hey i was planning on lowering my 97 gsr... and some guy was like "hope you are going to lower it the right way"../ im not sure wat he meant by that but is there a right way to lower a car... if is please tell me i live in boston does that account for anything...

 

Slang for lowering right is buying new springs that are made with a lowered height. Lowering the other way is using an air die grinder with a cut off wheel and cutting 1-2 coils out of a stock spring. People call it redneck lowering, ghetto choppin etc.. I've done it, just not to any cars i care much about. Your main risk is a spring popping out of place when you redneck it.

 

yeah man the "right way" meaning dont half *** it and dont go cheap either.....get u some quality **** AND DONT FORGET TO ALINE IT AFTER U DROP IT!!!get u a good set of lowering sring and some aftermarket struts and ull be pretty good...but only if u dnt wna spend the money on a good set of coilovers( tein..etc)....dnt buy ebay brand **** either.....u get what u pay for........most of the time............

 

yea i told him that i wanted to buy new suspension... he said theres a wrong way and a right....

 

can any1 tell me wat would be a good combo to lower your... like springs with coilovers together aready or separately... i was thinking about skunk2 coilovers, wat would be good with that or you think theres a better way of lower it. imput please thanks ahead

 

Alot of people will agree that ONE of the best combinations of suspension components would be the ground control coilovers, mixed with koni yellow shocks...

 

Depends on what you want to spend. You can get the Tokico Blue sping/shock from some of the vendors or off ebay for $330-360 shipped. The GC/Koni combo is tighter, i actually have the Koni yellow shocks on 650/500lb springs on my other car and love them. They are easier to drive at speed than the tokicos but cost basically twice as much. Just all depends on what you want to do with the car. If your stock shocks are okay you can spend $150 on some H&R or Tein lowering springs. spend $300ish and you can get the Tokico shock/spring package. $700 and you can get into the Koni/GC combo or look at Tein Basics...as the cost rises so does performance.

 

It all depends on how much you want to spend. Alot of people on here run GC/Koni Yellow's. Nothing wrong with that, others run Tien with EDCU those are alot more money and chances are if you are only daily driving you won't need the dampening control. I personally like Omni. Just make sure you do what others have said and get your car aligned, and get the camber/toe adjusted afterward or you will wear through tires faster than you want to replace them.

 

Springs or Coils/Struts/Camber Kit is the correct way to go

He meant, dont cut your springs, or just buy springs and expect your car to be golden.

 

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kut yo spingz p1mp1n

den crank dat madd vtak yooouuuuuuu

or you could buy a nice coilover setup.....depends on your budget, but why would it matter that you live in boston???

 

yeah, exactly why does living in boston matter about the lowering of your car. its kinda like buying a certain exhaust because one lives in oregon? i just don't get it.

 

kyb gr-2/agx and the lowering spring of your choice preferably h&r tein or skunk2 all of which are found on ebay for a decent price. thats a good lower if its your DD and you want a nice stance for all seasons. if you want to have the adjustability and want to drop it and want stiff suspension then coilovers are the way to go but it will cost you more.

 

Not sure what he ment by 'Lowering it the right way"

But,
I would buy KYB adjustable struts or Tokico Illuminas, both good struts. I would also by coilovers in your case being from Boston. It would be a pain in the *** changing to stock every winter then back to a spring/shock set up in the spring. With the coilovers you can just adjust it when winter comes.

I was just there over Christmas in a town called Wayland and in Boston and there was 2 feet of snow, not something I would like to drive a slammed teg through!

Also be careful replacing the suspension, living up there I am sure your undercarriage is pretty rusted; at least the bolts. Most likely you are going to snap the rear LCA bolt where the shock is attached. So be prepared to replace the bushing of the LCA or the LCA itself.

 

thanks for the advise guys...

 

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I half assed the suspension on my Integra, Ebay coilovers and OEM shocks, this was about 2 years ago but to this day I feel dumb for doing it, and where you live, are there like bumpy roads or something, just asking because you threw out the fact that you live in Boston...

 

"lowering a DC2 the right way" by Shadydb7...

1) Tein Flex coilovers
2) EDFC unit
3) energy suspension Poly bushings
4) Hardrace Upper bushings
5) Full-race traction bars
6) Rear trailing arm spherical bushing
7) ASR subframe brace
8) JDM Type R rear 23mm swaybar
9) 99-00 civic SI 26mm front sway bar
10) Autopower 6pt rollcage

 

^ only the right way if he has $2000+ to spend on suspension.

 

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1) Tein Flex coilovers
2) EDFC unit
3) energy suspension Poly bushings
4) Hardrace Upper bushings
5) Full-race traction bars
6) Rear trailing arm spherical bushing
7) ASR subframe brace
8) JDM Type R rear 23mm swaybar
9) 99-00 civic SI 26mm front sway bar
10) Autopower 6pt rollcage
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Maybe he doesn't want his car to have an ***-ramming ride.

 

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1) Tein Flex coilovers
2) EDFC unit
3) energy suspension Poly bushings
4) Hardrace Upper bushings
5) Full-race traction bars
6) Rear trailing arm spherical bushing
7) ASR subframe brace
8) JDM Type R rear 23mm swaybar
9) 99-00 civic SI 26mm front sway bar
10) Autopower 6pt rollcage
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last time i checked, swaybars, a rollcage, and traction bars didn't drop ride height any...

 

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last time i checked, swaybars, a rollcage, and traction bars didn't drop ride height any...
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true ture jim carey

 

yea theres bumy roads here and there...

 

Byaah, you know me better than that

there was no seriousness to my post

 

Here is the setup I have used on my civic and integra daily drivers in order to provide a nice ride height and ride quality at an affordable price.

- eibach sportline springs
- tokico blue struts
- sometimes I use a camber kit to bring the negative camber into factory specs thus wearing my tires evenly all the way across. (yes eibach sportlines will give you some camber wear even thought they only lower the car apprx. 1.8 inches)

You can use your oem struts with mixed results, but chances are they will blow quickly, so you might as well do it all at once. Good luck!

 

uhhhhh i was being.sarcastic?????????....glad to see you caught on...