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Old May 19, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Default Did search, what's good a a 4 inch drop

right now i wanna change my shocks and coilovers, i have my car slammed to the floor full 4 inches on those cheap *** dropzone coilovers and i blew my tokicos blues, do you guys know if koni yellows would handle that drop, and also what coil overs or springs would be good for that type drop i like my car slammed and I want my suspension to last.
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Old May 19, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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No suspension will last a long time slammed that low.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 02:24 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chowmien &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No suspension will last a long time slammed that low.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wahts the point? lower cars do not mean better handling. why not just cut the springs if u want to be slammed. have fun with a bouncy *** ride tho.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 05:12 AM
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If you can get the car that low, you will destroy any normal or performance dampers in just a short amount of time unless you have done an extreme amount of redesigning of your suspension geometry and use a lot of custom parts.

A four inch drop at the wheels would mean a loss of nearly three inches of compression travel at the shock and I assure you that no Honda/Acura shocks have that or more compression stroke for you to remove. If you must have the car that low, you may as well keep the parts that you have now even if they are destroyed because you will only destroy anything that you put on there.

If you raised the car up 2 to 2+ inches, you would be amazed what a nice car you have again. That is why they call it a "suspension" and not a "solid".
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Old May 20, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Lee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> That is why they call it a "suspension" and not a "solid".</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old May 20, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DsBananas94LS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">right now i wanna change my shocks and coilovers, i have my car slammed to the floor full 4 inches on those cheap *** dropzone coilovers and i blew my tokicos blues, do you guys know if koni yellows would handle that drop, and also what coil overs or springs would be good for that type drop i like my car slammed and I want my suspension to last. </TD></TR></TABLE>

do you have pics of you car? let's see if it's really slam to the floor.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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thats pretty low
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Old May 20, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 03civda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats pretty low</TD></TR></TABLE>

...and pretty lame.

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