[ltfa182]

Just bought a set. They might be terrible, but we will find out together! They come in next week. Will post a review when I install. My current setup has been great and has held up well over the past few years. Just looking for adjustability and this fit the budget.

 

[namegoeshere]

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Rev9 Coilovers Finally Installed - Full Review

Hi guys, This is long over due, but here goes. I saw a deal for a budget coilover from a company called Rev9 for the crackhead price of $476 shipped from Redline360, a vendor here on the forum. There didn’t seem to be any reviews online for the 10th Gen Civic so I decided to take a gamble...

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Apr 3, 2019
Last edited: Apr 9, 2019

Hi guys,

This is long over due, but here goes.

I saw a deal for a budget coilover from a company called Rev9 for the crackhead price of $476 shipped from Redline360, a vendor here on the forum. There didn’t seem to be any reviews online for the 10th Gen Civic so I decided to take a gamble.

If you want to know if these are worth the price, I’ll get straight to the point: These coilovers are exactly what you would expect for the price. They’re pretty stiff, the fronts won’t drop the car as you would expect from any other coilover, and the finish quality is very lackluster.

The verdict is this: If you’re not looking to slam your car, and are okay with a very stiff ride over stock, I’d say these aren’t a bad buy.

Update 4/9/19: Don't buy these. Rear shocks blew already. Waste of time to try and get any kind of warranty or your money back, see my post below for more details.

That’s the short answer.

If you’re sticking around for the full review, let’s start from the top….

Apr 9, 2019

Here's an interesting follow up. From the time I wrote this post until now, the rear shocks blew completely. I had to go back to the OEM shocks, which was fine since they are separated. The car rides much better now, actually.

Upon contact with Rev9 through Redline360, Rev9 won't warranty, replace, or refund anything despite the horrible experience I've had with these coilovers thus far. They did offer me better pricing on a replacement, but why would I bother to throw money at a problem that was created by the way this product was designed?

They said that I adjusted the shock body on the rears way too low, which is why they blew. You can see them from the unboxing in the photo above -- thats how they came out of the box.

I don't remember reading any specifics in their instructions on the proper setting for my application, and last: Why would you even add an adjustment on the shock to begin with if you know any setting beyond a specific point will blow the shock?

My guess is because they just have a bunch of random parts that come together to create a product for a specific application. Which is understandable in how they can cost so little.

I'm going to eat the cost on this little science experiment and let you guys know: Don't buy these.

 

[ltfa182]

Yeah I saw that review. Then I saw a good one from a VW user. Few video reviews on YouTube which were positive. Just figured I’ll find out for myself

 

[midnight witch]

man, i get the appeal of cheap coils but if you’re patient and willing to buy used you can pick up something better for not much more than that... i have fortunes on my s13 and buddy clubs on the accord and while neither of those are high end coils, i’d take them over some bargain basement jawns, especially for a couple hundred dollar difference

anyway good luck and never trust vw nerds

 

[t-rd]

They wear out FAST, according to this guy with a Civic. Why not just go for Tein Advanced for just under $600?

https://www.civicx.com/threads/rev9-coilovers-finally-installed-full-review.35172/

 

[midnight witch]

because those don’t have height adjustment that’s independent of spring preload and that sucks

 

[ltfa182]

Yeah I saw that review.

They wear out FAST, according to this guy with a Civic. Why not just go for Tein Advanced for just under $600?

https://www.civicx.com/threads/rev9-coilovers-finally-installed-full-review.35172/

Yeah I saw this review. Someone above posted this too. Honestly, I just wanted to try them. I considered the Teins but I would’ve bought new top hats and hardware. Priced out after shipping on heeltoeauto it was about $700. Nothing else with dampening adjustability was around the price of what these cost. I’m not really afraid of them being terrible. If they suck...they suck. I’m keeping my old suspension around for a little while just in case.

man, i get the appeal of cheap coils but if you’re patient and willing to buy used you can pick up something better for not much more than that... i have fortunes on my s13 and buddy clubs on the accord and while neither of those are high end coils, i’d take them over some bargain basement jawns, especially for a couple hundred dollar difference

anyway good luck and never trust vw nerds

Lol thanks. I was willing to buy used. I was looking for months but couldn’t land the right deal on adjustable height and dampening coilovers.

Also, VW people say the same thing about us Honda folk.

They came! And they were packaged terribly so they all came scuffed. Sent this picture to the online Amazon third party I purchased from. A couple of the marks are actually pretty bad. It’s like they were dropped or something. Still usable though. So my options are either accepting their $30 extra discount for the damages or shipping them back and have them ship me a new set.

So far this is looking great

 

[t-rd]

Those look like they have been rolling around on the ground.

I don't think preload matters to him anyway if he is buying Rev9 coilovers in that price range. Preload doesn't matter much either for mostly normal daily driving, matters for autocross.

 

[midnight witch]

Preload doesn't matter much either for mostly normal daily driving, matters for autocross.

lol ok

 

[ltfa182]

So I put them on. The shocks were much shorter than the last combo i had. Posted a pic for reference. The back is at the max height using the shock body to adjust and it’s still tucking the rear. Rev9 told me preload was set from the factory so I didn’t touch it. Wondering if I did something wrong...I contacted them to make sure I’m not missing anything, but I was really hoping to have more height adjustability than that. The fronts were just fine. Still have enough room to travel up and down. They feel good. Definitely better then my last setup. Just need a little more height in the rear. If the shocks themselves were just 2 inches longer I’d be in good shape. Any suggestions besides sending them back?

 

[DARKART]

I'm no expert by any means, but unless there's room for a spacer at the top, I don't see how you will get more height with those. Call Rev9 and find out if that is the way they're designed.

 

[ltfa182]

I'm no expert by any means, but unless there's room for a spacer at the top, I don't see how you will get more height with those. Call Rev9 and find out if that is the way they're designed.

Called them this morning. The rep let me know that they had redesigned very recently to have a longer shock mount. He said somehow I must’ve gotten the old one so they are sending me out the parts I need to make it happen. I was under the impression it was a full shock, but the package description says “shock mount.” I’ll find out Wednesday when it arrives. The customer service was quick and very friendly. I was only on the phone for 6 mins. I had looked into some spacers and even making one out of a hard plastic so I’m glad I won’t have to do that.

On a completely different note. I went for a drive on them today and took it through a backroad. The car handles much better now. It feels planted and doesn’t rub anymore than it did with my other setup. No rubbing in the back (surprisingly) and just a little in the front. I have it on full stiff all around. Once I raise the car a little more I’ll soften up the ride a but even at full stiff the car rides nice. I most likely will leave the front where it is and raise the rear about a 1/2in

 

[midnight witch]

the shock mount is the lower part that bolts to the spindle. when you get the new ones, all you have to do is unbolt the lower bolt, loosen the bottom lock ring, and spin the mount off of the shock body. thread the new one on, get your ride height about where you want it, put the lower bolt back in, and tighten up the lock ring.

easy breezy.

 

[ltfa182]

the shock mount is the lower part that bolts to the spindle. when you get the new ones, all you have to do is unbolt the lower bolt, loosen the bottom lock ring, and spin the mount off of the shock body. thread the new one on, get your ride height about where you want it, put the lower bolt back in, and tighten up the lock ring.

easy breezy.

Thanks! Yeah I spoke to the rep before I read this. They’ll be here tomorrow. I’m excited to get the ride height where I want. I’m also glad to finally have the adjustability I’ve been looking for. Looks like I’ll be enjoying the slammed life this week

 

[Sephrr]

I don't want to be that guy.... But bro, you have a Tein sticker on the car already, just go with the Tein

 

[ltfa182]

I don't want to be that guy.... But bro, you have a Tein sticker on the car already, just go with the Tein

It’s too late for that. Lol the Tein sticker came with my springs. My friend put it on when i wasn’t looking when during install and I just ended up leaving it

 

[midnight witch]

I don't want to be that guy.... But bro, you have a Tein sticker on the car already, just go with the Tein

bro, stickers are removable, bro

 

[ltfa182]

Haha yeah I’ll take it off. I’ve only had the suspension on for 5 days so I’ll get to it

 

[ltfa182]

New shock mounts went in no problem. They were about 2 inches longer. Got the car raised up about 1/2-1 inch in the rear and left the front as is. I’m very happy with it now. I’ll post a picture when I get a chance

 

[ltfa182]

Not the best pic and my car is dirty but you get the idea.