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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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i have a 91 Honda civic sedan with tokico blue gas shocks on the front. The whole car is slammed but the left front sits about half inch higher then the right side front and both coilovers r all the way down. The shocks are still good. I have 450p front springs and 350p rear springs and i dont know what to do or how to fix it. so can some one help me.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Maybe the spring on the coil isnt sitting straight when it was dropped Or it isnt adjustd to the same height as the other side?
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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All four coilover overs are at the same hieght but i just checked my back ride hieght the right rear is lower then the left rear and the left front is lower than the right front im thinking my frame is bent a lil about like inch. but i dont know but the front has been hit but not from me.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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Sounds like bent suspension.
Comment though - tokico blues + slammed = bad.
Maybe a benefit to you to get a set of top-hats.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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Possible tweaked frame or suspension. But try evening out the coils first. Is a tire low on air? And yes slammed on hp blues is bad news. They can only handle about 2 at most. Im running eibach sportlines on mine (1.8 frnt and 1.7 rear) and i like it. but anything lower and it wont last long, they will blow
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Yea well im not slamming it like bad just like 2 inches for stock cuz i really dont want to set like a monster truck lol but im thinking its my tires
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Do you have mismatched tires?
Is one of them completely flat?
I can't see how it could be tires.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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ya who knows, you could have a 185/60/15 and a 185/55/15.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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Shocks don't hold up the car, the springs do. In a car with a separate shock and spring, you can remove the shocks and drive. Not advisable, but it can be done.

Something is probably bent or tweaked.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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Default Re: need help tokico front shocks?

my exp. with tokico blues is that they sit good.
even lowered with springs.
I have a sedan too.
but if you slamm it, your going to get bad results.
They'll blow so fast.

but my guess it taht it is seating wrong in one of the top hats.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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Default Re: need help tokico front shocks?

Originally Posted by codybuRr
but my guess it taht it is seating wrong in one of the top hats.

Like I said A fews posts up VVV

Originally Posted by CRXguy_88
Maybe the spring on the coil isnt sitting straight when it was dropped ?
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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my front tires are 185/70/14 and my back are 165 or 195/70/14 and yea i have three different tire on it i got the car like that and the left rear has a flat when i air it up the right front lowers about 1/4 inch. but i have another question my car haves a d15b2 dual point i know its not fast or nothing but i want to go to multi point i know i have to get the motor harness but do i need the under dash harness to btw i want to do it right/ legit
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Default Re: need help tokico front shocks?

Look and search... and there are good right ups about dpfi to mpfi. You dont need a new dash or engine harness you just add a few wires.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by asianflava
Shocks don't hold up the car, the springs do. In a car with a separate shock and spring, you can remove the shocks and drive. Not advisable, but it can be done.

Something is probably bent or tweaked.
While all thisis mostly true... In a STRUT setting the "shock" also holds up the vehicle technical speaking because of having the spring perch built into it. One of the front struts could not be installed properly into the fork... double check how far each goes into the forks.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by N3va3vaSatisfi3d
While all thisis mostly true... In a STRUT setting the "shock" also holds up the vehicle technical speaking because of having the spring perch built into it. One of the front struts could not be installed properly into the fork... double check how far each goes into the forks.
So you're saying that the car will fall down to the stops if you have a blown shock? I don't think so, the spring is still holding it up. Shocks dampen the oscillations of the springs.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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I've noticed my Si has the same problem. Both the front and rear driver's side is 3/4 inch lower than the passenger side. I've had my blues on stock springs for SEVERAL years.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by asianflava
So you're saying that the car will fall down to the stops if you have a blown shock? I don't think so, the spring is still holding it up. Shocks dampen the oscillations of the springs.
How did you even come up with that from what I typed? You must not understand how STRUTS work... the shock body holds up the spring... I never said the rod held up anything as obviously it's a dampener... If the spring perch breaks off/ slips down on adjustable ones, you can kiss your theory bye-bye...
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by CRXguy_88
Look and search... and there are good right ups about dpfi to mpfi. You dont need a new dash or engine harness you just add a few wires.
Dude im not ******ing up my car like my bro haves a 88 crx dx with b16 and the ppl who did this wiring made there own and my bro had to go though it and fix it but idk
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