# Ksport coilover owners, post your experience **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 16, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238 "2009-03-16T12:23:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt94z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt94z/32/6040_2.png) [@matt94z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt94z)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/1 "2009-03-16T12:23:03Z")
Hey guys, I just ordered up a set of Ksport Kontrol pro full coilovers for my 00 EM1 Civic. They are on back order for 2 weeks, so I guess I have a little bit of time to change my mind lol. I found a few people on H-T that said they blow out fast, but they could be the idiots that drive around layin frame and shit… Im prob only gona lower mine about 1.5" with them. Please post your experiences with Ksports. Thanks, Matt ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/2 "2009-03-16T12:57:29Z")
i have been running them on the 240 for a few years now… Bang for the buck they are pretty decent. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/3 "2009-03-16T13:57:46Z")
just understand its not going to ride like a yukon xl… ---
**Author:** ![GreekPower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GreekPower](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GreekPower)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/4 "2009-03-16T17:14:08Z")
I’ve had mine for about 2 years now. No complaints other then it needs corner balanced and properly leveled. Just get ready for a bouncy ride 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/5 "2009-03-16T17:49:46Z")
imo, be better off w/ koni’s and ground controls or bilstein and ground controls. proven setup that has no drawbacks. look on ht for shock dyno’s to compare. if it is to good to be true, it is. not saying that normal driving the ksports wont hold up–im sure they will. yet i dont know if i’d trust them. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/6 "2009-03-17T06:43:56Z")
Is this car a DD? If so I would definitely go with a spring and shock combo. Coilovers are harsh as hell in a DD. ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/7 "2009-03-17T07:31:33Z")
Ksport broke into the market making ‘performance parts’ for cavaliers. Please derail your current thought train. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/8 "2009-03-17T07:53:14Z")
I went with BC Coilovers, gonna be installing next month, People say their better for DD. even tho come winter 09 I’ll probably have this in the garage to be beercanned ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/9 "2009-03-17T08:02:00Z")
> [@Looking for some opinions on wheels for the T/A \*pics\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-some-opinions-on-wheels-for-the-t-a-pics/39855/20): > > imo, be better off w/ koni’s and ground controls or bilstein and ground controls. proven setup that has no drawbacks. look on ht for shock dyno’s to compare. if it is to good to be true, it is. > > not saying that normal driving the ksports wont hold up–im sure they will. yet i dont know if i’d trust them. Remember me saying this very same thing to you Matt? ---
**Author:** ![jcxcr4000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcxcr4000/32/5980_2.png) [@jcxcr4000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcxcr4000)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/10 "2009-03-17T08:53:16Z")
if your only going to lower it 1.5" why not get a nice set of eibach’s and some koni or tokico shocks thats what i did on my 97 civic never had any issues and still rode nice ---
**Author:** ![matt94z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt94z/32/6040_2.png) [@matt94z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt94z)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/11 "2009-03-17T10:41:51Z")
Yes, it is a DD. I had Tokico Illumina’s and Skunk 2 coilovers on my EG, I absolutely loved them! Really, I went with Ksport’s cause they were relatively cheap and fully adjustable. I dont want to buy a spring / shock and then not be happy with the ride height… but I dont think I can afford new Koni/GC setup… and then Im a little skeptical about buying used suspension over the internet. ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/12 "2009-03-17T17:58:00Z")
on my rally slut i run bilstein hd w/ skunk 2’s sleeve kit. i only went w/ skunk 2 because was cheaper–yet appears to be of same quality as gc. i have ground controls on my vw. i know retail per corner is 150-- so 600 in struts. add another 275 for springs. so 875 retail-ish. i got a break on the struts getting them at cost, but the coilover sleeves i got nailed full retail. koni’s should be cheaper than bilsteins. also both carry way better warrantys than the ksport. ---
**Author:** ![Bswaptcivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Bswaptcivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bswaptcivic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/13 "2009-03-17T20:51:03Z")
i LOVE my k-sports, i have no issues with them and my car is hammered, for the money you can’t beat them i’ve had them on my 92 4 door, my 00 hatch and now my 95 coupe. My girlfriend also had them on her 03 mazda protege and the only issue was the pillowball mounts began to squeak after 3 1/2 years. If you are going to go with coilovers and don’t want to spend a ridiculous amount here is another reason why k-sports are going to be your best bet. ![http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/Skunk2crap.jpg](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/Skunk2crap.jpg) As you can see, in the example with these skunk2’s they are just an over glorified ebay coilover, leaving extreme amounts of strut travel, resulting in a bouncy ricer shit ride and blown $700 coilovers. ![http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/K-sportgoodness.jpg](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/K-sportgoodness.jpg) with the k-sports ride height is adjustable using the shock body, leaving no gap between the strut hat and the spring, making it more durable and a better handling suspension. ![http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/0c476644.jpg](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/0c476644.jpg) my 4 door with k-sports ![http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/hatchturnpike.jpg](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/mugencivic117/hatchturnpike.jpg) my hatch with k-sports I don’t have any new pics of the coupe, but it’s about a half inch lower than the hatch. I’d wait the two weeks, you can see the examples of where i’ve had my cars set, on the hatch i have another inch of adjustability before i’m maxed fully down, and now matter where its set it never rides worse, unlike your other options. Or with a spring/strut combo, its a crap shoot whether you will be fully satisfied with the drop. and sorry about the jumbo sized pics, computers \> me ---
**Author:** ![GreekPower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GreekPower](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GreekPower)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/14 "2009-03-17T22:29:42Z")
Only complaint with Ksports is the REALLY cold days it SUCKS to drive on them. Warm days = feel wonderful ---
**Author:** ![JdmAzFuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@JdmAzFuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JdmAzFuk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/15 "2009-03-18T06:31:14Z")
if it dd, dont waste your money ---
**Author:** ![stinkbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stinkbox](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stinkbox)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/16 "2009-03-18T07:47:42Z")
> [@Honda + Maintenance = \>\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-maintenance/39870/6): > > with the k-sports ride height is adjustable using the shock body, leaving no gap between the strut hat and the spring, making it more durable and a better handling suspension. I really like this idea, equals no blown out struts due to being compressed all day when lowered. ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/17 "2009-03-18T08:22:15Z")
Ride height itself has zero effect on shocks blowing. Most shocks blow due to not having enough travel or valving insufficient to handle the springs on them (sometimes a combination of the two). Lots of people try to get that “slammed” look by lowering the car really far. If you do that, you reduce the travel of the shock to almost nothing…so close to the bumpstops that you essentially bounce off of them all day. This particular situation can be corrected by using extended shock hats and also by eliminating the collar holding the brake lines (this allows the shock body to be pushed lower in the fork). A shock does not care _where_ it sits in it’s range of travel, but it does not like being close to the ends of it’s travel. All a shock does is resist movement (in either direction) at a given rate dependant on it’s valving. High rate spring + low rate valving = BLOW, same with the reverse. ---
**Author:** ![ljsae86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@ljsae86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ljsae86)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/18 "2009-03-18T08:51:49Z")
got the dspec ksports on my ae86 they are a bit rough for dd but all in all i have no complaints ---
**Author:** ![stinkbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stinkbox](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stinkbox)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/19 "2009-03-18T09:06:20Z")
thats what i was thinking. if you have your car lowered say 2.5" its almost out of travel so you need to get extended top hats to get some travel back rather than having say 1-2" of travel and hitting the bump stops all day. I also thought that having such little travel put the shocks into more stress being compressed that far but i never did any real research on it. good to know. ---
**Author:** ![JdmAzFuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@JdmAzFuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JdmAzFuk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238/20 "2009-03-18T09:47:02Z")
> [@FS: 15x7 Black Slipstreams](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-15x7-black-slipstreams/39869/11): > > Ride height itself has zero effect on shocks blowing. Most shocks blow due to not having enough travel or valving insufficient to handle the springs on them (sometimes a combination of the two). Lots of people try to get that “slammed” look by lowering the car really far. If you do that, you reduce the travel of the shock to almost nothing…so close to the bumpstops that you essentially bounce off of them all day. This particular situation can be corrected by using extended shock hats and also by eliminating the collar holding the brake lines (this allows the shock body to be pushed lower in the fork). > > A shock does not care _where_ it sits in it’s range of travel, but it does not like being close to the ends of it’s travel. All a shock does is resist movement (in either direction) at a given rate dependant on it’s valving. High rate spring + low rate valving = BLOW, same with the reverse. so , after your useless words, how does ride height not cause them to blow,if the car is slammed that means less travel which results in blowing them…correct? unless the shocks are made to be ridden at that “slammed” height [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ksport-coilover-owners-post-your-experience/202238.md?page=2)