kent

hey guys..im about to lower my car about 2 inches today..i just have to put on springs..what am i in for? anything too hard?btw i got some help.
sorry for the camera..its horrible
heres the web site if these pics dont work.
http://photos.yahoo.com/play2spray

bikeboy80

hopefully you are ready if something goes wrong, most likely the bolts in the rear trailing arms a seized and you will have to get new bushings and bolts, but maybe you'll be lucky other then that it should be a no brainer, good luck

kent

new bushings and bolts..how much for that stuff? $200? $100?

2.JDM.2

u are in for alot of bouncing, maybe sum bottoming out and maybe scratching your front lip lol... but a 2" is not that bad, is the height i would lower my coupe but with my motor i am scared to lowered it becuz i know i will be snapping driveshafts like its my birthday....

kent

haha! they are 1.5 in drop springs, but he said that when they settle, it will be about 1.75in.

Eibach95Civic

same here my bolts and brushing were coroded....took me all day to get the ****'s out.....but yes get new bolts and brushings.....$8-15 dollars....

hawk

8-15 damn thats cheap mine cost me around 50 bucks from the honda dealer. but yes its pretty easy, as long as your bolts dont break

RotiEatter

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When I tried to lower my car the bolt broke that connects the shock to the LCA. Just the head of the bolt broke off. What can I do to get this bolt out?? Thanks in advance.

93b18civic

use a small drill bit through the remaining bolt and slowly increase the size till you can collapse the bolt. or another way is to heat it up with a torch and use an e-z-out. hope this helps.

Racerage1

make sure to save for some shocks for later down the road...oh and get your alignment done right after you lower it...

deepnite

when ever ur removing bots from under the car...id make sure i soak them with W-40 or something that ll free up the bolt..then spray some bushing preserver on the bushings to give them some give..hopefully nothing will break off

let the stuff soak in overnite..then spray again when ur ready to remove any parts
a $20 investment in sprays can save u time and $$$ money in the long run

while ur under there..spray all the bushing s ..best to keep them healthy..they re a pain in the *** to replace


[Modified by deepnite, 6:12 PM 3/2/2003]

Heinz57

springs settling? who said that? man, if i was buying a set of springs and someone claimed they will settle, i wouldn't buy it. what kinds did you get? I have prokits and they don't settle. quality.

91' LS-VTEC

We dropped my car about 2weeks ago.One of my freinds had dropped his car and said it wasn't gonna be that hard.It took 3 of us 4hrs. All in all, it wasn't to hard,kinda funny.

o`yeah, it was on a 92hb and we put in neuspeed 2" drop rcae springs.
good luck on your weekend project.

jEE

just watch it. it will pop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AmericanNightmare

spray down the bolts beforehand. the front bolts will most likely come out easily but the the back LCA bolts will break and your bushing will be corroded so you will need to get those out and replace them. i got 4 bushing and 4 bolts for 50-70 dollars through honda dealership (thats with overnight shipping)

SebAyatollah

i dropped my 90 hatch with skunk 2 coil overs , i was riding on si wheels i went as low as they can go ,,ill tell you the ride on that was so bouncey and rough ...
as i said b4 in another post i made the same mistake to use coilovers all over again is a rough ride man next project i will be riding springs .....

PhatHardy

your bouncy ride isn't caused by the coilovers, it's caused by the shocks, you need new shocks, skunk2 coilovers are very stiff not bouncy at all. You need to raise your ride up some too, never go as low as they can go, you won't get much shock travel. Coilovers cost more than springs for a reason.

toEknEEg

i ******* sawed off the bolt on the shock. **** was pissing me off. i was putting on koni yellows on anyways so i didnt need the top. it will be really bouncy if you have stock shocks. your handling is going to hell also.

acydphryck

hmmmm....depending on the strut/spring setup you put on, you should get better handling and cornering performance. just so you know, stiffer=better
but too much stiffness will sacrifice ride comfort...hope this helps...

RaIn

Might want to buy or a rent a spring compressor if you don't want to get hurt

toEknEEg

hahhahaha.....i almost got killed

Paranoid Android

LoL...

weak!...

We put the spare tire over it, had a friend push down on the tire, and impacted it right off...only shot up about 6 inches.

Fun Fun all in all...

RaIn

Was just informing him bc if it's his first time, and he doesn't know he could kill himself if it hit him in the head.

kent

goldline. they ride great!

MilanoRex

I'm riding on goldlines.. No complaints here

The first mod i ever did was lower my car. I did it all alone with no help, i used this site http://www.deepstaged.net/spring_install.htm it took me 2 days to do though

It was way easier then i thought. Just make sure and have all the tools.