The spoon instructions gives a clear picture of what to trim off (the bottom most bulge). The ride is softer on comfort setting vs the FL5 OEM springs. I liked the way the OEM springs rode in comfort and now it rides even smoother. You sound very picky so these would be the springs for you vs all the other brands out there. Spoon Sports knows how to engineer a product and these deliver!
J's Racing made some too that are even closer to OEM so that's another new option out. FB group had someone get em, looks good.
Hello! These still look slightly lower in the back (I know it’s the fender height and not the springs themselves). Or is that just me? Are the new springs the ones I have attached a photo of below?Finally had a nice cool day to do the Spoon Sports spring installation. Ordered these from Blackhawk Japan and was still able to save ~$100 vs the US vendors even after the expensive shipping (arrived in 10 days from time of order placement). I am running Bonoss 25mm rear + 20mm front spacers as the OEM +60mm offset just looks awful in my opinion. Onto the Installation: I've done a few suspension jobs in my past, but the FL5 front disassembly was by far the worst - simply removing the strut out of the knuckle assembly was the most frustrating asepct. Wiggling/pushing on the top of the rotor and then using pry bars for the final 1/4" of extraction seemed to have gotten the job done. Anyhow, onto the review:
Ride Quality: I wanted a suspension that felt close to stock as I liked the FL5 feel while it was in comfort mode. Reading a few reviews of the Spoon Sports, folks claimed that it actually rode smoother. Contemplated on getting some Eibach or Swift springs, but didn't want to slam the car down and cause a more harsh ride which I read some here and there with those. After installation and on comfort mode, I can certainly attest that the ride is much smoother than stock. I presume because Spoon engineered more coils than the OEM units.
Ride Height: As mentioned above, I didn't want to slam the car down with the Fenders touching the top of the tires look, just give it a slightly lower stance without straying too far away from the OEM ride quality. Based on my sight and included pictures, these springs do just that. It definitely has a more aggressive, lower stance, but doesn't slam you on the ground making you drive extra cautious not to scrape/bottom out everywhere. These are the latest Spoon Sports version springs with the black insulators on them. Supposedly they fixed the rear end squat look with these versions (the springs with the blue insulators are the earlier versions). About a finger and a half wheel gap which I'm totally fine with - More aggressive stance all while improving the ride quality - hard to believe but its true.
Conclusion: I would recommend these springs to anyone looking to get rid of the major wheel gap or those simply wanting a smoother ride vs the OEM. Also, if the FL5 suspension is too rough for you and are about to order the Integra Type-S damper control module - Don't! These springs will make the car ride smoother so there will be no need to waste that ~$200. Will give these another week to settle then go in for an alignment. Installation video and review soon to follow...
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This is a general picture, and since those have blue insulators, they would be old. Stock pictures frequently do not get updated. The concrete up to the fender dimensions I have listed above in an earlier post.Hello! These still look slightly lower in the back (I know it’s the fender height and not the springs themselves). Or is that just me? Are the new springs the ones I have attached a photo of below?
With stock springs, my rear measurements are 0.25” higher than the front (from the ground to fender). To maintain even wheel gaps you would need to maintain that 0.25” difference. @arcticdc5 measured all four fenders the same height after installing Spoon. That suggests to me that Spoon is lowering the rear more than they are advertising. If it was truly a 20mm drop front/rear as they claim, the 0.25” difference should be maintained and visually there would be no reverse rake look. I think the old Spoon springs were worse, but the new springs are still not going to completely get rid of the reverse rake look. If that is important to you, look at H&R or Eibach Pro-Kit. Both lower by similar amounts as Spoon.Hello! These still look slightly lower in the back (I know it’s the fender height and not the springs themselves). Or is that just me? Are the new springs the ones I have attached a photo of below?
Yes I was set on the Spoon springs, but my OCD can't handle the reverse rake so I'm now planning on going with H&R and some 265/35 R19 tires. Should keep the ride height basically at stock height, but eliminate the wheel gap and provide a slightly more compliant ride.
This - saw in person, can def see the slight reverse take.
Split the difference and go with Eibach Pro-Kit. If I wasn’t planning on going with a larger diameter tire that is what I would do.
