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foxhoundEP3
08-26-2008, 04:10 PM
im not worried about the price of the springs but about the performance. what do you guys think?

smoody
08-26-2008, 07:08 PM
h&r over skunk2 anyday

ep_hatcher_510
08-26-2008, 08:41 PM
H&r

mustclime
08-26-2008, 08:55 PM
OK, the ep3 will handle like total crap if you drop it 2 inches with the h&r springs....sorry, thats in the design of the suspension. Do your self a huge favor and change out the dampers before you decide to drop it. STOOP is running a sale on the hft suspension kit that will drop your ep3 3/4th of a inch( the purfect hight) in the oem honda parts section.....road and track loved this kit!!!....for 650, it is the beast bang for the buck imo....:mangel:

Tnhatch03
08-26-2008, 08:58 PM
^ he speaks da troof!

mustclime
08-26-2008, 09:01 PM
here is the link for the hfp kit....

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51841

jw1
08-26-2008, 10:10 PM
If you do drop it, do yourself a favor and swap out the struts and shocks as well so you don't have to do it again.

I thought the Eibach Sportline springs were a good compromise for looks and handling.

abstract
08-26-2008, 10:34 PM
OK, the ep3 will handle like total crap if you drop it 2 inches with the h&r springs....sorry, thats in the design of the suspension. Do your self a huge favor and change out the dampers before you decide to drop it. STOOP is running a sale on the hft suspension kit that will drop your ep3 3/4th of a inch( the purfect hight) in the oem honda parts section.....road and track loved this kit!!!....for 650, it is the beast bang for the buck imo....:mangel:

3/4 eghhhhhh ill pass

foxhoundEP3
08-27-2008, 04:48 AM
if i drop it 2" with the H&r do i have to be worried about scratching the bottom and about bumps??? also, im not trying to spend more than $500 just to drop it. ima be putting 17"s on it. and ill be getting a camber kit front and rear.

403ep3
08-27-2008, 01:26 PM
here is the link for the hfp kit....

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51841

Is it just me or does this link not work? :(

MugsyTheGr8
08-27-2008, 01:32 PM
if i drop it 2" with the H&r do i have to be worried about scratching the bottom and about bumps??? also, im not trying to spend more than $500 just to drop it. ima be putting 17"s on it. and ill be getting a camber kit front and rear.

if you care about performance, which is what you said in your first post, than you will not get it by lowering your car 2 inches on stock dampers. your car will handle worse than stock. so where is the performance?

civictype_r04
08-27-2008, 03:46 PM
I had skunk2's and my buddy had H&R's they both sagged. But we both had stock shocks.:mbiggrin: Whatever you get make sure to upgrade the shocks.

foxhoundEP3
08-27-2008, 07:47 PM
what about KYB shock with H&R springs. would the shocks add more inches of drop ?

Karma
08-27-2008, 07:55 PM
here is the link for the hfp kit....

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51841


Is it just me or does this link not work? :(

link works fine for me :shrug:

fobman
08-27-2008, 07:57 PM
i don't know about skunk2 but get H&R!!!

EP03
08-27-2008, 08:12 PM
My g/f has H&R on her '02 EP and there is no sag what so ever. She's had them for about 2.5 years now and about 25,000kms. No issues and car looks/handles great. It's on stock shocks as well. Obviously it would be better with new shocks, but I mean anything will be better if you upgrade it.

danielakatoxic
08-27-2008, 09:01 PM
i vote h&r. had it on my old ep. and have it on my current ep. i like them. i have that and 17'' motegi mr7s.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/toxsick/DSC09661.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/toxsick/DSC09663.jpg

Shinobazu
08-27-2008, 09:12 PM
i say you gotta change out the shocks to match the springs. i have a set of h&r sport springs that i wanna get rid of in my garage. i rode on them for 2 years. PM me if you're interested!

403ep3
08-27-2008, 11:07 PM
link works fine for me :shrug:

Is it probably because I don't have enough posts?

ep3 b!tch
08-27-2008, 11:34 PM
i say h&r :mbiggrin:

2005rollingegg
08-28-2008, 02:31 AM
HR over skunk2 any day of the year. New shocks won't hurt either.

foxhoundEP3
08-28-2008, 07:55 PM
I WILL GET H&R ! thanks everybody. another EP will join the drop club.

2005SI
08-28-2008, 09:05 PM
H&R i just installed H&R springs along with Tokico hp blues shocks, i love the look and the ride quality, yes it is much stiffer than the stock suspension but it handles so much better especially on highways.

would definitely recommend to do a professional alignment someone whose worked with camber kits and hondas, and make sure its done to the very precise

Before lowering my front, i first did the rear and drove it for couple of days, with stock front shocks and H Tech springs in the front and HP blues and H&R in the rear, ride quality was amazing super soft in the front and stiff in the rear, it would probably be a perfect combination for AutoX, but once i changed the front handling became much more solid and as i mentioned before, perfect ride quality for highway roads, not the city with tons of pot holes.

good choice with H&R springs

foxhoundEP3
08-29-2008, 10:59 AM
Nobody answer my question though. would the shocks add more inches of drop ?

bizarroxxx
08-29-2008, 02:07 PM
nobody answer my question though. Would the shocks add more inches of drop ?

no!