hey. well this is my lude and the suspension set up is skunk2 coilovers with tokico illuminas. the back i can still lower like another 2 inches but the front is maxed out and it barely tucking tire. i wanna go alot lower then that in the front does anyone know of any coilover/shock setup that i can buy seperatly(just front) or does anyone know of any good lowering springs that will leave this lude tucking bolt!

pics would help !

 

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take off those big *** wheels

 

their 17's???? thats perfect for the size of the car. u dont put 15's on a prelude im sorry.

 

16's are ideal size for 4th gen.....

 

ok thats kool. 16's but can we get back to the suspension topic?????

 

flip the bottom of the coilovers and then put them back on, ull lose another 1/2 inch or so

 

I am gonna be completely honest here! I lowered my car via Tein SS coilover kit 2 summers ago. And I slammed it. Looked great (rode good) and I loved it. (prolly about like yours right now (just about tucked - I could have went lower but didn't) I had clearance issues here and there, speed bumps, gas stations, driveways, car washes, quick lubes - you get my drift. I tried to be very carefull but every now and then I would bottom out my exhaust. Didn't think much of it till one day I decided my car was deffinatelly gettin louder and thought I better check my exaust. To my surprise I had cracked my header at collector, and flange, downpipe at the flange, testpipe at flange, and axleback at the flange and muffler. Not only that but my flexpipe was beat up, downpipe was dented in a few spots, and my oilpan had dents scrapes and the plug was even scraped. Thats not to mention the numerous scrapes and scratches to the underbody. Needless to say I jacked my car up about an inch after that, it cost me almost $500 for my new exhaust and reallighnment. Also I didn't get an alighnment right away so I destroyed 2 tires ($250)

Lowering your car that low (for daily driving) is not a good idea. Not to mention the performance aspect. And the fact of CAMBER and wheel allighnment.

Now my car is a daily driver and I use it almost everyday during the spring, summer, fall, but I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

Best of luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AEMPrelude916 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">flip the bottom of the coilovers and then put them back on, ull lose another 1/2 inch or so</TD></TR></TABLE>
that sounds like it may work. but im not quite sure what part of the coilover your talking about?

 

the part that fits against the spring (thats my guess)

 

i cant remember what its called, but the little cap that spins and holds the spring on it to adjust your ride height.. i dont have coilovers, so i dont know what its called, but a friend of mine did it, and it dropped another 1/2 inch.. he cant even go over a pack of cigarettes now.. just flip it over,and just screw it on a lil bit, and then tighten the lil screws..

 

the adjustable part of the coilover, it has a couple perches and a cylinder with threads on it...sound familiar? i think he wants you to flip that up-side-down. i always thought the threads on thos things went from one end to the other, so why would flipping it make a difference? also, why do you want a car so low? as long as it handles ok now, whats wrong with your setup?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92_JDM_VTEC_lude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am gonna be completely honest here! I lowered my car via Tein SS coilover kit 2 summers ago. And I slammed it. Looked great (rode good) and I loved it. (prolly about like yours right now (just about tucked - I could have went lower but didn't) I had clearance issues here and there, speed bumps, gas stations, driveways, car washes, quick lubes - you get my drift. I tried to be very carefull but every now and then I would bottom out my exhaust. Didn't think much of it till one day I decided my car was deffinatelly gettin louder and thought I better check my exaust. To my surprise I had cracked my header at collector, and flange, downpipe at the flange, testpipe at flange, and axleback at the flange and muffler. Not only that but my flexpipe was beat up, downpipe was dented in a few spots, and my oilpan had dents scrapes and the plug was even scraped. Thats not to mention the numerous scrapes and scratches to the underbody. Needless to say I jacked my car up about an inch after that, it cost me almost $500 for my new exhaust and reallighnment. Also I didn't get an alighnment right away so I destroyed 2 tires ($250)

Lowering your car that low (for daily driving) is not a good idea. Not to mention the performance aspect. And the fact of CAMBER and wheel allighnment.

Now my car is a daily driver and I use it almost everyday during the spring, summer, fall, but I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

Best of luck</TD></TR></TABLE>
eh man i really appreciate it, but im not looking for any horror stories about bottoming out your ride or loosing mufflers im not evenn tucking tire right now and ive got clearance mostly any speedbump or driveway there is. ive scraped a totaly of 2 times with this set up so that tell me something... need to go lower.

 

ohhhh . YOUR TALKING ABOULT THE SLEEVE!??? LOL ya that will give me about another half inch or so. ill try it. thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BB6racer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the adjustable part of the coilover, it has a couple perches and a cylinder with threads on it...sound familiar? i think he wants you to flip that up-side-down. i always thought the threads on thos things went from one end to the other, so why would flipping it make a difference? also, why do you want a car so low?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it does go all the way through, but the bottom is flat, and the top has a step on it, if you flip it over it will lose another 1/4 inch or so for the spring to lower... in turn itll lower your car.. it worked on my friends Ground control coilovers...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludaboy93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ohhhh . YOUR TALKING ABOULT THE SLEEVE!??? LOL ya that will give me about another half inch or so. ill try it. thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha..yea that..lol

 

or try some GC they will make your car tuck for sure with the lowest setting.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pprreelluuddee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or try some GC they will make your car tuck for sure with the lowest setting.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what I have on my 5th Gen. along with KYB AGXs and I lowered it all the way just to see what it would look like, and I still didn't get rim tuck but I did on in the rear

 

nothing wrong with 15's


lol sittin on teeners

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludaboy93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive scraped a totaly of 2 times with this set up so that tell me something... need to go lower.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you take out the springs completely, you'll scrape all the time, probably have about 1/8" ground clearance is that low enough? Its less unsprung weight that way as well, in case you care about any technical or practical aspect of your car.

 

lmao

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If you take out the springs completely, you'll scrape all the time, probably have about 1/8" ground clearance is that low enough? Its less unsprung weight that way as well, in case you care about any technical or practical aspect of your car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

just as long as it looks good sittin on the trailor right!!!!!!!

J/K but yea he has a point

 

if you want to go that low, just go get an air ride system. a daily driver that low is dumb. save up for an air ride system and you'll be able to go wherever you want and not have to pay when you bottom out your exhaust.