aight i plan on lowering my hatch this week .. but im not sure what a good drop would be ... i have steelies on it right no but im gonna be getting some 16 inch rims .... so i was thinking maybe like 2 - 2 1/2 .. how far has most of you with a EF dropped it .. thanks .... i got a set of dropzone coilovers .. so if you could also help me find a write up on how to install i would really appreciate it ..

 

aight i need some help i got the coilover sleeves in but i cant get them on the front ... i cant figure out what i have to take of to get the whole strut out .. so i need some input on this .. thanks

 

you cant take off the whole stock shock and springs off the car or take off the springs off the shocks??

its two 14mm nuts for the top hats then a 17 mm bolt for the forks and then its a 12 mm for the shock and fork and 3 10 mm bolts for the brake line.

and to take off the springs theres a 14 mm nut i belive in the middle of the top hats youll need a allen key and a wrench for that. but your gonna need to get a spring compressor if its your first time taking them off.

i think thats how you take that stuff off. correct me if im wrong?

 

yeah i got the 2 top nuts off .. and the 2 bolts holding on the brake line ... and the nut/bolt that goes through the bottom of the shock .. and i could move it freely but still couldnt get it out becase the axle wouldnt let it drop out .. so im like stuck there

 

What i did was removed the fork from the strut. There is a bolt on the back of the fork. I removed the bolt and wiggled the fork til it dropped of the strut. You might need a friend to hold the strut. It should come off...

Good luck!

 

aight i got the front done now .. but only one of the rear .. the other side bolts are stuck so i have to wait till about 2 so i can go to my uncles shop and do it there ... will post pics up later

 

break loose the lower control arm knock your cv shaft out ,pull the spindle/brake assembly out the way then pull out the strut
you'll need a 32mm socket for the cv shaft nut and a b.f.h. (hammer)to knock the lower control arm

 

Here is my hatch lowered on 16" using Skunk2 coil overs. I raised it in the second picture.






BTW get a good impact gun if your taking off the axle nut.

 

lowered it and put my 10K HID in and a header

what do you think??

 

It's a nice looking hatch, and the ride height looks good.

 

yeah but im not feeling the steelies all that much .. im looking at either getting some 16" black slipstreams or 16" black gt3's .. but im not sure yet

 

drop the front more man

 

cant its dropped as far as it can go ... but i put a set of 16" rims my bro has on to see how much they tuck .. and they tuck pretty good .. and makes it look alot better ... i dropped the car atleast 2 1/2 - 3 inches

 

This low.

 

Thats siq^

 

how can you not go lower??

ride on just the springs and take off the sleeves.

 

idk, but there set all the way down .... and my exhaust is about 3 1/2 inches from the ground .. so i dont really want it any lower ... cant even get a floor jack under it

 

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how much lower should it be able to go with the coilovers

 

I think most go all the way to 4"

 

yup go all they way 4 then see it from there when you put your new rims

 

you could still go lower or atleast raise the rear alittle so it evens out

 

clean hatch man.. i agree with everyone else.. you should definitely lower it some more and at least tuck the steelies.. i wouldn't run 16"s either, they're way too big, especially with those tiny drum breaks... you might also need to roll the fenders to get the 16"s to tuck nicely.. IMO the biggest (and best performance wise) size is to run 15"s with 195/50s

 

yeah they go as low as 4 .. and thats what i did i lowered them all the way ... and thats as far as it dropped .. its alot from how high it was stock ... but i was expecting more of a drop then that ...

 

LOL at everyone who likes to run on the bumpstops..

that ride height looks good to me (maybe raise the rear a tad). going lower isn't going to help handling anyway, since you'll be outside the optimum working range of the suspension geometry, and EF's run out of suspension travel and hit the bumpstops real fast.

Putting wider wheels (with like a 40mm offset) on there will flush out the tires more with the fender, and make the car appear lower than it does with the steelies (ask me how I know this ) I'd say you are fine. But at least wait until you get the new wheels before you mess with it again.

 

bumpstops what are those??