22+ Civic Hatch FL1 Spoon Drop Springs Review

[KenTK808]

I seen a couple of threads about people asking for reviews on these. I'm old and didn't want to lower the car too much. My use case is driving the vehicle to work everyday over bad island roads and the occasional mountain road spirited drive. Purchased these brand new open box from croober for $150. https://spoonusa.com/spoon-progressive-spring-civic-fl1
Drop is about 1 inch and not noticeable unless you park next to a stock height Civic. Body roll is noticeably reduced and ride quality wasn't negatively effected. The improvement in steering response was worth the money, I'd compare it to driving a sport touring and then jumping into an Si, but with better ride comfort over bumps. 10/10 would recommend for someone with a similar use case.
Install instructions are in Japanese, but pictures show how to cut the bump stops and yes you need to cut the bump stops, don't skip that step.
Picture of what it looks like with the springs installed after driving for 10 miles or so.

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[Chilly613]

I have a set of Spoon Progressive springs and some other suspension components to install. Sounds like I made a good call getting the Spoon springs.

 

[Dennis]

How about harshness/rolling noise over rough tarmac or sharp cracks?
Any worse than stock springs?

 

[KenTK808]

How about harshness/rolling noise over rough tarmac or sharp cracks?
Any worse than stock springs?

I haven't noticed an increase in noise

 

[DPL8]

I seen a couple of threads about people asking for reviews on these. I'm old and didn't want to lower the car too much. My use case is driving the vehicle to work everyday over bad island roads and the occasional mountain road spirited drive. Purchased these brand new open box from croober for $150. https://spoonusa.com/spoon-progressive-spring-civic-fl1
Drop is about 1 inch and not noticeable unless you park next to a stock height Civic. Body roll is noticeably reduced and ride quality wasn't negatively effected. The improvement in steering response was worth the money, I'd compare it to driving a sport touring and then jumping into an Si, but with better ride comfort over bumps. 10/10 would recommend for someone with a similar use case.
Install instructions are in Japanese, but pictures show how to cut the bump stops and yes you need to cut the bump stops, don't skip that step.
Picture of what it looks like with the springs installed after driving for 10 miles or so.

Looks great!!! Did you run into any issues with alignment after install? Or was it so minor it didn’t affect it too negatively. Or should I buy camber arms.

 

[KenTK808]

Looks great!!! Did you run into any issues with alignment after install? Or was it so minor it didn’t affect it too negatively. Or should I buy camber arms.

Yes, I would get an aftermarket adjustable camber arm in the rear to get alignment closer to stock specs. I went with SPC rear camber arms. The alignment shop will hate you because most aftermarket rear camber arms need to be unbolted, adjusted, then put back on the car over and over again. Luckily I have a specialty alignment shop in my area.

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