*** Wanted *** 180 Xpower Springs
 

I know they are like rocking horse poo but I thought I would put it out there just in case :)

Much luck with your search, it took me ages to find a set.

I know Im going to need it but hopefully someone will take pity on me lol. Really don't want to go to motobuild as Ive heard that the springs are of questionable quality lately

I've tried MB springs, they are nowhere near as good as xpowers, they were fine on smooth roads but at the time my journey to work was 15 miles on bumpy B roads, they weren't good at all

Yeah I had MB springs on my last one.
they sat at different heights at all 4 corners and I wore through my inner arches
I always thought they were to soft as well.

Ive been considering civic coilovers but apparently there not much better.

I don't know if these are any good, anyone tried them ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MGZS-MG-ZS...item2572e1917a

are standard TD and 180 springs the same?

Yes

Not a brand I have heard of tbh...

Eibach make springs for the m series civics (identical chassis to the ZS). If you go on the civic5 forum a few people on there run the eibach springs on ZS dampers.
Gives a good drop and the springs will be of same quality as xpowers as eibach made the original xpowers.
If the GAZ coilovers on the TD ever give up I'll be going down that route.

http://eibach.suspensiondirect.co.uk...7_337_2083.jsp

Something like that Phil?

Or: http://www.larkspeed.com/shopper/i/8...wering-Springs

Yeh, they are the ones. Looks like eibach do 2 different types.
There are the ones you have linked to for the Aerodeck and MB6 models (these will be better for the 180 I guess due to weight). They also do ones for the lesser engined civics so make sure you get the stiffer ones!

See post #17 for an idea of ride height. The part number for the springs is also in there. http://civic5.com/forum/topic/4715-l...zs-180-shocks/

You would think because there for a 1.8 vtec they wouldn't hold the weight of a kv6 very well.
plus they are a 30mm drop on a civic doesnt the zs sit about 20mm lower than a civic anyway?

The 1.8 Civic is actually slightly heavier than the 180...

According to Parkers "facts and figures" the Civic 1.8 VTI-S weighs 1299kg and the 180 weights 1285kg. Therefore the MB6 springs from Eibach should be perfectly weighted for the 180.

In terms of height, yes they will drop the Civic 30mm and the ZS naturally sits a bit lower. That 30mm drop is on Civic dampers though, the ZS dampers are shorter so when you combine ZS dampers with the Civic Eibach springs it drops a Civic 55mm or a ZS about 30mm from standard.

See the picture in the link I previously posted for the ride height.

I've spent ages looking into this, really think it could work. Like I say I'll be doing this on the TD if the GAZ coilovers ever pack up.