ok I ordered some new preassembled shocks and springs for my 98 honda accord. After installation i noticed the cars is sitting about 1.5 inches higher than it did on stock shocks...what do you guys recommend me doing....my mechanic says to give them time and they will dampen. But don't you guys think that is a little too high ???

here are a slide show of pics

http://img62.imageshack.us/slideshow...img0179nui.jpg

 

it takes a little time to settle, your mechanic is right. same with lower your car. give it a week

 

What springs and shocks did you put in? OEM replacements?

They will settle in after a bit, and also make sure they are seated correctly and don't have rubber stuff holding the springs in place.

 

yes oem replacements from ebay....do you guys know how long it will take for them to dampen down...i have been going over bumps.

here is the link to the item i bought

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_1612wt_1182

 

they will settle down completely in about 2 weeks

DAMN! that is truly monster-truck status!!!

 

any kind of name brand? or just "ebay" stuff? if its "ebay" stuff you get what you pay for, and they are all probably different hieghts than teh factory stuff and it is what it is i don't think your going to "settle" in almost 2 inches not going to happen, maybe 1/2 an inch at most, enjoy your cr-v i mean accord lol

 

The thing is that when i pulled the original shock and spring assembly and had it standing next to the ones i got, they where exactly the same height. I will give it a couple of weeks and see if it goes down. Otherwise I talked to my mechanic and we will just replace the springs with my old ones and just use the new shocks and the bushings that they came with.

 

Just being the same height means nothing. Clearly the spring rate on these cheapo springs is alot higher than the OEM. You will need to swap the factory springs back, as no it wont settle back down that much.

 

Maybe they were for v6 just a thought but idk because front looks a tad higher than the back but it could just be my eyes lol......man thats ready to be a Donk magazine lol just joke

 

LoL Whoa! That is high! No my friend your car will not "settle" and go lower. You need to change the springs or check for proper installation.

 

Its got to be v6 springs/shock combo they gave you if yours is a i4....because the back looks normal

 

no the back ones are still the old ones FML

 

Check the part number to see if they gave you the v6 set up as those would need a heaver engine ro make it sit lower or it would sit up high like yours is, i would call them and double check if it is the right part

 

I'd swap the old springs back in with the new shocks.

 

What?! Suspension most certainly settles after some time, you'd be kidding yourself to say otherwise. Now I won't say they will settle 2 inches, but half an inch isn't out of the question.

That said though the OP should have also preloaded the suspension (which I have a feeling he didn't)

 

I am aware of this, you must reread the thread to understand the context of my post. My response was directed to the TS and his mechanic telling him not to worry because the car would settle and insinuating that the vehicle would lower back to normal.
Obviously we are not talking about half an inch in this thread, the pictures make that quite clear.
Unnecessary for this application.

 

Misinterpreted your first bit, given the context that it would not settle back to normal I agree completely. I was stating it would settle like half an inch and not a gross amount of 2+ inches as required based on those pictures.

As to preloading being unnecessary, I disagree. It puts all the suspension components in their respective 'normal' positions before tightening everything down. That is most certainly not a bad thing to do on any suspension replacement.

 

just wondering but how would you preload the suspension on this kind of accord, installing koni/neuspeed?
besides putting the car on the floor, then tightening the bolts on top

 

Like others, get a secondary jack and jack up at the lower control arm and lift the vehicle off the jackstands about a half an inch to an inch. Then tighten the bolts.

 

can i load them my self by jacking up the car from the control arm ??? or do i still need a secondary jack??

 

Absolutely you can load them by yourself.

Use jackstands after you have raised the car up then use your jack to raise the car up. I would loosen the suspension bolts (upper control arm, etc)