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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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Default Suspension Techniques Drop/Lowering Fork

i just call st and i was told to get info from honda-tech so that the forks could be reproduce. they need to know material, price ur willing to pay and the time frame for your purchase. also if any one already have them please post ur experience.
(if u don't know what they are please search) i know ur going to like them.

material: iron, metal
price: 225 shipped
time frame: asap


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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:15 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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I didnt know they made lowered forks for the struts, or dont they? Is that waht this thread is about?
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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they used to make drop forks and rear lca that made the car lower but did not affect suspension travel it is a great idea. no clue why it didnt get very popular
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Because 2 inches is too much drop. If you use the drop forks with coilovers or springs, you're super low with no way of increasing ride height to a reasonable 1.75 inch drop or 1.5 for street.
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hayabusa160 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they used to make drop forks and rear lca that made the car lower but did not affect suspension travel it is a great idea. no clue why it didnt get very popular</TD></TR></TABLE>


didnt some of them fail (break)? i thought that's why they stopped making them.

i ahve coil overs now... no need for drop forks unless i want forged aluminum ones for bling.
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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i wouldnt mind aluminum ones to cut weight lol but stock lenth of course
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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I would take some for increased suspension travel and a reduction in unsprung weight, but I'd have to work out the ride height issue. I'd probably have to buy some custom springs. Maybe later when I have money for that.

Also I believe that the rear LCAs came w/out swaybar mounting holes.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:09 AM
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what up with that poll i didn't put it there. anyways, i think if u have coil-over u could just adjust ur ride-height. the fork is all about comfort and the ability to be as low as you want to without losing suspension travel.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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hey im in mass and i had the ST drop arms and drop forks before. The rear arms sucked cuz there were no holes drilled for sway bar mounts. Basically the rear arm is V shaped and the front forks are shorter, therefore lowering the car like another 1"-1.5".....it was ok i guess. sold them on HT a longass time ago. They were known to break but never broke on me. I had them in combo with Ground Control coilovers and koni yellows back in the day and it put my car on the ground nicely...lol...nothing like gaining another inch drop without touching the shock travel.




Modified by EKchump at 11:43 AM 10/26/2004
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:40 AM
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Just drop that s**t to the ground... thats what i did, and even though i can't go over speedbumps, potholes or kittens. its still fun to look at when i'm not driving and bouncing around because i didn't upgrade my struts.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:44 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by delsold16 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just drop that s**t to the ground... thats what i did, and even though i can't go over speedbumps, potholes or kittens. its still fun to look at when i'm not driving and bouncing around because i didn't upgrade my struts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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thumbs down what? don't hate cause you can't relate.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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good idea for you guys that have a lot of suspension droop and spring slop
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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I used to have a set and loved them

as I can recall there were never any issuse with alignment and the car rode factory smooth but with a much lower center of gravity

I would buy they again but it would be nice if they made th4e LCA's in aluminum this time
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