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Originally Posted by jedi_sol
Night and day difference with the drop!
I know i could just google it, but iirc, the sportlines are stiffer/lower than the prokits?
Would oem shocks hold up to sportlines?
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Thanks Jedi! Yes, you can run the OEM shocks
Here's my posts on the subject today on Krohns27's thread:
I just installed some Eibach Sportline springs on the car this weekend. They came with used OEM shocks that were not in as good of condition as mine. I went ahead and ran them anyway, as I didn't want to fool with a spring compressor. They ride surprisingly well, even with the aged shocks. I plan to swap on my OEM shocks this coming weekend. Hoping that fixes the slightly bumpy ride and few rattles here in there. It is my understanding that with the Sportline's, you CAN run the OEM shocks, though aftermarkets are recommended, solely because they will wear out the OEM shocks over time. But, if I can eek out 15K or so out of them, while riding nice, I'll do that.
With the "pro kit", OEM shocks and suspension geometry is not affected severe enough to justify new shocks and an alignment kit.
But, the "sportline kit" is more aggressive. I'm glad I went with it though, as I believe the Pro Kit would have been too subtle of a change to really do much of anything... Being that the VX is the lightest Civic trim, I don't think it drops as much as, say an EX model.