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Old 07-16-2009, 04:21 PM
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If i was going to lower a 96 prelude on 16 inch rims. What would be a good drop.

Ive found 2 sets of tien springs

1.1 front 1.2 rear

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2.1 front and back


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Old 07-16-2009, 04:23 PM
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id do the 2.1!
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How low would it be? I dont really want to scrub on anything, In Fla we tend to have poor road maintenance, ie Pot Hole, Bad Entrances to businesses, Speed bumps
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I think you'd be fine lowered 2.1" but...

What size tires?
Old 07-16-2009, 05:18 PM
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i belive there... umm 205/55/r16


Ill double check in a min
Old 07-16-2009, 07:54 PM
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I wouldn't go any lower than 2". Living in Oklahillbillyoma, you'll never get anywhere because everything is designed for pickups.
Old 07-17-2009, 04:13 PM
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Does anyone have pictures of how low a prelude is with a 2ish drop?
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2 is too much for a street car......I am at 1.75" with 225/50/15s and have flat spotted my header and hit my cross member more times than I can remember.
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2 is too much for a street car......I am at 1.75" with 225/50/15s and have flat spotted my header and hit my cross member more times than I can remember.
Yep. I'm at 1.5" and I have to take driveway entrances at 0.5mph.

The best route would be Ground Control coilovers. You can pick your stiffness and your ride height for a very reasonable price.
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on my first prelude (4th gen) i was thinking conservatively like you and opted for the mild TEIN H-tech rather than the S-tech, if i could do it again id pick the S-tech.. the mild drop was barely noticeable.

go for the 2.1!
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