So last night when i was driving home we saw a civic that looked very clean...
my cousin asks hey u know u have lowering springs on urs can u just add the coilover sleeves on urs and have them work like coilovers, it got me curious cuz i have a some cheap coilovers lying around and want to just slap the thread part on my springs...i told him hell no u cant but he insisted so here i am


Modified by ceezo70 at 9:35 AM 11/4/2008

 

I've also actually wondered this, I'm guessing youd have to compress the lowering springs if you wanted the car lower and that would probably be hard with the little spindle thing.

 

if you add coilover sleeves, which the only purpose would be to make the car lower you should consider a few things. One, to do so you would need to compress the spring with a compressor and then adjust the sleeve. Two, doing this will make your rates very harsh and possiblly compromise the integrity of the spring....in otherwords dont do it.

 

screw it go ghetto style and chop the springs then throw the coilovers on top of em not to many downfalls cept a BoUnCy RiDe

 

if you put on adjustable sleeves and keep your stock springs.... your going to do nothing but LIFT THE CAR HIGHER.... stock springs are about 2-3times longer than most adjustable coilover springs....
unless you really want the 4X4 look!!!!!

 

ghetttoooo... please learn english first!!!

 

like i said chop em sleeve em remember though dont cut too much off as the more you cut off, the more the spring will compress when you put weight on it

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what are you talkin about?


Modified by duefuss at 9:16 AM 11/4/2008

 

thought i'd get the 4x4 look....he was being stubborn about it, so cool ill email this thread to him and call him a dumbass.. I know english fool, im at work and my boss sits behind me, so i'm typing fast

 

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type it in word then copy paste. lol

 

I can do that, make it look like im hard at work right...lol

 

Yes as others have said trying to add coil over sleeves to standard lowering springs will not lower the car any at all.

First of all lowering springs are not flat on the bottom line coil-over springs, so the lowering springs would not even sit flat on the coil over perch.

Secondly as someone else already stated coil-over springs are shorter than standard lowering springs - much shorter.

If you tried to jam the perches in between the lower spring perch on the shock you'd likely never get the spring compressed enough to even do so.

Cliff notes:

Horrible idea

 

hope you don't try it cause its an accident waiting to happen

 

Hell no...im trying to prove him wrong...thanks a lot guys...

 

that's a bad idea that your cousin is giving you.

 

yea i know... i throw some wild ones at him to...lol...but hey look at the brightside i just sold my cheap *** apc coilovers for 60 bucks...lol....No!!! i never used them they were aquired in a trade

 

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i think we are all gonna get fired cuz of h-t. but its addicting. lol