I want to lower my GSR slightly. I've never lowered a car myself. How much are some quality lowering springs, like some Tiens. How much labor is involved?

Thanks all.

 

Well if your mechanically inclined then it's not too hard. Watch out for the LCA bolts as they can be a bitch to get out at times. As far as springs go it's all about what you want to do with the car i.e. performance of just for looks. Tiens are good springs and there's a few others out there like Eibach, H&R, Neuspeed etc...
I'm currently using som H&R sport spring that has 1.75" drop in the front and 1.50" in the rear. Also using the KYB AGX struts...Dont' forget to upgrade the struts as well!

 

How-To;
http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=494

For price, just look around the sponsor marketplace and see what they are selling springs for. Depending on your drop i would consider getting some shocks. Also, its not a bad idea since your already removing everything anyway. And don't forget to get an alignment after.

Ali

 

you should also need a spring compressor to take out the old spring. You maybe able to buy one, use it and return it...if you can find a hookup. Makes taking the springs out easier and safer. Putting the new spring on wouldnt be as bad, just have a buddy to slightly compress the spring while u tighten down the top cap bolt.

when you are doing the rears,the LCA will droop to the bottm after you take out the shock because of the weight of the wheel. This makes reinstalling the shock difficult bacuase u cant insert the LCA bolt back . Just use a jack to jack up the entire knuckle, raise it until u can put the LCA bolt back thru the hole. Saves you a lot of effort.

And like Ali said, Definitely get an alignment too.

 

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Def get a spring compressor, you can just rent one from autozone so you don't have to buy it.

Ali

 

Are there any springs out there that would give me around a 1.8" drop and still be a comfortable ride on stock type r struts?

 

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I believe the Eibach Sportlines are a 1.7 inch drop. H&R sports are like 1.5 and i believe its the same for Tien S-tech.

Ali

 

Yeah i was thinking about eibach sportlines but i am afraid the ride will be to harsh for the roads around here.

 

I'm prolly gonna take it to the local tuner shop. How much ballpark am i lookin to spend for new springs, struts, labor, and anything else that you dudes recomend. I just need to prioratize my list of GSR "to-do's". Thx.

 

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It depends on what springs, shocks, camber kit (if you decide to get one) you choose. Springs can be 100-250, Shocks 250-500, Front Camber Kit 200. Labor 200-300 (just a guess) and then 100 bucks for an alignment.

Ali

 

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Ali</TD></TR></TABLE>

Remove $200 from that estimate, as a front camber kit will do more harm than good with that minimal of a drop.

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If you go with the Einach springs, they're a relatively soft rate, and you won't need, but might want anyway, good shocks. Anything that can handle a slight drop and increase in stiffness should work fine (Koni reds, KYB AGX, Illuminas, etc). Don't forget to cut your stock bumpstops, but leave at least 1 inch.

Labor is 4 hours and hand tools for first timers, 2 if you know what you're doing. You can rent a spring compressor for the cost of the unit from Autozone, and they refund the entire price on return. The one I rented didn't work for coil springs over shocks, as it needed to go into the center of the spring, so I simply shot the top hats off the rear shocks into the grass. Works fine, as long as you're careful. You don't need a compressor to install lowering springs, they're usually short enough to not be preloaded at full droop.

Just make sure to soak the rear LCA shock bolts with some penetrating oil if they haven't been removed in some time. They tend to get stuck.

And definately get an alignment as soon as possible after lowering. The toe will be so far off, its not even funny. You might also consider asking for 0 toe front and back, instead of the factory specified rear toe in, but thats a personal decision.