You know, I've been contemplating suspension for a while now...

I like the idea of the Tein EDFC, but to be honest, I would probably be just as happy finding a setting that I liked and leaving it.

In general, I wouldn't worry about manufacturing site issues (unless you're a brand or location snob, I guess) and concentrate on the construction. I think that BC is a reputable company, and it is their design and specifications that the coilovers are manufactured to. Their engineers had to sign off on the quality. I would probably look elsewhere if they were manufactured in a ex-communist, third world country (especially if their beloved leader holds the title "Generalissimo") because of the poor Q/C standards, but I think Taiwan is probably competent.

 

they are forged, just not the same way the volks and bbs rims are.

 

Get ready for a stiff ride even on the softest setting. I have them. Great on smooth roads though. Handle like a Mutha

-Chris

 

I don't seem to get why people think stuff made in taiwan is a bad thing. In fact many tuning houses in Japan have their stuff made overseas (cheaper labor) and shipped back to Japan for assembly and badging. Just my 2 cents.

 

Nothing is really JDM anymore, all the lower end models in ALL brands except cusco are all made in taiwan. They just keep the higher end ones in Japan for quality control. I know a taiwan source who makes coilovers for everyone, companies just request them to make different spring rate configurations. but the shock pistons are actually made in japan.

 

Do you really think so? You might consider that they know a bit more about these shocks than you do. Have you had them dynoed?

Start your research here. http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1104049

Maybe now you will understand why people say bad things about them. I am sure they are great for street use. I am sure your car looks great lowered. But, don't think you have done anything to improve the performance. It just isn't the case. If you want a drop and you don't have any intention of tracking or autocrossing your car, you are just wasting money on these coilover sets. You could have bought a $250 set of lowering springs and probably had better results.

 

[QUOTE=GChambers,Jan 14 2005, 02:55 PM] Do you really think so? You might consider that they know a bit more about these shocks than you do. Have you had them dynoed?

Start your research here.

 

I researched the coilovers before i bought them. I needed something for every day use and an occasional track use, the teins fit my needs.

Whats the point of buying springs and placing them on the stock shocks. Thats a waste of cash and its the fast an easy way to lower a car. Most people that buy springs and have them placed on the stock set up dont understand that they will wear their factory parts out faster, and will soon bottom out. If your just going to buy springs, then you have to buy new shocks also. And since your spending that money already, it just pays to add a few more dollars to get coilovers.

What do you mean have the shocks dynoed? They dont add HP to a car, and for most cars they dont even improve handleing because not many owners know how to properly race their car on the track. Everyone says pay the 1800 for driving school, then buy coilovers, and their absolutely right.

 

[QUOTE=VR WHAT,Jan 14 2005, 11:23 AM] Anyways, no harm intended with this.

 

You don't dyno shocks to see what their power output is. Shocks are dynoed to test how they respond to certain inputs. If you were to read that thread that I posted about the shock dyno charts, what it shows is that certain shocks respond differently to different inputs. The Koni yellow, for example, have a digressive valving. They are actually stiffer on low level inputs. What this means is that low level inputs, such as the car leaning into turns, braking, and accelerating are not going to compress the shock as much as high level inputs like bumps and potholes. This means that your car will corner a bit flatter and better while, at the same time, the shocks will be able to adequately absorb bumps and give a smooth ride. Many of the JDM coilover kits are not valved this way. The shock dyno charts will show this.

You are correct that just lowering the car with springs will wear out the stock shocks quicker. That is why I went with the Konis. I spend less than $850 on my springs and shocks, got a better ride and better handling without being height adjustable. I really have no interest in raising or lowering my car from where it is now so the height adjustment was not a consideration for me.