im gettin this 87 crx si to make jus a beater car to take to the track, i wanted to get a 87 hatch but i found a good deal on these crx's for 375$$, jw how low will the nuts on the torsion bar let me go, i want this thing super low

here is the link to the crx's http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/119470941.html

my setup is gona be: 89 integra motor,d16a6 tranny, a decent clutch n ligh flywheel,89 integra breaks,no interior, battery and fuel cell in place of the passenger seat , turbo at 10psi,polished or flatblack hx wheels and shaving alot of weight

 

if you want it to be slammed you will have to reindex the torsion bars, which means removing them, filing the double tooth down on the torque tube, and then reinstalling them 1-2 teeth lower

as it stits stock you will only get about 1-1.5" drop lowering them all the way

 

is it self explanitory when u hop under the car and see whats going on and how the torsion bar works?? if not do u have pics of were i should file down -thanks

 

if you want it super low just take the bolts off...
very very very shitty ride

 

what do u meen by shitty, if its really stiff i dont care because its only gona be driven on infineon raceway

and as long as the wheels dont rub, there the 14" spoke wheels, do you know any more about that? like exactly how low it wil be an why the ride wil be shitty.. thanks

 

aw whatup , u live in rosa.. i live in windsor wana race or what jp

 

you picked up those two red 1st gen crx off cl .. that guy has been tryin to sell those for ever ahaha, good to see u got them for a project

 

im pickin them up saturday, yea the guys thats selling them is hella coo, going threw the same **** i was when i was sellin my d16z6 89 crx si, my 88 hf with b18a1 and b16 tranny and my 90 crx shell w/ b16 swap on the side.. damn its hard to sell on there . als u get is people askin the same questons over and over and they allll flake, ive had like 30 people say that there coming up to trade or buy my shhit and jus newver showed up, but yea im only gona get them if they have very little rust and no body damage

 

yeah i feel you on the craigslist buyers , too many times i have been led around with no success in a sale.. but there are good finds now and then , i also noticed.. and maybe its just me but when ever i have money there is nothing to buy on CL and when ever i dont have money there are good *** deals lol.. good luck with the crx's this weekend bro

 

yea, im hopin they dont got anything wrong that hes lying about , body wize.. but yea i hope i dont drive the 2hour and 45 minute drive for nuthing, anyone know how low and how it will drive when u take the nuts out instead of jus loosening them..

but yea there is some pretty good deals on craigslist but u get what u pay for, i bought a b18a with shimmed bearings and i found out the hard way

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fullracecrxsi87 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what do u meen by shitty, if its really stiff i dont care because its only gona be driven on infineon raceway

and as long as the wheels dont rub, there the 14" spoke wheels, do you know any more about that? like exactly how low it wil be an why the ride wil be shitty.. thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>ya very bouncey

 

like you have blown shocks or no?

 

no
just try it it takes like 5 mins to do

 

have you checked out http://www.redpepperracing.com?

 

Jump under there and back the torsion bar nuts down until the nut is flush with the end of the bolt, no lower that would probably be dangerous.

^ I did this with my '87 HF and it was the best handling, tightest cornering car I've EVER driven. Had it for almost 2 yrs without any problems.

 

the guys freind died n i couldnt get a hold of him to get the cars saturday, but i can go this tuesday.. thats whyi havent figured it out myself

but i want my crx hellllla low , the closest i can get without rubbing my wheels..

my freinds 87 si used to rub the back tires cuz it was so low, but only when u hit a dip or bump

 

The back is a whole different deal. When I had mine, I only found 1 set of rear springs made for it. Eibach, and they only lowered the rear about an inch.....maybe less.

You could always cut them if you want a snowplow.

*Edit, I see you're in Cali. I mean sandplow.

 

i got some 90 integra springs i can cut if they will work without to much modification.

how low will lowering the nuts flush with the bolt on the torsion bar take me? pics would be nice, but ive read places it says a half inch and some people said 2 inch drop so i duno, i want a really stiff suspension also and i have a mig and arc welder i can modify parts however i can

 

so pretty much i want like a 4 inch drop while staying stiff, and what shocks would allow me to go that low without bottoming them out, if someone could send me there email adress il send them a pic of how low id want it exactly, and pics of my g2 integra to post up on here

 

http://silverstone2000si@yahoo.com
leme check it out

 

did u get the pics?

 

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very very very shitty ride</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea dont do this, thats utterly retarded and would pretty much make the car ride on the struts alone, and has the possibilty of ripping the torsion bars out of the car if the arms contacts the ground

http://www.mullinator.com/crx/tech_tbar.html
thats how to install aftermarkets but you can do the same Indexing to your stock ones and get a lower drop

 

yea thanks, i know how to lower it my only queston now is how low will the nut bring you

pictures would be great if anyone has them

 

like i said as it sits now, you might get 1-2" drop without rekeying

 

No pics sorry.....but if memory serves I'd say it's more like 2" at the least, I think mine was more in the 3" drop range.

Just do it and find out. It's seriously a 20 minute project for both sides. Like factory coilovers in a way