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HELP ! BOAT LOOK ?!?!?

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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Default HELP ! BOAT LOOK ?!?!?

I have a 96 Accord sedan Ex with Eibach prokit spring, adjsutable KYB AGX shocks/struts, and 18in Racingharts on it. I've taken notice that the back is LOWER than the front !? The rear tire gap is almost non-existant and the front, there is almost a 1 1/2-2 inch gap between the fenders and tires. The guy I bought the car told me the reason it sit like it does is because he had tons of "BOXES" as in sound boxes that weighted the car down in the rear. I wanna fix this problem because I see tons of accord rolling around with the front lower as the back is. HELP PLEASE ! ! ! !
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Default Re: HELP ! BOAT LOOK ?!?!? (Duy504)

If you lower a Honda evenly, the rear will look lower. Its because the rear wheel well is smaller than the front. Measure from the side jack points on level pavement, and you'll see that the car is level.

Cheapest solution would be to place a spring spacer under the spring in the back, to raise it up a little.
Somewhat like this
No guarantees that those specific ones will work though.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Check this out ! I found a thread that specificly say that my springs are'nt known to give the boat look, even if done correctly. What I want to know is there any way I can fix this or is it jsut something normal and have to live with ?

Check it: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/797528
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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Default Re: HELP ! BOAT LOOK ?!?!? (Duy504)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Duy504 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check this out ! I found a thread that specificly say that my springs are'nt known to give the boat look, even if done correctly. What I want to know is there any way I can fix this or is it jsut something normal and have to live with ?

Check it: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/797528</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did you measure your jackpoints? Do you even know if the car is truely level?

Its normal. Either get used to it, put the stock equipment back on, or modify it further.

Do Accords use front shock forks similar to the EG/DC cars? If so, you can always remove the brake bracket, and force the shock further into the fork to lower the front some more. If not, then just get some spring spacers, like I already suggested.
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