H&R Springs

[Jay1335]

Just ordered my h&r sport springs 1.5f/1.3r drop. Ill take pics when I get them!!! :nuts:

[Taffy]

Nice I can't wait!

[Demonik]

awesome...are these going on a sedan or coupe?

[namegoeshere]

I'm guessing it's for a 2008 V6 EX-L coupe?

[swathead]

I ordered a set but they said they were still in production and wont be out for another 1-2 months.

[Jay1335]

They are going on a v6 coupe. I'll check with my guy to see how long its going to take to get them.

[jnguyen]

They are going on a v6 coupe. I'll check with my guy to see how long its going to take to get them.
I heard the eibach's were coming out the end of Feb so maybe a couple weeks for the H&R. Are you stopping at a drop or you plan on putting on some wheels?

[jblaust]

I just ordered my Eibach Pro Kit for my EXL 6 speed. They just came out of development and should ship in the next 2 weeks. Only prob is its just a 1.2 inch drop.

[jnguyen]

I just ordered my Eibach Pro Kit for my EXL 6 speed. They just came out of development and should ship in the next 2 weeks. Only prob is its just a 1.2 inch drop.

Cancel your order and get H&R. 1.5 I think..

[Jay1335]

yes I plan on doing wheels too......those are yet to be determined.....and yes the h&r kit is a 1.5front drop and a 1.3 rear drop. Still waiting to hear back on the availability of the springs should hear today at some point.

[jblaust]

You guys just made me cancel my back order for my Eibach suspension and place a back order for the H&R instead. I would rather have the 1.5 inches. The worst thing about the new Accord is that HUGE gap in the wheel wells. It makes my 19's loook like 17's. Tired of 4X4ing already. Cant wait for the drop to set this car off.

[Jay1335]

I def. agree with you!!! I need my accord to stop feeling like a truck :)

[Jay1335]

Ok here is the scoop.....
H&R Just got the V6 coupe for r&d so its going to be 6 to 8 weeks before they are going to release a date when they will be available. Sucks but hopefully someone else will come out with a little more than eibachs drop.

[Jay1335]

Eibach springs are in production now. Just ordered them!! Should see them around late march. I have a feeling im gonna want to go even lower than the eibachs are.

[jblaust]

this sucks!! I just cancelled my order for the eibachs and ordered H&R instead. Now i find out h&r doesnt even have it together yet. Eibach's kit isnt low enough tho..I know i wont be happy. I want the 1.5 inch drop. I guess im just gonna have to be patcient.

[Demonik]

so the eibach's say its not for mine...do any of the others show the lx-s as possible options?

[jblaust]

eibach has springs for the v6 and the i4 u need the i4 springs

[jblaust]

IM waiting for the extra 1/4 inch drop from h&r. The gap is too big in that wheel well. I know that 1.2 inch drop is gonna be like nothing from eibach. It is gonna look like the HFP suspension drop which hardly even looks lowered. H&R is 1.5 in the front and 1.3 in the back eibach is 1.2 in the front and 1.0 in the back..

[jblaust]

Why waste the money for such a subtle drop. 1.5 is still a very mild drop 2.0 inch or more is getting a little more drastic. Im going 1.5 fuk it

[krazyfiend]

1.5" is nothing, go for it; itll look hard on your car... but my question; to do a proper drop...sport struts and shocks are needed in combination w/ lowering springs, correct? Ive heard/read that u can wear down stock shocks pretty quickly if u dont swap them out or blow them out.

[jblaust]

yeah its def a good idead to change the shocks to shocks that arent meant for lowering purposes like tokico or some other brand. At this point there are not aftermarket shocks for the new accord just gonna have to deal with stock for now and upgrade later. Just one more reason for me to just wait for the H&R with the lower drop instead of jumping on the first thing out (eibach). It will give more time for somebody to come out with a drop shock so I can change everything together.

[jblaust]

Once somebody comes out with somthing for this car everybody is gonna follow there lead and copy it. Thats how it works. They will let the big companys do all the work with reasearch and dev and then copy there design and make some subtle changes and call it there own.

[Jay1335]

I want something and the shock issue def cam into my head when deciding to get the eibachs. I might sell the eibachs and get the h&r's when someone comes our with a strut too. You are right I also know I wont be happy with only a 1.2/1.0 drop. But I figure ill see how it affects the handleing of the car and then go from there.

[The Pope]

Wait for the H&R's. From what I've read on other forums, the Eibach's sag over time.

I'd also suggest KONI struts which should be available soon if not already.

http://www.koni-na.com/index.cfm?

Also as another option ...... Neuspeed's Strut & Spring Package. (nothing listed yet for the 8 Gen's)

http://www.neuspeed.com/home.asp?ltype=ns_import

The package consist of Koni struts and Neuspeed's Race Springs (which are made for them by H&R). If you don't want the drop of the Race Springs, you can request that they substitute the Sport Springs (also made by H&R) when you order.

So while your waiting, don't just take my word on it, search the web for more info so that you can make the best buying decision for you.

Look and search other forums like:

http://www.vtec.net/forums/forum?forum_id=146339
http://www.superhonda.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=27
http://www.k20a.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=19

Just some food for thought.

Something else ..... If you drop your car more than 1.75", you'll need a rear camber kit (and possibly a front one as well). Again, from what I've read, Ingalls makes one of the better kits. So this is something else you'll need to research if your going to slam you ride.

http://www.ingallseng.com/cars/honda.html

[Jay1335]

Thanks for the info and I've lowered plenty of cars so I know the deal with camber.....This is part of why I wanna start with the eibach springs. They are said to work with stock struts and I know they will sag over time, so I might be closer to the h&r original height. I can always switch them out, which I probably will :)

[RDS]

that doesn't make sense. Why not just wait until what you're looking for comes out rather than chance something you're probably not going to be happy with (in comparison to something you'd more likely be happy with)?

[Jay1335]

Well I usually dont make much sense hahaha. But I dont have a problem taking the car apart to switch springs out, it gives me something to do :) , and i'm not exactly sure how far I wanna lower it. I dont want to sacrafice ride quality just to have the car look "slamed." So I guess im going to drop it in stages or use the eibachs as a gauge so to say. I might just go from the eibachs straight to coilovers, but those wont be out for a long time.

[jblaust]

this was posted on another forum. This is supposed to be the eibach kit thats comming out in a few weeks installed on a 08 coupe during Eibach's R&D.

Would like to here comments on this.....

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee224/jblaust/2004016547116626016_fs.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee224/jblaust/2004014352931511158_fs.jpg

[jblaust]

Im gonna wait for H&R and go 1.5 inches. Doesnt look bad though. I think the original poster was saying this drop would be good for 20's and the h&r drop for 19's. The eibach kit looks like the HFP drop to me.

[8thGenInspire]

yea you got to take into account that the HFP lip kit would make the front a little lower.....

[jblaust]

im just talking about the gap. The HFP accord has 19's though.

[garrickhuie]

looks good and that car need bigger wheels

[Jay1335]

That seems to be a little more than 1.2/1.0? but it looks good to me....until I get some bigger rims :D

[jblaust]

OK....so im getting a little crazy with this drop thing now....First I ordered eibach...Then i cancelled Eibach and ordered H&R because id rather the lower drop and I thought they were closer to being in production. H&R is probably a few months away from Production and Eibach is in Production now and should ship by the beginning of March. So now I have BOTH ordered. LOL! Fuk it! Im gonna get the Eibach's and install them. If im satisfied I will cancel the H&R order if not I will install the H&R's whenever they come and sell the Eibachs used on ebay. Anyways I will keep you guys posted on what happens and post pics once I have something installed. Im friggen nutz I know. My C.C. is starting to feel pretty warm from this damn car!

[Jay1335]

Hahaha thats exactly where im at....it basically comes down to having NO patience.

[jblaust]

Yeah...well I def have NONE of that!

[jeffreyhuhn]

Anybody dropping the sedan? Any pics out there?

[Jay1335]

Is there a release date n the H&R's? Im getting VERY impatient!

Still in development :( They wont even talk about a release date for 3-6 months...I am also very impaitient....thats why I ordered the eibachs :D

[jblaust]

I ordered the eibachs. Should be here soon! After that Im just gonna wait for a nice set of coil overs to come out for the car to drop it lower.

[jblaust]

I refuse to go with Eibachs. My cousin also has an 08 coupe and wants them though, he cant wait. Where are you guys pre-ordering them from? I am going to go with the H & R's

summit racing...probably another 4 or 5 months for h&r...I called them...they dont even know for sure that was there best guess though..

[jblaust]

Eibach's arent as bad as your making them out to be...Dont believe everything you read online...Some of these idiots install them wrong or keep using original stock shocks in older cars with them and then wonder why they are having problems with sagging. Eibach is one of the oldest and most respected suspension company's for the import scene. They are also used in alot of race cars. I have had them in 3 other cars with no issues 2 of them were turbo and I dogged on them...The only complaint I have with the kit available right now is I wish it was a lower drop. Their sportline kit is usually there more aggresive drop, but they dont have it available yet for the new accord. If you have 19's or 20's on the car then you dont really want to go too low anyways especially with a new 25-30k car, your just asking for problems and gonna beat the hell out of your nice new car. Better to play it safe. I would go with coil overs if they were available because you can adjust the ride height whenever you want higher or lower with a couple twists of a wrench and the performance strut is integrated into the adjustable springs.

[Denby]

Im gonna wait for H&R and go 1.5 inches. Doesnt look bad though. I think the original poster was saying this drop would be good for 20's and the h&r drop for 19's. The eibach kit looks like the HFP drop to me.

I know this response is late but for a 1.5 inch drop you'll definitely need aftermarket struts for tht drop. I had a similar drop (Tein) on oem, had to buy struts 2 weeks after.

[Jay1335]

I dropped the eibachs in and stayed stock struts have had no probs yet.....been about 3 months

[coupe_nasty]

im just gonna hold out for tein coilovers:thmsup: