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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Hola peeps. Bit of a dilemma here. I've got a 91 DA, riding on Konig Toxxin's, KGB AGX shocks, stock springs (actually not bad). I'm ready to lower, but I live in SoCal, land of culverts at every intersection (i.e., gutters), in other words, not that low, but the 4X4 look gets old.

I was thinking of going with Eibach Sportlines, 1.8" F and 1.5" R drop, worried about the drop in relation to the ground and rubbing on the tires is a no no. Any advice (from experience please) would be helpful.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Need to know the offset of your wheels and tire size to help.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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205 / 40R17 80W

offset 4 X 100
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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bump for knowledge - leaning towards Eibach sportlines now, 1.8"F / 1.5" R drop. Talked to a guy with sportlines on a DA with 17's and he said it was fine.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by themilman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">205 / 40R17 80W

offset 4 X 100</TD></TR></TABLE>

ummm thats not offset
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hayabusa160 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

ummm thats not offset </TD></TR></TABLE>

we need the offset
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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Unfortunately, with a 1.5" drop your front bumper will still be a foot off the ground.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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From an online search it appears 17" Konig Toxxin's with a 4 X 100 lug pattern have an offset of 42.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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A friend with a 96 Integra sold these to me for $100 when he sold his car and put his stock rims back on. I haven't rubbed once, I think I have more clearance than he did and he never rubbed either. I'm installing Tokico springs, 1.5" F and 1.4" R drop, spring rate is very close to stock but progressive, not linear. I have a Revo camber kit, not installed yet because I haven't needed it. I will have it installed after the drop if the shop can't align the car without it, I think I will probably only need to add washers to the rear to correct too much negative camber. If the front is off too then I'll have them do that as well. Thanks for all the info/feedback.
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