I lowered my car in the summer, and I've noticed that the rear is slightly lower than the front as seen in the pics. I have always thought this was b/c of my system (its pretty heavy). I'm going to be re-assembling the trunk and getting rid of 1 sub in the summer which should shave a bit of weight. But anyone know of anything else I can do? I'm using Tein High Tech springs and AGX struts on my ek sedan. I was thinking of kicking it up a notch to TEIN super street or flex coil overs sometime soon. Would I be able to fix this problem by raising the rear with the coilovers? Is that my only solution? Thats the only other thing I can think of. Also, if anyone else has the Tein high tech springs, feel free to post pics so I can compare the difference.

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the weight of your system shouldn't effect the ride height.

your issue is one of the many reasons i always suggest buying coil-overs.

also are you sure you have real tein springs? there are a lot of fakes around.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the weight of your system shouldn't effect the ride height.

your issue is one of the many reasons i always suggest buying coil-overs.

also are you sure you have real tein springs? there are a lot of fakes around.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The weight of a big stereo system will absolutely affect the ride height. If you don't believe me, have a couple of people sit in your back seat and see what happens. The springs will compress further than if that weight wasn't on them, ALWAYS.

To fix this you could go with a stiffer spring, or alternatively go with an Integra application spring (which will be stiffer) to help handle the extra weight. This is common when lowering 1.6EL's as they are generally heavier than most civics that the springs are made for. Coilovers are another way to have complete control over the drop at each corner, but they are more expensive, and almost always have much higher spring rates than normal drop springs.

 

Thanks a lot for your responses.

Yes, i'm positive they are the real Tein springs. I believe the counterfeit problem is primarily with the S.Tech springs, not the High Tech springs which I have. In any case, I was aware of the issue when I was looking to purchase them so I bought them from a place I trust (optionsauto.com).

Maybe a single amp and small sub won't have much effect on ride height, but my stereo definitely does. It wasn't a huge difference, but it was noticeable (at least to me) as I have 3 amps, 2 heavy subs and wood/materials used for the enclosure which also weight a good amount.

The only reason I did not get coilovers instead of a spring/shock combo is because I was worried about a harsh ride (I drive a lot). I was comparing the springs I have now (High tech) to tein's coilovers (basic, super steet and flex) and the difference between the spring rates is almost double! Thats the main reason I didn't get coilovers. But now that I know the stiffness of these springs (which I really like, and I have the adjustable shocks half-way), I think I'd like to go even stiffer. But I'm having a hard time choosing which coilover to go with. I'd like both height and damping adjustability so that narrows the choice down to either the super street or flex coilovers. Any suggestions? Btw, Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks again!