i finally decided to go Skunk2 coilover w/KYB shocks...
but will it be ok to go lower than 3" with new shocks??

 

damn .... that thing will be so low if you go over three inches of drop i have the exact set up and i love them

 

how's the ride quality with 3" drop..??(if u lowered that much.. )
I was told that i can't go lower than 2" with KYB shocks... is that true?


[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 11:04 PM 6/3/2002]

 

anyone???

 

I heard it was "don't go lower than 1.5 inch". I heard though, I don't know from personal experience. I have Konis instead.

 

<U>I heard it was "don't go lower than 1.5 inch". </U>

so... it's not worth it for me if that's true... damn!!!
anybody know more about KYB shocks? what IF i go lower than 3" with
them?? will they blow?? thanks...





[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 12:48 AM 6/4/2002]

 

Yeah, I heard from my uncle not to drop it more than 1.5 in.

 

I have 2.5" drop and it runs smooth. Anything lower will be bouncy.

 

how long have u had the shocks ridin' 2 1/2" dropped?? how bouncy
is it if lowered than 2 1/2"?? and thanks for all the replies!!

 

c'mon guys!! help this poor guy out... what happens if lowered than 1 1/2"????
there's gotta be someone with these shocks... or maybe not...
thanks anyways, guys...

 

I doubt the shocks would blow. I got my car lowered and was driving around with an excess of a 2" drop on my STOCK shocks for a year. These are also shocks that have been on a car that is now 6 years old. When I finally got my Koni Yellows I tested out all the shocks to see if any of them were blown. Only ONE of the shocks showed that it was starting to go.

I then put on my Koni Yellow shocks and drove around with a 3.5" drop for 3 months before I finally raised the car back up. The car will not ride that great at a 3.5 drop. 3" or a little above is much better from what I have noticed. I have probably sitting at 2.75" all around now and the car rides a HELL of a lot better than it did at 3.5. Hope this helps.


[Modified by 96 SOHC VTEC, 5:22 PM 6/4/2002]

 

....but my question was about the KYB shocks. and i'll get those koni yellows
if not KYB!! thanks!!

 

yeah. i was rollin around with about a 3.5" drop on my civic for about 6-8 months

i just recently bough Koni yellows and one front was blown, one rear.

i rode around on my Konis with about a 5" drop (believeit) for about a week, but the ride was so incredibly bad i lifted it up to about the tops of the tires, rides like a dream, i need to cut off some more bump stop though and drop it a tad because i cant stand being too high.

Konis RULE

 

but 5"???? holy ****!!
you are lucky driving like that... 'cause even if i wanted to drive that low
the road condition here in TORONTO is jus' a roller coaster!! real bad!!!
thanks for the good info!!