wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cb7tuned &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't really care for lowering my car.

i've always been told to lower my car only if i'm driving in city limits.</TD></TR></TABLE>
this doesnt help

TheMuffinMan

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wesk18

We put Tokico Blues on my friends accord and it ran fine and he doesn't have any rubbing issues with 18"s

wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wesk18

We put Tokico Blues on my friends accord and it ran fine and he doesn't have any rubbing issues with 18"s</TD></TR></TABLE>

how low was his car??
mine is low like this









Modified by wesk18 at 5:42 PM 1/16/2008

kawgomoo

what does driving in city limits have to do with anything? i pulled a4x8 enclosed trailer across the u.s. with a lowered accord..... twice.


that car looks like it has eibach sportline kit or equilavent. i wonder why the front wheel seems to not sit in the center of the wheel well?

hotrodaccord

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not as low as mine, lol but get a tap measure and measure from the ground to the door jams.</TD></TR></TABLE> not exactly an accurate way of measuring how low the car really is try measuring from the center of the hub to the bottom lip of the fender well thats gonna give you a better idea of how low it was dropped, lowing your car changes everything from caster, camber, tow, if you don't do it correctly with the right equipment it will destroy a brand new set of tires, but your choice buy tires every six monts or pay the same amount or even less money for a good camber kit and alignment, like i was saying in another post find a shorter radius rod ( the rod that goes between the front sub frame and the lower control arm that will fix your caster problem

wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wesk18

We put Tokico Blues on my friends accord and it ran fine and he doesn't have any rubbing issues with 18"s</TD></TR></TABLE>

i notice something today my rear springs are loose when jacking it up, thats not normal right??

TheMuffinMan

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Yeah, they're lowering springs.

It happens, make sure you guide them back into position when you lower it.

wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah, they're lowering springs.

It happens, make sure you guide them back into position when you lower it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok thanks, that happends to tokico struts or what??

TheMuffinMan

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Depends on your setup.

With my front GC's / Koni Yellows they don't move. Rears do.

TouringAccord

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wesk18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok thanks, that happends to tokico struts or what??</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't recall my Eibach Pro-Kit springs and Tokico blue struts doing that on my 95 EX.

kawgomoo

lowering springs are shorter, they tend to flop around when the car is jacked up. really low cars you will hear a pop or some other nasty noise as the spring pops back onto its perch when you go up an incline at an angle. the wheel the drops lets the spring fall out..lol.

oh well. its not so much your struts fault. if you notice high end coil overs will have a little flat spring at the top. this is just to keep everything snug when the wheel is at full droop, so your spring doesnt pop out of its locating notch when you get air or otherwise unload the suspension

YeuEmMaiMai

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


Thanks for contributing?</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol an o7 strikes again

anyhoo.........to the OP

lowering your car does affect driveline geometery and it can cause adverse affects on axle wear, tire wear, etc and if you were under a warranty it could get voided.......

johnlear

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah, they're lowering springs.

It happens, make sure you guide them back into position when you lower it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It's because they are lowering springs that are either poorly engineered, or designed for use with dampers with a shorter travel at full extension, or, they are cut springs (and this is at least one reason why cut springs are not a good idea).

TheMuffinMan

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johnlear &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
It's because they are lowering springs that are either poorly engineered, or designed for use with dampers with a shorter travel at full extension, or, they are cut springs (and this is at least one reason why cut springs are not a good idea). </TD></TR></TABLE>


I don't think my Eibach's are poorly engineered

wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johnlear &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
It's because they are lowering springs that are either poorly engineered, or designed for use with dampers with a shorter travel at full extension, or, they are cut springs (and this is at least one reason why cut springs are not a good idea). </TD></TR></TABLE>

naw the springs are not cut, i am guessing there like that bcuz my car as a stock shock and the spring is a lowering one

johnlear

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I don't think my Eibach's are poorly engineered </TD></TR></TABLE>Well probably not, Eibach seem to have a good reputation. But if they are loosing pre-tension at full droop then they mustn't be being used quite as intended, i.e. the dampers must be too long for those springs.

deeweezy187

can dropping your car cause your axles to make a whine sound?

wesk18

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deeweezy187 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">can dropping your car cause your axles to make a whine sound? </TD></TR></TABLE>

why?? is that what happend??

aasaa666

actually lowering your car can damaged the parts inside the inboard joint of your driveshafts. I've seen it. its pretty ugly. This is severe when you lower it too much so that theres no play inside the inboard joint. the shaft, along with spider and roller, just jams into the inboard joint with great force from going over bumps. Had a customer come in for that.