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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 05:34 AM
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My 91 Accord rides on Gin Coilovers and Tokico Blue Shocks.It rideY!Anyway is was planning to get Ground Controls but,I just want to see how Eibach Sportlines and Prokit look on the car.
I kind of want the Prokit but I don't know if it'll look right on some 18s.I don't think it's low enough.Do the Sportlines make your Camber real bad?I have Sportlines on my 89 Civic.I rides good and all but I had to get some Cambers Kits for it cause the camber was all messed up.It looked like the tire was going to fall off!
So.......if anybody has any pictures comparing the Sportlines and the Prokit on an Accord like mine,I would very much appreciate it.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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Pro-kits drop the car 1.2 inches. Sportlines, about 2.0 inches. Its not that big of a difference.
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:51 AM
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Is the Sportline a noticeable drop and how is the Camber?
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:51 AM
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if your tire looks like it is going to fall off than your car is to low,
only invest in a camber kit if your camber is lower than -1.8 to -2
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 07:19 PM
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I have the Eibach sportline on my 98 Accord. It is a 2 inch drop and yes, it messed up my camber pretty bad. The ride is not bad at all, just the alignment sucks. I didn't get an alignment for a while and I paid for it in tires!! Make sure you get the camber right no matter what you decide to go with.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 03:26 AM
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If you slam your car more than 1.5 inches, you are going to pay.. tires/suspension/broken body parts.... Not worth it, ugly as hell, and serves no improvement in performance..
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 04:27 AM
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So get the Prokit?Does it look good with 18s?
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 05:37 AM
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I don't like slammed cars... I had the Prokits and frankly my car wasn't lowered enough. I replaced them with H&R Sport springs, probably very similar in drop to the Sportlines, and the car was too low. You can't go wrong with the Groundcontrol kit and Eibach springs, but it can be difficult to pick the right spring lengths and rates. As for the 18" wheels, a lot of people here will flame you on that, they're extremely heavy and will slow you down. There are a few show-car guys here with 18s... if they haven't been scared off yet.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 05:48 AM
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Flam me if you guys want!I already have a Civic that runs low 13s so I just want my Accord to look good(For NOW!).Plus it's an AUTOMATICS.Once the stock engine goes out,then I'll get an H22.But for now I'm putting 18s but I need some SPRINGS that will look good on the car. LATA
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 05:51 AM
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4doorH22,what cars can you beat with your car.I bet you love it.Does it pull pretty good?
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 05:52 AM
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you will not get flamed for 18"s, you will be told that they have absolutely no good effects on an Accord unless you like bling-bling

your car does not need to be slammed to look good, true car enthusiast's don't care how far the car is dropped, they care how you adapt the car to the drop given
I only sit about an inch to an inch and a half lower and get many positive comments on the car becasue of the purpose behind the lowering

you will get flamed if you post a pic of your car with 18" wheels on it though
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:05 AM
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Let me some pictures of you guys' cars on rims. I need to get an Idea.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:13 AM
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i have 15" Kosei K1's and you can see why I have them
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:16 AM
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Flam me if you guys want!I already have a Civic that runs low 13s so I just want my Accord to look good(For NOW!).Plus it's an AUTOMATICS.Once the stock engine goes out,then I'll get an H22.But for now I'm putting 18s but I need some SPRINGS that will look good on the car. LATA
Right on, I wanted my accord to be fast, and I thought it was, until I got my doors blown off last night by a "00" automatic eclipse on the highway. Oh well, my 18 KMC Units are on their way from Cali. as we speak.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:17 AM
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Are those the Kosei 1s?I have a set of those on my Civic
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 06:48 PM
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Those look like K-1's to me.

I've never seen your car before Morgan.

Nice 21...


[Modified by Wont be beat, 10:49 PM 1/25/2002]
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 03:40 AM
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Morgan, Come one man. Get some new numbers!

You wanted pics, here is a pic of my car on some 17's. I used to have 18's on it, but got sick of paying so much for tires.



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Old Jan 27, 2002 | 12:10 PM
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here is a recent pic....those are 18's...
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Old Jan 28, 2002 | 05:11 AM
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What springs are on your car?Looks good!
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Old Jan 28, 2002 | 05:14 AM
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those were hangover- done in 5 minutes before my first session numbers
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