the Perfect suspension..

[buzz11]

what is the perfect/best suspension for comfort? i've searched the threads and i hear different things about full coilovers vs. spring/strut combo. im gonna get a new suspension in the spring. i feel like TEIN is the best for comfort. what do u think? whats the best strut/spring combo? im thinking tein and konis.

[Inspired2.2]

what is the perfect/best suspension for comfort? i've searched the threads and i hear different things about full coilovers vs. spring/strut combo. im gonna get a new suspension in the spring. i feel like TEIN is the best for comfort. what do u think? whats the best strut/spring combo? im thinking tein and konis.

For daily get Neuspeed&Konis. They ride so smooth.

[jimy]

The best and smoothest suspension is the stock suspension.

[deevergote]

The best and smoothest suspension is the stock suspension.

Absolutely. Our cars were designed for comfort, not performance. It was with the 4th generation that Honda aimed for a larger, more comfortable car.


If you want a comfortable aftermarket suspension, you're not going to be going very low. The lower you go, the harsher the ride gets.

[Jccck]

Absolutely. Our cars were designed for comfort, not performance. It was with the 4th generation that Honda aimed for a larger, more comfortable car.


If you want a comfortable aftermarket suspension, you're not going to be going very low. The lower you go, the harsher the ride gets.

The suspension in my car is 95% as comfy as stock
And my car hasn't been out-handled by ANYTHING, EVER
So that's not entirely true

Got the whole setup off Pedders, an Aussie suspension company
The secret is in the shocks, not the springs.. The springs are just 1" lowering sports springs
The shocks are multi-valve, fully self adjusting and contained.. They seem to sense how hard you drive your car, and adjust instantly to suit
They're called VRD or VDE or somthing, whatever they are.. They're amazing.

However, they were pricey.. $1300AUD for shocks and springs without installation (Did it myself, saves $$ lol)
Ofcourse there was a lower spring option, but i didn't want to dump it.. Partially for the practicality, and also for the sleeper look

[deevergote]

Interesting. I've never heard of them! The only "self adjustting" shocks I know of are Monroe Sensa-Traks... and their "self adjusting" setup is basically a factory engineered internal leak... they're garbage! If yours are actually a quality design (and for that price, they had better be!) then I can see how that would be very good. For conversion purposes, 1300aud is about 1200usd.

The spring rate and the capability of the shock is what matters. They need to be matched. Adjustable shocks allow for this matching to be done by the owner of the car. However, that person needs to know what they're doing (I know more than many people on here, and I even I don't feel that I know enough to do that).


The best thing to do is buy shocks and springs from the same company. Contact them, and make sure that the items are designed to work together, and that they are correct for the CB chassis (many things are made for the CD, and just passed to us because they'll bolt up).


Jccck, you have me curious about that company. I've never heard of it before!
Damn... the only thing on the Pedders site is a coilover system for the 7th generation

[i-07]

i had the tokico true blue setup with the 1.25 drop springs it came with lol it was a nice ride after some time seemed too soft to me but i also drove alot on them lol

[deevergote]

i had the tokico true blue setup with the 1.25 drop springs it came with lol it was a nice ride after some time seemed too soft to me but i also drove alot on them lol

That's really the only set of springs that are right for those shocks.

[i-07]

That's really the only set of springs that are right for those shocks.

yeah lol i didn't like them cust they got to soft but i used to drive bout 40k a year lol

[DJ metadelic]

I like my stock suspension for now. I get a lot of crap for now being lowered, oh well. To the OP, if you want the "perfect" suspension setup, It would have to be full coilovers such as Ksport, F&F, etc. Or nice springs such as Tein S-techs with decent adjustable struts. Even then it will still be harsher than stock, but that's what you get when you go low.

[jimy]

Most mentioned about an 1" to a little over an 1" in a drop. I don't think that is going to make enough difference for shock travel to feel any real big difference. When you get into the 2" drop, then you compromise a lot of comfort for stiffness if you have great shocks/struts or really soft bouncy ride with stock shocks/stuts.

[deevergote]

Spring rate makes a big difference as well.

[gloryaccordy]

I have 440/300# springs F/R on Tokico Illuminas... definitely an... "enthusiast's" ride.

One way to safely go lower and maintain travel is to get some extended top hats. However, if your shocks aren't strong you will bang the upper control arms in front a lot.

[TypeG]

you'll never find the answer for that question. perfect suspension.

there are reasons for this.

1.) opinions. what is good to one is bad to another.

2.) real world experiance. can you honestly think of anyone that has tried and compared every spring/strut combo for an accord?

3.) suspensions can be set up for different things. drag racing, time attach, daily driving, ect. so this seems to open up a whole new can of worms and opinions. later.

[tresexohcb]

you'll never find the answer for that question. perfect suspension.

there are reasons for this.

1.) opinions. what is good to one is bad to another.

2.) real world experiance. can you honestly think of anyone that has tried and compared every spring/strut combo for an accord?

3.) suspensions can be set up for different things. drag racing, time attach, daily driving, ect. so this seems to open up a whole new can of worms and opinions. later.

Summed up like a true professional

On my wagon I rode the Eibach sport setup with tokico's It was pretty harsh for the wagon, wasn't a huge fan. On the couch I'm riding Tanabe Sustec Pro's full coil overs and love them, a little stiff, but soft enough for the butt to enjoy the ride.