All i want to do is lower my car with a relatively comfortable ride, yet sportier...

i dont want to have to get shocks...

whats my best bet?

 

how many miles on the stock shocks?

 

110k with no sagging

 

well i think that is too many miles to put after market springs on but i could be wrong. i had H&R sport springs on my 00tl which had about 160k but the shocks were changed on that car at about 135K.

 

You wont get saging. You might want to start to save up for new shocks. you are getting to the end of their life as is. Lowering it will only speed it up.

 

One of my front shocks started to leak fluid at around 45K Km even with original stock springs on. Shocks are not covered in the Honda extended warranty program. The OEM replacement shock costs as much as the Tokico Illumina, and also shocks have to be replaced in pairs. So that's when I ended up replacing them all with H&R springs and Illumina shocks.

 

really? i mean, there doesnt seem to be any issues with the quality right now and the rear still seems pretty stiff...

whats my best bet in regards to brand? should i go with tein or h&r... eibach?

 

Shocks when going out normally will just slowly wear out and you most likely wont notice a change because it will be a gradual change.

As for what brand? what ever you are willing to spend. KYB has a oem replacement thats not bad (i stuck on my car) thats afforadable. Best would be Bilstien (which im looking into installing on my car this winter)

 

Well, I have 70k on the stock shocks and I'm dropped on H&R sports. No signs of shock leakage or failure, so far. I'll probably replace the stockers with KYB GR2 or Tokico HP's, as I've heard that they're pretty close to stock in regards to ride quality.

 

change shocks and spring at the same time .. H&R sport 50103 = 2 finger gap .. eibach a bit lower .. i have koni yellow&hr sport and love them .. the ride is smooth and they handle great.. they are ajustable too..

 

my price range is about 200-250 and ill install them myself.... does that help with narrowing down the suggestions on brands?

 

Shock brand to check :

Tokico
Kyb
Koni
Bilshtein

 

i meant brands for springs... the shocks, if ever, will come later on

 

H&R sport, H&R Oe, Tein and Eibach are the more commun Comptech now use the Eibach spring..

 

does anyone here have a spring setup with stock shocks? how do you like it, etc?

 

Like I wrote ^, I have H&R Sports on stock shocks. The ride is just fine, and I'm happy with it.

 

how would you compare it to stock?

 

I can't tell what you're driving, from your sig or this thread. Well mine is a TL-S, which stock has a firmer suspension than the TL-P. With the H&R sports and stock shocks, it's only a little firmer than stock, which I like.

 

With the mileage you have, just save up a little more and do it right and get shocks too.

 

It seems as though u've already made up ur mind but u may wanna look at it this way. If u go ahead and buy the springs now and in a couple months ur shocks go south (which they most likely will) u'll end up spending as much if not more then a set of full coilovers. So my best advice would be to wait untill u can afford what u want instead of wanting only what u can afford

 

yea, you've got a point...

 

Which has a smoother ride? Tein, H&R, or Eibach?

For 18's should I go with .5"(rear)/.75"(front) or 1.5"(rear)/1.75"(front)?

Also, I just checked Bilsteins website and they didnt have any thing for my 00 TL.

 

Did you end up with a camber kit too ?

 

did you?

 

They are under accord. Select CL and the accord part # will come up

 

H&R sport = -1.3 negative camber on rear (on my car) , front = spect.. i have a camber kit but if i had the choice ill not buy one again .. $to install, ajust etc.. not really worth it for -1.3 degre..

 

Nope, I didn't put in a camber kit. I've had the car for only 2 months, but I haven't noticed any uneven wear on the rear tires. Some on this forum have said that you don't need one with the H&R Sport drop. I hope that's true...

 

I am on H&R Sports 50103 and no camber kits needed, alignment always within spec. Just be sure to rotate tires to all four corners in sequence (if you have non-directional tires). This will give you the most even tire wear.

 

sweet, thats exactly what ive been lookin for.

question though... is the model of springs that you have the ones with the sagging problem?

 

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