Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed.
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Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed. strut spacer
Does anyone have information where I may find 2" spacers for the top of the shock towers to fit on the standard "top hats" and using the oem mounting holes.
I have Koni 1150 ajustable coilover shocks/springs but find they needed to be screwed up tight making the ride harder than I want and the shock travel is too limited and "tops out" when I hit a bump sometimes.
Reason for asking is i replaced the 14" wheels with high profile 15" wheels/tires to obtain higher final drive and better gas milage for a daily driver del Sol.
This is what I eventually decided on. A little lathe work and there we have it.
No REDKNECK comments please.
Modified by itsmejto at 5:44 AM 11/2/2008
I have Koni 1150 ajustable coilover shocks/springs but find they needed to be screwed up tight making the ride harder than I want and the shock travel is too limited and "tops out" when I hit a bump sometimes.
Reason for asking is i replaced the 14" wheels with high profile 15" wheels/tires to obtain higher final drive and better gas milage for a daily driver del Sol.
This is what I eventually decided on. A little lathe work and there we have it.
No REDKNECK comments please.
Modified by itsmejto at 5:44 AM 11/2/2008
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Re: Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed. (itsmejto)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itsmejto »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does anyone have information where I may find 2" spacers for the top of the shock towers to fit on the standard "top hats" and using the oem mounting holes.
I have Koni 1150 ajustable coilover shocks/springs but find they needed to be screwed up tight making the ride harder than I want and the shock travel is too limited and "tops out" when I hit a bump sometimes.
Reason for asking is i replaced the 14" wheels with high profile 15" wheels/tires to obtain higher final drive and better gas milage for a daily driver del Sol.
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you mean the shocks "bottom out"? if they do then thats bad news...they shouldnt do that...did you lower your car? spacers will not do anything...or are you talking about your tires hitting your wheel well liner? b more specific
I have Koni 1150 ajustable coilover shocks/springs but find they needed to be screwed up tight making the ride harder than I want and the shock travel is too limited and "tops out" when I hit a bump sometimes.
Reason for asking is i replaced the 14" wheels with high profile 15" wheels/tires to obtain higher final drive and better gas milage for a daily driver del Sol.
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you mean the shocks "bottom out"? if they do then thats bad news...they shouldnt do that...did you lower your car? spacers will not do anything...or are you talking about your tires hitting your wheel well liner? b more specific
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Re: Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed. (itsmejto)
do you mean extended top hats?
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Re: Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed. (dfoxengr)
No, I can't use top hat extensions, but nice work on those.
I want to space between the top hat and body with both shock and spring together.
An aluminium donut spacer is what I want, sometimes called a lift spacer.
Picture a donut with holes drilled in it for 10mm bolts.
I want to space between the top hat and body with both shock and spring together.
An aluminium donut spacer is what I want, sometimes called a lift spacer.
Picture a donut with holes drilled in it for 10mm bolts.
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Re: Spacers between shock tower and body 92/2000 civic needed. (itsmejto)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itsmejto »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No, I can't use top hat extensions, but nice work on those.
I want to space between the top hat and body with both shock and spring together.
An aluminium donut spacer is what I want, sometimes called a lift spacer.
Picture a donut with holes drilled in it for 10mm bolts.
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The studs on the OEM upper shock mount won't be long enough with a spacer in there, will they?
You might need to do something that you can bolt to the upper shock mount, and then have that piece bolt to the chassis.
Alternatively, consider a coil spring spacer:
I want to space between the top hat and body with both shock and spring together.
An aluminium donut spacer is what I want, sometimes called a lift spacer.
Picture a donut with holes drilled in it for 10mm bolts.
</TD></TR></TABLE>
The studs on the OEM upper shock mount won't be long enough with a spacer in there, will they?
You might need to do something that you can bolt to the upper shock mount, and then have that piece bolt to the chassis.
Alternatively, consider a coil spring spacer:
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