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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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I've got the oppurtunity to buy some Eibach Sportline lowering springs that have been used for less than 5,000km for a cheap price. Is there anything i should be worried about?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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just check for cracks, check for anything that seems wrong
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:39 AM
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^^ x2 just check for damage... I can't see why they would be... but they aren't going to give you lots of drop if that's what your looking for.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:42 AM
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Well I'm wondering whether to go with a 1" or 1.4" drop.



You can see (sorry for the horrible pic) from the front tire that the gap is pretty big. All i want to do is get rid of it. Just wondering if Sportline is too much of a drop because there are a lot of steep inclines and pot holes around here.

P.S. I'll post better pics soon




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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:44 AM
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Theres plenty of info around about springs and such... alot of info can be gathered by searching

depending on your tire size though you won't notice much of a difference till you get close to 1.5" or more...
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 04:38 AM
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just go with the full 1.5 drop.

by the way where did u get ur projectors from? and wat year car u got?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by imroadk1ll &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just go with the full 1.5 drop.

by the way where did u get ur projectors from? and wat year car u got?</TD></TR></TABLE>

probably ebay

and either a 2004-05.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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My headlights are made by Anzo USA and i got them from http://www.procivic.com. I took out the lights they came with and put in the xenon bulbs I already had so they look awesome. They also have the option to hook up the halo ring (like a BMW) but i haven't decided whether i want to do that because i love the look it has at night already.


Old headlights VS new on the right.

The civic i have is a 2005 Canadian Special Edition.


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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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Dude there can never bee too much drop i have 1.7 and i need more lol
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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sweet thanks was it hard to put on the projectors?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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and oh ya forgot u know ur headlights does i say DOT on it?
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Putting in the projectors was a little tricky but wasn't that hard at all. It was tricky getting my xenon bulbs to fit though and getting them aligned properly. And i dunno what you mean DOT.....
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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DOT is like a stamp on the lens of the headlamps. it just basicly tells u its legal headlamps
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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i have 1.5 and i like it. theres like a finger gap from tire to fender.. but u have rims so it might be diff cuz idk what size rim and the size of ur tire.. and DOT means department of transportation. basically legal like roadkill said
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 05:03 AM
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^^b4 i buy some stuff for my car it has to b DOT approved or the cops will pull me over like the last time wen i used to have JDM tail lights they werent approved.
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