This trick works on 88-00 Civic's, and 98-02 Accords, should work on others as well.

It is faster, easier, and less destructive (you can reverse the modification with out replacing any parts) thean the DIY boat look remedy.

-Jack up the car, support on stands

-remove the front wheels

-remove the front strut forks

-there is a metal band that the fork was resting against, some models it has the brakle line brackets built in.

-tap it down with a hammer

-install everything

-done.

 

don't really get it
any pics?

 

maybe pictures this weekend, I didn't take any when I had the car apart.

It is very obvious what needs to be done once you take it apart.

 

sounds pretty unsafe.

 

not really, the band is more like a spacer witha loose press fit over removing the spacer, the strut body. It rests against a weld with a machined flat. after removing the spacer the fork rests directly against the weld.

ran my civic like that for a couple years down gravel roads.

 

I just removed two "rings" from the bump stops in the factory struts.


Will this harm them? Probably.