GROUND CONTROLL

[BEECEE]

http://weaksauceparts.com/store/prod...roductid=18820
just ordered the above , i odered the koni v.sp3 shock with 350-250 eibach springs . $1045 . delivered .

[mcoffey]

Thats a good price - koni's alone would cost you that from some shops.

How's the paint job coming on?

[crx92ie]

Hmm, interesting.

Those are JDM fitment, right? Can you get them in fork fitment for Euro cars, do you know? Also, what about customs?

[mcoffey]

Koni's are available to suit both. You probably need to do some research on part numbers. I'm sure you could find em on CRX-UK

[BEECEE]

they do both fork and loop , you can ask for what ever spring rates you want , im going for 350 - 250 , eibach make the springs to order , there is little info on ground control on crx uk , but plenty on honda-tech , well respected product and company .
asfor the paint job , well i know i said there was no rush , and there isint , be he sure is taking his time , 9 weeks , im calling over tomorrow morning ,so hopfully will have some news then .

[crx92ie]

What do th espring rates mean? Sorry to ask a stupid question like this but I want to get a good setup on both cars so I'm trying to work out what to go for. Koni/Eibach combo seems to be highly recommended, even more than D2s.

[general lee]

Springs that have a low Spring Rate are soft, while springs that have a high Spring Rate are stiffer. If there are 2 different values listed, it means that the spring starts at one rate, and ends at another rate under full compression. eg- if you see a spring with 2 different coil pattern's in it has 2 spring rates. What Affects the Spring Rate? diameter of wire, When wire diameter increases, spring rate increases.
Diameter of the spring: That is in fact 'the mean diameter of the spring', achieved by subtracting the diameter of the wire from diameter of the spring:

The overall outside diameter of the spring (mm) - diameter of the wire (mm)

When diameter of the suspension spring increases, the spring rate decreases.

Number of Active Coils (length / height of the coil spring): Determination of the active coil number varies according to spring design. Total coil number -2 for springs with both ends closed. Count the total coils -1 for springs with one end closed and one end open.

As the number of active coil decrease, the spring rate increases.

Normal Springs has a fixed spring rate.

Step Linear Springs are springs which have 2 different spring rates.

Progressive Springs have a variable spring rate.

[BEECEE]

paul if you read my recent posts on crxuk in the chassis section , ive asked all the dumb ass question already , adi and nick d have been helpful , all though the more info you get the more confused you get, a guy on honda-tech called tyson ( no joke ) has advised me alot also , it was him that said to use 350-250 spring rates , as these are what ground control and eibach have developed as the best rates for a street racer ( there phrase ) and im not going to argue with eibach ETC .yes there are lots of reasons for other rates ,but for my model for normal/street racing[:0] this is what they recommend , plus if i do decide to change the springs i can sell them on crxuk or here and uprate them then . hope this helps as i know its a bit of a head wrecker .
PS when i get my car sorted you are all welcome to have butchers and see what you think .

[crx92ie]

Cheers lads, my head's wrecked after reading the general's post, let alone anything else!!!

[Cyclonium]

Tyson of HT is a good guy, really knows his stuff, have had a number of chats about similar stuff with him.