keep on rotating your tires every several thousand km. But, if you want to preserve tread life to the maximum, you should be rotating them frequently anyways.

The reason why I'm selling the prokit is because of the bodykit I'll be installing in the near future...that's why I'm going with the CT springs. If I didn't have to deal with the bodykit's height clearance issue, I would keep the prokit.

 

Thanks for the replies. I now realize that I should have searched the forum before asking questions that have been asked many times before.

After spending the last couple of hours searching the forum, I have concluded that, for my purposes, the CT springs are the preferred solution. The consensus appears to be that the Eibachs give a harsher ride, although the lower drop likely provides better handling.

There also seems to be general agreement that camber kits are not required for the CT springs with their relatively small drop. By contrast, the experience of many dictates the installation of rear camber kits with the Eibach Pro-Kit.

 

unless you're dropping subs into the trunk be known that the back will still look very high on the CTs. I'm ok with mien but it could be about 1/2" lower in rear.

 

If you don't care about looks then do the CT sways first. They are 80%-90% of the handling improvements. Springs are just icing on the cake.

 

Damn.. welcome to the board! Another vancouverite!! Maybe i've seen you around and given you the thumbs up?

Anyways, definately let me know what you choose as I would love to pick up a set of springs/sways also. Perhaps if we buy together locally we can get a deal?

PM if if you're around...

late.

 

edit: maybe we can get a Vancouver meet going :P,, i know another vancouver dude here that always parks one block from where i live and he's got springs/headers/cai.. so i definiately would like to see a Vancouver meet going... even if its just 4-5 cars.

 

In the past, turnouts for meets have been less than stellar. Usually, with the TL guys, there's only a total of about 10 cars...give or take a couple. Only 2 or 3 CL's with the rest being TL's.

The best turnout happened about two years ago when 20 or so cars showed up. One guy from WA came up. Even then, only a few CL's were present...the rest being TL's again.

GOT PSI? and I discussed having a meet later in the month. But, I'm stalling until I put on the body kit and complete the custom-install on my system.

 

get the prokit

trust me i have ridden in a cl-s w/ comptechs and my car w/ the eibachs rides just as smooth if not smoother, the eibachs drop your car better and are also a progrsssive spring rate, the comptech drop doesnt drop the back that much either

 

But i'm also sure the Eibachs would decrease the life of the stock shocks much faster.

 

true

 

I cannot say as to which brand/make would is better. In my opinion its about the look and ride you want your car to have...and I wanted a dropped look all around not a raked look. So I opted to get the Nuespeed 2" drop all around. And I have to say the handling has been greatly improved. Plus it also depends on the price, if its worth it to you or not.

 

which is the safest and most reilable i need to decide to and i prefer not buying a camber kit

 

Stay stock...that is the safest and most reliable.

 

COMPTECHS

 

I don't tihnk asloudasitgets is correct. Either company are reliable and well known for making good parts. Comptechs as well as Eibachs are great for this.

 

maybe asloudasitgets was only referring to the "camber kit" portion. if so, then comptechs would be your best bet, if not a sure one, for lowering.

as far as safest and reliable, i wouldn't hesitate with comptech's, eibach's, h&r's, or neuspeeds...so it DOES come down to how low you want to go, and whether or not you want to risk the added cost of camber kits.

i went with h&r sports and did not need any camber kits (lowers a bit more in the rear than the comptechs).