d2 coilovers


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just a quick Q.
i wanted to know whether the d2 coilovers for an ek4 would fit the ek9? the reason being that the ek9 and ek4 having different lca.
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Tein(from flex upwards),zeal,cusco,tanabe,bilstein,are all very good ,stay clear of D2's and k sports mate there rubbish
 
Hmm alot of people in ireland swear by D2s, are they really that bad is there a common problem with them or something?
 
Some things I don't like about D2's are oil leakage problems (due to not enough care taken in internal shock body honing), and they don't have enough noticeable variation with it's 32 way adjustment, like if you put a D2 on a shock dyno you would not see 32 different dampening curves, you would see something like 5. I can't say I know if they use top quality materials in the construction, but then agian they are cheaply priced so they had to skimp out on some things. (the best steel, aluminum, even shock oil cost more $$)
 
you are right guys d2 & k sport r crap!!! i have a set of k sport on my mitsubishi mirage & believe me it's a very hard ride even when they are on soft!! & the rear left one has leaked all its oil!!! :mad: but they can corner!!! :nice:
 
Yeah they sound crap! ive been in cars with them before and they handled well so i was just wondering.
 
Little_Rocket said:
Yeah they sound crap! ive been in cars with them before and they handled well so i was just wondering.
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yup my car being one of them and to be honest lads i find the handleing great, the ride ability great and to date had no problems with them. alot of the honda heads in ireland swear by them and personally i think their a good value shock... sure the tunning factory car run's them and it's the only car to do the irish time attck around mondello in under a minuit so they cant be that bad??
 
HypeR-TypeR said:
yup my car being one of them and to be honest lads i find the handleing great, the ride ability great and to date had no problems with them. alot of the honda heads in ireland swear by them and personally i think their a good value shock... sure the tunning factory car run's them and it's the only car to do the irish time attck around mondello in under a minuit so they cant be that bad??
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that was the crx that did that time i dont think that is using d2s
 
cyek9 said:
you are right guys d2 & k sport r crap!!! i have a set of k sport on my mitsubishi mirage & believe me it's a very hard ride even when they are on soft!! & the rear left one has leaked all its oil!!! :mad: but they can corner!!! :nice:
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ya i hear k sport leak but i cant say much wrong about the way they feel. my buddy has em on a glanza v and they are quite stiff and go nice nd low. the car handles much better since he got them
 
I have D2's in my ek9 and I find them great, its very low and I dont find it too bumpy...
 
i've heard bad things about both more on k sport than D2's but never had them so thats all i'll say on this topic
 
D2's leaking problem was on the old model. They've released a new model which has eliminated the leaking problem. I have also heard nothing but good things about them.
 
People that have had them seem to love them on civics (me being one of them).

The way I see it is, D2s are around £450 - you will pay twice as much for a premium brand - £1000 for Tein monoflex.

Performance wise, I'd say most of us wont notice much difference between premium (e.g. tein) and D2 - although how many can say we've tried them back to back. Yes, they haven't the adjustability of premium makes, but the lack of adjustability seems to be down the softer end - if you like it hard then they are great. And TBH, choice of spring rates will have a greater effect on ride than damping adjustability.

In terms of build quality - OK, they are not as well made as Tein etc.. but what I like is that Impulse Performance (the importers) have A1 backup - any leaks, they will replace, quickly!. They have all the re-gassing equipment so if you want your damping uprated (to take stiffer springs) they can do it FoC. They can supply the coilovers with the spring rates you want (Tein are fixed so it's another 160 quid if you want something stiffer). If you're Tein leaks then it's £100 quid plus parts plus a few weeks wait!

I've had D2s on a K20 civic and S14 and I couldnt fault them - the handling of the civic was awesome. However, I did buy some for my Dc5 and the design/build quality was rubbish so I returned them. The ones for the civic however, are a completely different design and IMHO great.

I am currently deciding what to go for - Tein or D2, I don't know why - if I listen to other people (you generally haven't ever used D2s) they say Tein, but then I loved D2s on my civic and I'd rather ut the extra 550 quid towards a Godspeed AP racing brake setup
 
Ive had D2's on mine for just over a year now, and had no problems at all. The car handles well and i dont find it too hard even tho it sits on its arse :)
 
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