they'd be fine. Few 20 minute sessions wouldn't bother a set of Koni's at all.

 

^its kind of a daily drive but not really.

dont think i'll be seeing a track session any time soon.


okay, its a weekend car.
i drive the shit out of it on the weekends.

 

I might be taking them back.


my friend who owns the shop will let me use the spring compressor.

 

by the way, how does putting it on the lowest perch make it any lower?

when i study the design, if i lowered it to the lowest perch the spring has more travel?

 

Think of your srping sitting on the shock (upper perch), uncompressed. It's a fixed length. Now put the spring on the lower perch. 10mm lower.

If you torque the top hats to spec, the spring will compress by x amout. Now put the spring on the lower perch. Torque to spec. Spring compresses the same amount, but is 10mm lower.

 

Yeah just take em back and use the spring compressor.

It's a pain in the ass and takes like 10 minutes, but it's SUPER easy and nothing can really go wrong lol

 

install complete

 

OR

 

aaannnndddd?

 

the first thing that I noticed is that steering is very responsive. Which I like. Very much.
I also noticed that my head lights dont blind any one now.
LOL before; street signs would be illuminated.




I'm not sure on whether I should take it out to the twisties or get an alignment first.




I had went back to my friends shop to install the dust boot covers. While I had the springs compressed I lowered the front shocks to the LOWEST perch.
the rears; I lowered to the 2nd lowest perch.

front - a tight 3 finger wheel gap.
rear - a tight 4 finger wheel gap.

I might drive it like this for a while and see how I like it.
then might even lower the rears to the lowest perch.


Pictures to come tomorrow.
But honestly, it looks stock! which is another plus!

 

IMO, give a couple of days to "settle" (assuming there is such a thing), get the alignment, then hit the twisties.

Might look at making sure your headlights are properly adjusted/set. Although I never changed mine either; but I do think the cut-off is a little lower than originally.

 

glad you like them!

funny how my A-Spec setup sits with a tight 2 finger gap front and back.

 

Oh shit. the bumpstops are the fucking oranges things on the OEM shock!?!??!?!?



as you can see, I didnt add the bump stop!


FUCK MY LIFE.

 

oh shit moment

 

^oh and I have racing slick inspired rubber. my tires are a lower profile than yours.

 

Assuming you run 40 profiles we have the same profile lol

 

ok. tread wise.


my tire looks bald.

 

haha touche

I need to buy NT05s maybe next season.

Does your car sit evenly?

My passenger side sits kinda high still even though I installed the rear passenger A-Spec.

Maybe I have to install the front passenger A-Spec to even it out better.

 

Sorry, havent been keeping up with your install. you haven't done it yet?
yes, all my sides sit even.

I really did not know that was the bumpstop.
Ive done coilovers and springs and now I've done an aftermarket shock. Lessen Learned.

I might take off Monday and get this shit done once and for all!

 

Thanks to Kingkong_dav for jinxing me







LOL, I cant believe I'm such a noob!

 

I took a stab at it today and took off the wheel and LCA through bolt.

Then tried to pry apart the "pinch" of the fork mount to take out the shock absorber but it's damn jammed with rust.

So I said eff it and gave up once again and put the LCA through bolt back on and the wheel back on.

Just had a vision after giving up, and I'll just drill out the bolt on one side to release the "pinch" (since the bolt is only threaded on one side, I can't screw up the threading).

You're so lucky you don't have to go through this lol

Yeah you'll definitely want to put the bumpstops in haha

 

^i think we're both having the hardest time with our installs.


Hope you get it drilled through.

 

Ok, so I found out that I have the Koni Yellow SP3's as I have 5 perches instead of 3.
I bought them Brand new In box from a Houston member. He used to have a 3G and moved on to a 4G.
I got them for a steal!

Oh and GP16, I also am running with no back seat at the moment. could be why my rear is slightly higher than yours in addition to my tires.

 

I'm running no back seats too heheh

 

SP3 have 5 perches in the rear and 3 in front, iirc. Regular set has 2 front and 3 rear perches (I thought). SP3 is also valved more aggressively.

 

what do you think about my mistake?

 

Which one?








What "mistake"?

 

the part about the missing bumpstop.




I texted I hate cars, and he ADVISED me to re-do the assembly with the bumpstop saying it will damage the shock and my car!!!!


looks like I'm taking monday off.

 

Well, you can put the dust boots on then too. Just a hassle to re-do, but not a big deal.

First time we did Jon's, we put the spring perch on upside down. Raised the car about an inch. :donk:

 

nice brain fart justn!

mine sits with a tight 2 finger gap in back and tight 3 in front (of course i have bony ass fingers!)

 

I'm used to where the bumpstops are on the vehicle.
lol not in the shock assembly.
Very good learning experience.

 

Justin, I would suggest cutting about an 1" -1.5" off the bumpstops, don't forget your drill. I know you have a spec springs, so depending on how low you want to go, kinda depends on what perch to use (SP3's do have 5 frt/rear). I have H&R sports on the second to lowest perch all around.

 

Thanks, will do.

I'm putting front and rear on the lowest perch today.

 

Also, if I remember correctly you will cut the smallest portion off the bumpstops. Or the narrowist portion if that makes sense. Good Luck!

 

I was just about to ask, cut the top or bottom!?


lol but you answered it. thanks agaiN!

 

I hope i dont have to drill out the bumpstop...there seemed to be some confusion on page 1.


Well, I'll find out soon enough here in little.
wish me luck!

 

You do! Check Excelerates post on 1st page.

 

thanks!


this simple drop is turning into a HUGE ordeal!
lol


hopefully this time I can get it right!

 

You don't. They are soft rubber and should slip right past that welded ring at the base of the threads on the shaft. The actual shock shaft is the same diameter as the Honda shock. The only difference is the diameter of the OEM one tappers down where the tophat mounts (see below).

 

Hope so dude. It should be worth all of the headaches once you get everything right.

Plus now you've got the experience to help me with my suspension and brakes