NiteQwill

Okay, I have received countless numbers of PM's about my DIY Spring/Shock install... If it is available in "printer friendly" format. Okay, I can't take it anymore, you guys are driving me nuts! j/p. So here it is in PDF format:

Right-Click Save-As

It's not the best PDF format, but hey! You can at least print it!

juniorbean

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Cool. I copied this topic, changed the title and put it in the Extremely Useful Topics are as well!!

lookitsakyauk

now that you've had your suspension for a couple of months care to give a review on how you feel about the bilstein/h&r combo?

NiteQwill

Review @ 2K:

Ride quality: Same as stock. But no floatiness or "swaying boat" feeling when cornering. A tad stiffer all around and you can feel the road more.

Looks: Awesome! 1 3/4 finger gap all around, for an even look.

Camber: When I received my alignment, I was only off by .1 in the front and almost nearly OEM specs in the rear.

Toe and Caster: OEM spec, no problems

Leaks: As everyone must know, these shocks were designed for the Accord V6. Heavier weight on shocks that are not intended for the car generally lead to leaks. I have not noticed or observed any leaks at all. I just recently removed all four wheels to retorque my sway bar bolts and didn't notice a thing.

Abnormalities: No sounds or "something is wrong" noticed. Over speedbumps, the car does NOT bounce, so no worrying about scraping or having a headache in your school/work parkinglot.

Conclusion: This combo is exactly what I was looking for in the quality of ride and performance. Sure, coilovers would have up'd the performance, but the ride quality is not there. Like I said before, I chose this combo simply because I did not require a fully adjustable suspension for my style of driving. On top of that, changing damper settings in the rear would have been a PITA. The quality of the shocks is amazing, as is with all Bilstein products (stainless steel perch, self-adjusting gas tube, etc.). The drop is not too low where I have to slow down for everything, exactly what I wanted. Braking lunge (sp?) has decreased significantly, so the nose doesn't feel like it's diving on hard braking maneuvers. Since I am the first to have this combo, at least around here on the A-CL forums, I will try to update every few K's to keep people posted. Overall, if I could do it again, I wouldn't have changed a thing.

Edit: Pushing the car to it's limits: with every car I have ever driven, I test it out on a canyon road on the way to the beach, 4 lanes wide, only few people know of this road, uninhabited, steep decreasing radius right turns. Before my suspension, I was able to break the tires loose at 75mph on this road, slowing down b/c of the fear of my own life. With this suspension, I easily broke through 120mph w/o any loss of control. If that puts anything into perspective.

cdrink80

hey niteqwil sorry for stocking u the past couple days, but im very close to getting the H&R sprts, now im lookin at shocks, any updates on the bilsteins as far as leaking, and how much were the bilsteins, cheapest place to pick them up at

NiteQwill

Back from the dead

No problems with the Bilstein shocks. I recently inspected them when I mounted my wheels about 750 miles ago. Good as day one (6-7K ago).

Cheapest place to get them is online on eBay from what I've found. I bought mine off eBay for $400. The guy was super nice and even shipped them to me next-day for free. ID name was techdeals1 with 99.5% feedback.

Now being the first to have the Bilstein shocks, YMMV. So saying that, if you're unsure with life expectancy or reliability, I would say go for the GB on the Konis or Tokico shocks.

cdrink80

thanks a lot man on your quick responses