How low do you want to go? Thats usually the deciding factor between springs and coilovers.

 

Performance takes precedence over style

I'm holding you to this quote so for under $1000, I would say go a-spec suspension or koni yellows and tein h-techs. S-techs are too low of a drop and honestly tein basics are not that great coilovers. Tein does make good coilovers but not any of the ones under $2000. If you want coils, megans or progress but I personally prefer shock/springs over coils, I could give a shit less about height adjustability.

 

only about a 1.5" drop. I dont want to be scraping on things.

It seems that most coilovers under a grand arent worth it.

 

Eibach Pro-Kit and Konis!

Here is a pic of my car with the Eibach Pro-Kit after one month of the install.

 

Do you get any scraping when entering parking lots etc?

 

I personally use raceland coilovers ($369). Don't let the price fool you, they're great for daily driving and stiffer than oem type s suspension. Great choice if you want a cheap way to lower your car with added handling.

 

Really eh? From what ive read its more a cheap way to lower your car. I cant imagine how they can squeeze in a semi decent damper at that price.

 

They don't sell to distributors. They sell directly to you. I'm 2 inches lower. No scraping depending on how low you are you might have to pull in at an angle. Www.Racelandus.com

 

The spring rates on the eibach prokit are too soft and racelands are good for getting low or replacing a blown stock suspension, that's it. They are NOT a performance coilover

 

Quote from raceland's site:

"The Acura RSX coilovers are height-adjustable with CNC-machined locking perches, which allow you to easily adjust your ride height from 1 to 3 inches below that of the OEM suspension. This allows for a more aggressive stance and a lower center of gravity. In addition, you will experience an increase in the handling and performance of your vehicle while maintaining comfortable ride quality."
http://www.racelandus.com/coilovers/acura-rsx-coilovers.html

If you know anything about the EP3/RSX suspension design then you know that this statement is a flaming bag of horseshit. The lower you go, the worse your car handles. Plus the spring rates are a complete joke. 330 lbs/in front, 125 lbs/in rear, that's even softer than stock and there is no reason the rear spring rates should be softer than the front. These cars need higher spring rates in the rear. Unless someone is only interested in dumping their car, take your racelands and :gtfo:

 

lol! 125 lbs spring in the rear lololol even the ep3 version got way more decent rates, seems like they screwed the rsx over if those rates are true and not a typo.

 

I would sugguest Aspec suspension for your needs.

 

EP3 racelands are 310 lbs/in front and 417 lbs/in rear so better but more or less the same as stock.
That "stiffer" feeling you get is you hitting your bump stops :laughat:

 

Another good and proven option is koni yellows with eibach ground control sleeves and custom spring rates. More on that here:

http://forums.clubep3.com/showthread.php?t=575463

And info on custom spring rates here:

http://forums.clubep3.com/showthread.php?t=565676

 

This is my car on Tein S tech. I never scraped anywhere or had any problems rubbing. The height is great for a daily driven car. With koni's they would be much more responsive. They were on OEM shocks when I used them an they were very soft.

 

Thanks for the help. Ive got some koni + stechs on the way.

 

How does the car feel 7 months later? Are you happy with the Koni shocks?

 

hey there bro
well was looking at your post
question, how did the koni/Stechs work out for you?
please respond, pic, or message me thanks
my car currently sittion on stechs with stock shocks
planning to switch to konis as soon as my stock shocks blow up
thanks

 

Way down the road here but i just purchased a 2003 automatic rsx and the front suspensions is shot. Not super car knowledgeable but it will be used as a DD. Looking at Koni yellows, what else will I need? Any help appreciated.

 

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