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taylorboosh
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4th Nov 10 at 08:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I need a wheel alignment so may aswell drop the ctr. In the past ive always been a coilover man and have tried spax, hottuning, supersport.... All budget i know and all have 1 probkem. They all clunk on slow turning. Now i really just want the car dropped. So find some 40-50mm springs (has bilstein front shocks already) or get some hottuning/ jamex coilies?
Fro
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4th Nov 10 at 08:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Never had any clunking with budget coillies.

Mk4 used to clunk on turning but that could have been a never ending list and was before susp change.

Edit: I'm using shocks and springs for the first time on the VR and it has lowered it nicely whilst retaining some comfort, although would be nicer if the front was a tad lower

[Edited on 04-11-2010 by fro-dizzle]
Kurt
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4th Nov 10 at 08:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got some Meister R coilovers for mine, they get rave reviews over on ctro and Jerrick the owner is fantastic
taylorboosh
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4th Nov 10 at 09:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much were they kurt.... Dont want to sprnd a bomb.

Fro thats my ptoblem i dobt want to be just a tad too high or something
Kurt
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4th Nov 10 at 09:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
570 iirc

http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=216549

http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=222141

They look well built and good quality, but you need rear camber arms aswell and then your fast road set up which ABP quoted me £255 for

The other popular option is abp eibach springs and camber bolts and rear camber arms but it's still 500+
taylorboosh
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4th Nov 10 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tbh i want looks not perfirmance. Why are camber arms needed
Kurt
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4th Nov 10 at 10:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Otherwise you'll shred the rear tyres
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
Tbh i want looks not perfirmance. Why are camber arms needed


just cut the springs then
taylorboosh
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4th Nov 10 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why would me not wanting to spend a bomb mean cut the springs?
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4th Nov 10 at 19:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
John I had ebaich springs on mine and couldnt fault them

OEM ride lower stance and fairly cheap

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
big eck
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I had eibach springs on the wifes ctr with the fast road set up and couldnt fault it one bit.

It sat pretty low as well.
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The eibachs are only 20mm are they not? Dod you still need camber bolts tand arms
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Camber bolts are an absolute must mate when lowering the car. I bought the eibach bolts and had the set up done by pro grip up my way. Totally transformed the car.

It was deffo lower than 20mm mate.
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4th Nov 10 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wouldnt happen to have a pic of it would you?
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there are two sets of ebaiches ones 20mm ones around 40mm

camber arms on the back are recomended otherwise you will wear the inner edges of the tyres. As the suspension system gains negative camber as it goes down on its travel. The ones you buy have a thread on them so that they can be lenghtened and shortened to regain oem geo at the new height or be altered to how you want it to be.

Go front and rear and get it set up by someone on the know and you deffo notice the difference though

How mine sat on them







Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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4th Nov 10 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think its going to have to be coilovers for me. That makes me wish mine was facelift but its just not low enough for me. Is that 20 or 40 gavin?
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4th Nov 10 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This was ours
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Both look lovely but would have to drop another 40mm for my liking
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4th Nov 10 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Another 40mm would ruin the handling which defeats the purpose of these cars IMO
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4th Nov 10 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mate, i dont even drive fast, id rather look good
taylorboosh
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On another note i love white wheels on milano
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4th Nov 10 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Trust me mate I couldn't even get 2 fingers between the tyre and the arch lol. Another 40 would need the arches cut to feck
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4th Nov 10 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I will buy coilies and it will go as low as feasabley possible.... I hate any arch gap
Mieran
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Most cars look good when slammed but not the EP3 imo.

I've seen a few very low ones and it looks wrong.
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quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
Most cars look good when slammed but not the EP3 imo.

I've seen a few very low ones and it looks wrong.





this is what i mean matey

 
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