elliascool

so im at stock ride hight right now , 4 door accord with the f22b2 in it , im considering lowering it with cut springs ... ik its ghetto but i wanna just try it for a bit , idk how much to cut ima use an extra set of springs from a junkyard off same car so it dont matter , i wanna close the wheel gap but not have to roll my fenders or scrape , ima get a lip later so it will look lower also .but right now i just wanna lower it a few inches so at least the wheel well is closest as possible without rolling fenders or car being all the way on the shocks , could anybody give some insight on how to do this right without messing anything up or my springs popping out as i hear happens with cut springs?!?!

Seanakins

Why not just run lowering springs on stock shocks for now? Or save until you can afford good springs and shocks. It will ruin how your car handles and just wont be worth it in the long run.

elliascool

then whats a set that lowers what i want to close the wheel well...???

TheMuffinMan

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If you cut springs you will scrape.

Save up and buy a good set of coilovers or shocks/springs.

elliascool

i found these sleeves adjustable to 4in.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SILVE...ht_6336wt_1195

im wondering how much i can lower it on springs or sleeves until i rest on the shock... i dont want that

TheMuffinMan

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You also don't want $25 sleeve-overs....

Save your money, buy these as cheaper good coilovers, not the best but crap tons better than whatever else you're looking at currently.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FUNCT...#ht_3283wt_941

elliascool

well then i would just get the springs .. these seem pretty legit ... and 2 and a half inches closes my wheel gap , but will it still be good on my stock shocks?!?!?!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...ht_3578wt_1165

TheMuffinMan

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Don't you have a 94-97? Those springs are for a 98-02....

And after 14+ years on the same stock shocks they are not going to really enjoy being lowered 2.5 inches all around. You will expedite their death exponentially - they were not designed to be at those heights.

And again, you're looking at ridiculously cheap no-name springs. You have no guarantees what their actual spring rates are (in fact they don't even mention them) and have no idea on the quality. Just save your money and buy decent shocks/springs or coilovers when you can. There is no need to rush into things. You may end up blowing more than just your shocks - ball joints, oil pan (from being low on unknown spring rates and bouncing), ride quality, etc.

Cheaper Shocks (OEM Replacement)? KYB GR-2 ~$250
Cheap Shocks? KYB AGX or Koni Reds (Street) ~$300-400
Good Shocks? Koni Yellows ~$500

Springs?
Eibach ~$200-250 (Sportline or Prokit)
Tein ~$200

etc

elliascool

yea your right but i just dont wanna put that kind of money into it ... ive already wasted a few thousand on repairs n junk im just trying to make it look good and sell it and try to get my moneys worth from it .

Seanakins

if youre just trying to sell it leave the springs alone.

elliascool

yea but if its lowered i can be like yea its got nice lowering springs ..its got this and that give some sellers BS and some mexi will buy it hopefully

wolfy47

if you do that i hope you go to hell

or at least have one of the springs snap on your *** so it will only hurt yourself and put you into the hospital instead of hurting someone innocent because your cheap lieing *** lied to try and make a quick buck

its scum like you that makes me never want to buy a modded car

TheMuffinMan

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If you want to just sell it, make it as absolutely bone stock as possible and in the greatest condition and leave it alone. Have the interior shampooed and cleaned out, clean the trunk out, clean/degrease the engine bay, etc. Fix any minor broken items (burnt bulbs, etc) and just be done with it. Don't put on $30 lowering springs.....

djkurious

I agree with Muffinman on this. I would rather buy a bone-clean stock car w/o any mods so I can do my own mods. Worth more in resale value also than some modded out cheap modified ricer...

elliascool

fine i wont do it sheesh .... btw it is like bone stock anyways ....i was just shooting ideas ... and yea u guys are right i always look for stock rides too.