coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
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coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
any1 ever raise a civic up to put bigger tires on it?
would the ebay coilvers go high enough to put truck tires on? winter is coming
it sounds funny...but idc. i think it would be cool to have a civic as high as an explorer
would the ebay coilvers go high enough to put truck tires on? winter is coming
it sounds funny...but idc. i think it would be cool to have a civic as high as an explorer
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10-08-2009, 09:07 AM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
im pretty sure there no way to lift a civic high enough to put "truck tires" under it. all the coils you buy will come the same height as a stock setup, then typically people lower from there. i would bet theres no any way to get it much higher then stock w/o some type of fabricating a "suspension" lift like a 4x4 would do.
10-08-2009, 09:32 AM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
so. so is my wifes sante fe. 2wd fwd 4cyl.
it would just be cool seein all these ninjas driving around in slammd civics and they see mine...all jacked up on swampers
it would just be cool seein all these ninjas driving around in slammd civics and they see mine...all jacked up on swampers
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
You could maybe get another inch with coil spacers, but I doubt any of the truck kits use small enough coils to allow you to use their spacers.
But I don't think a civic's suspension even droops that much with no weight on it.
But I don't think a civic's suspension even droops that much with no weight on it.
10-08-2009, 12:30 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
find a truck frame and take the civic one off bolt it up and run some super swampers lol . It wouldnt be very slow that that rotation mass of the new tire.
10-08-2009, 12:35 PM
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10-08-2009, 01:03 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
im pretty sure there no way to lift a civic high enough to put "truck tires" under it. all the coils you buy will come the same height as a stock setup, then typically people lower from there. i would bet theres no any way to get it much higher then stock w/o some type of fabricating a "suspension" lift like a 4x4 would do.
I mean, you can't raise it a ton, but you can get it enough to get you through a bit of snow a little better. I've considered doing it myself.
If you're doing that, you do have to watch out for positive camber, which IMO is dangerous compared to negative camber, as it can significantly reduce cornering grip. I wouldn't consider it without adjustable camber.
10-08-2009, 01:11 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
Not totally true. I've seen it done in a 'post your winter beater' thread in Appearance/Cosmetic. Someone was running a DA on sleeved coil springs (like GC style) and had it lifted about 2-2.5" higher than stock. It was their shop car that they used to run parts around and pull shells around their lot. I'm not sure what sleeves they were running, but it worked. He wasn't running truck tires, but you could probably run light truck snow tires if you wanted.
I mean, you can't raise it a ton, but you can get it enough to get you through a bit of snow a little better. I've considered doing it myself.
If you're doing that, you do have to watch out for positive camber, which IMO is dangerous compared to negative camber, as it can significantly reduce cornering grip. I wouldn't consider it without adjustable camber.
I mean, you can't raise it a ton, but you can get it enough to get you through a bit of snow a little better. I've considered doing it myself.
If you're doing that, you do have to watch out for positive camber, which IMO is dangerous compared to negative camber, as it can significantly reduce cornering grip. I wouldn't consider it without adjustable camber.
get the same setup as the guy he describes, DA fits EG
10-08-2009, 01:43 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
we lifted my buddy's 03 cavalier with ground control coilover sleeves for a 1st gen eagle talon TSi AWD, was about a 2" lift.
10-08-2009, 02:56 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
what size r u trying to fit on ur civic ive raised mine for winter to fit my 205's with some space so they dont rub ever
10-08-2009, 03:35 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
I know when i installed my koni coilovers the first time, it was much higher than stock. I started at the highest setting and worked my way lower since i thought it would be easier to lower it than raise it. Im not sure about other brands.
10-08-2009, 04:03 PM
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Re: coilovers..not for lowering but for raising it up
Idk if I'm right but aren't they mainly used for the track? I mean yea We buy them to lower the car but we don't really use their full potential... I think they set up the car on scales then adjust from there I think... Correct me if I'm wrong...
