question about coilover sleves and stock struts
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question about coilover sleves and stock struts
my 94 civic came with skunk 2 coilovers and i believe it has just oem replacement cheapo struts in it. the strut seems to travel about 2 inches further than the coil does when there is no load on it so basically there is no preload on the spring if the car bounces higher than the travel of the spring. i do realize this is because the car is lowered a little bit but is there any cheap remedies for this or should i just leave it alone? here's a pic.
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Re: question about coilover sleves and stock struts (Dan GSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dan GSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">new shocks</TD></TR></TABLE>
definitely
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Re: question about coilover sleves and stock struts (Jaesung)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jaesung »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry but you need koni or kyb agx.
oem won't do for lowered suspension setup. they will blow within time will tell.</TD></TR></TABLE>well eventually i will replace the shocks when i have the money for it but i wasnt sure if aftermarket struts would solve that issue. do they have a shorter stroke than oem? if not, then it would still have the gap, correct? im just wondering... ive never had a lowered vehicle before so i dont know. can you explain how it would fix it?
and as for the stock struts blowing, they have been in there for a long time and are still fine. the previous owner lowered it in 2001 and he has never changed the struts in the 6 years he had owned the car.
thanks in advance,
dan
oem won't do for lowered suspension setup. they will blow within time will tell.</TD></TR></TABLE>well eventually i will replace the shocks when i have the money for it but i wasnt sure if aftermarket struts would solve that issue. do they have a shorter stroke than oem? if not, then it would still have the gap, correct? im just wondering... ive never had a lowered vehicle before so i dont know. can you explain how it would fix it?
and as for the stock struts blowing, they have been in there for a long time and are still fine. the previous owner lowered it in 2001 and he has never changed the struts in the 6 years he had owned the car.
thanks in advance,
dan
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Re: question about coilover sleves and stock struts (The Poopsmith)
well i could just crank up the coilovers and achieve the same thing but i'd rather leave it lowered.
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Re: question about coilover sleves and stock struts (Mr. HYDE)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. HYDE »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">koni yellows time 
</TD></TR></TABLE> na i dont want an adjustible strut unless it has adjustments for rebound and compression
</TD></TR></TABLE> na i dont want an adjustible strut unless it has adjustments for rebound and compression
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