lilboykorea

i'm getting closer to adding springs and lowering my baby...

and, most u guys have comptech, but recently some ppl tryed h&r and seem to be very happy...its cheaper by alot...but comptech is comptech...i kno i'll be goin comptech sways for sure...

but wodering about the springs... i can go 1.75/1.5 with Comptech....or .75/.75 or 1.75/1.75 with h&r....which one?

suggestions and ur comments would be greatly appreciated...

my2sense

I'm having this same dilemma. Although the subject has been been discussed ad nauseam, nobody ever seems to come to a conclusion. Apparently, (like most things) it is a subjective preference.

I don't really like the raked appearance of the Comptechs, but the little voice in the back of my head tells me I will regret buying a product that is not specially-made for the Honda/Acura family.

SybariticOne

For what it's worth, I've very happy with my H&R's. Ask anyone that has chosen them and I'm sure they will tell you the same. Put that $100 you save towards something else - CT high-flow air filter (and remove the resonator). You then have $40 for bulbs or something . Just MHO.

Crzy Acura

Really depends how low you wanna go.... personally, i kinda wished i bought the sport springs, than comptech. Cuz the rear sits better on the sport springs. NOW if you get a heavy system in the trunk, i would say get the comptech springs, cuz i cant stand a nice ride riding low in the rear and high in front.

Crzy Acura

also, the comptech has more of a rack look to it.

liutang

H&R Sports (level 2). No question about it! Put that $100 towards your installation. If you install yourself. Put that $100 towards sways.

bricot

Unfortunately most of us haven't been able to compare (drive with both) springs, I have heard it said that the H&R's give a better all around ride. I have no complaints with mine, haven't scraped since getting them.

Sleeper_RENAMED

Someone once said that Comptechs are linear in front and progressive in the back. Is that true? Are the H&R progressive or linear?

typeR

your numbers are alittle off...comp 1.5/1.0///H&R sport 1.75/1..75...o.e. 1.0/1.25

BB16

To me the money wasn't the object, hell what is $100 on a $30,000+ machine? Especially something as important as the suspension. I just liked the H&R look better. I can tell you from experience with the H&R springs that the ride, to me, feels better than the stock except on really harsh road conditions. I would definately recommend the sways at the same time. The handling improves big time IMHO. Only concern on H&R is rims and tires. If you stay stock no probs. If you move up to bigger rims and tires just make sure you get the right offsets. The quality of both are on par. It just comes down to the look you want. Hell, flip a coin.

liutang

Flip a $100 bill! Seriously, it's just what you want to do. Both are great springs and will give you performance while sacrificing on a little ride quality (if any). Some people aren't concerend about the price difference. Do what your gut instincts tells you to do.

Bitium

H&R

my2sense

ah.. good point. I have a system in my trunk and am wondering if it's heavy enough to make the H&R uneven, while evening the Comptechs. Approximately 60-70lbs. I don't want the rear lower than the front.

I'm thinking that the combined weight of a full tank of gas and the system in the back will even up the Comptechs. Am I correct in this?

bricot

I did springs then sways, and the sways made the most handling difference.

Bitium

They both have different purposes, they do different jobs.

So it depends, but in away people will notice the sway bars more than the springs because we corner a lot, but for example straight braking, they sway bars do nothing, so you can't really compare. Plus the springs improved your looks, the sway bars don't.

Sleeper_RENAMED

GOT PSI?

I went with the H&R Sport cause the local prices for Eibach's were more than $100. Plus, from what I've heard, the Eibach have a firmer ride than the H&R Sport. I still want a comfy/cushy ride. The H&R lowered 1.75" all around and no rubbing. I am planning on 18x7.5 RH C2 Evo SOON so I'll know if they rub then.

lilboykorea

TYPER

lilboykorea

type R, r u sure about those numbers?cuz on the sales page on Tl.com rite here seems to say diff...

do u guys preffer front lowered more like the comptechs? or do u guys like the equal look of the h&r?

the eibachs are not in my mind rite now... think they are too much... in both the amount of drop and the ride...

someone plz corect on the amount of drop for each springs...

thanx

my2sense

i dont like the raked look myself.. but moreso, i dont like the fact that the H&R springs are made for Accords... hmm... what to choose, what to choose?

Bitium

The comptechs are also made for the accord. The Eibach's too. So I don't see your point.

typeR

100% sure when it comes to the cl-S tim got some of his numbers from me, as he can vouche, i was the biggest pain in the ass when it came to springs...i refused to comprimise...and in my extensive study ,came up with the numbers i gave you ,but ,as said this applies to the cl-S .the only differences should be the weight differences of the two cars ...and looking at the tl-S the o.e claim by tim is defintely off the tl-S has a 62/38 f/r weight dist @3558 lbs.thus 2205lbs /f 1353 lbs. /r
now the cl-S @3510 and a 63/37 put 2211/f 1299/r the 6 pounds up front i cant see affecting the spring rates to .25 .so, i would say you should see the similar 1.0 front drop on the o,e H&R, for that matter on all brands here. however the rear @ 54 lbs more could definitely go down .25 so for tl-s est. h&r o.e 1.0/1.5 comptech 1.5/1.25 (which sounds great to me) H&R sport hard to tell ,understand the lower a spring the stiffer in general and they dont always react to weight the same i would be hard pressed to tell if the sports would be affected, there fore until someone provides me with data to the contrary 1.75/1.75 maybe r/1.80...good luck ...add a system and the comps sound more and more like the spring of choice for the tl-S BTW neuspeed indicates parts for a cl-S and tl-S however which springs and weather they're S specific is another story. they dont tell and we've know all along that the accord v-6 98+ spring will work so we'll see.

typeR

the eibachs are made for the accord, however the comps ,im almost certain were made for the tl...now i got the H&R sprot o.e.'s , who's drop was signifigantly different than there web site claimed... i called and asked if the tl was the test car?, which is what they said before i purchased ...,than why did it say 7-'98 on the spring? when the tl in question wasnt realeased until 99 ?they responded much of there R&D is done in JAPAN... when did the jap tl i.e saber/ inspire come out? i dont know, but since i've now learned that the inspire /saber are made here in ohio.... i wonder if these spring were'nt really made for the '98- tl and thats why they drop from the claimed .50 rear,, to 1.25 ...dramAtic difference... we're not neccesarily talking weight here either, it could be a perch position change..

lilboykorea

whoa very confusing... i like the price on the H&Rs, since i have to pay cdn dollars...

do any of u guys have problems scraping? on drive ways... speed bumps? with both the CPs and the H&Rs...

comptech sounds good...since i get quite alotta snow here ... that will be an appropriate amount...but the price and the HnR look...

my2sense

damn you for sayin that.. now i'm back to the comptechs again.

typeR

LMAO

lilboykorea

hard to decide eh?!... wit the comptechs..can ppl tell from the outside that the car has been purposely lowered? and not juss low caus of the weight? i'm sure the h&rs look "lowered"... but not sure about comptechs cause the drop is claimed to be so little...

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evolaerok

I cannot make up my mind.......It snows here do any of you think the H&R are too low? That's one of the reason for me considering Comptech........

snook789

TypeR, your #'s are alittle off, because you have a CL
The #s on the site are correct

snook789

Incorrect, Comptech were made for the TL, then will also used for the Accord
All otther springs are the other way arround
Made for the Acccord, but fit the TL

Tim

SimTypeS

Are you sure, Tim? Some say they were made for the CL. And what year was the project car? Even the weight/weight distrubution between the CL/TL/CLS/TLS/Gen1/Gen2 would matter, just as it would if it was designed for the '98 V6 Accord.

typeR

and looking at the tl-S the o.e claim by tim is defintely off the tl-S has a 62/38 f/r weight dist @3558 lbs.thus 2205lbs /f 1353 lbs. /r
now the cl-S @3510 and a 63/37 put 2211/f 1299/r the 6 pounds up front i cant see affecting the spring rates to .25 .so, i would say you should see the similar 1.0 front drop on the o,e H&R, for that matter on all brands here. however the rear @ 54 lbs more could definitely go down .25 so for tl-s est. h&r o.e 1.0/1.5 comptech 1.5/1.25 (which sounds great to me) H&R sport hard to tell ,understand the lower a spring the stiffer in general and they dont always react to weight the same i would be hard pressed to tell if the sports would be affected, there fore until someone provides me with data to the contrary 1.75/1.75 maybe ...


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