Ok I have a small problem, I got eibach sportlines on my Integra Sedan and it seems like the back is lower than the front. Someone pointed out that it could be an installation error. Does anyone else with these springs have the same problem??? I've had them on my car since June 02 and I dont think it's going to settle at the front more since its been months and I still dont see a difference. I hate the way the drop looks it looks like ***!! Post up pics please if you do have them on your tegs. Thanks!!

Edit: it's a 1.7 Drop all around if youre wondering how much of a drop


Here's a side view, you can clearly see the back is lower than the front. Any suggestions on how I can correct it? Did the shop install it wrong?


Here's another look.


[Modified by AOIFormula, 2:23 PM 1/8/2003]

 

Yep dat how it iz.. my 4 dr was the same way even lower with my box in the back.. thats the main reason i went to sleves do it the way I want it...
.. oh yeah Sauggaa reppin.. you live near derry rd ?

 

^^ really? Thats why Im thinking of going with skunk2's.

How do you know I live near derry rd???




[Modified by AOIFormula, 3:11 PM 1/8/2003]

 

my buddy chopped his a little bit and it droped it more and they still ride amazing

 

Dont cutt umm!! I did that it was a really bad ride..
I now have grnd Controls wit koni yellows 4 inch drop on 17" its bad but I dont drive it everyday..
yeah I can tell by the houses im a Rogers tech up there a lot, and meadowvale is farrrrr from ghetto

 

GC and Koni Yellows Nice setup, I wish I had the coin to drop on a nice setup like that..but I'm saving up for something else. Koni yellows are next on the list though.

Hmm, maybe you saw my car on the driveway or something. And yes meadowvale is ghetto. Well once youre on the other side of Winston Churchill it's seriously ghetto. The Derry road area isnt that bad YET.


[Modified by AOIFormula, 4:15 PM 1/8/2003]

 

^^ Thanks! It's a smooth ride, not too stiff. Dont get me wrong, but I just dont like the way it looks. It looks retarded with the back being lower than the front.
Maybe its time for coilovers or H&R or Neuspeed Race for a seriously low drop


[Modified by AOIFormula, 4:38 PM 1/8/2003]

 

the wheel wells in the back are a different curvature than the ones in the front. for an example, next time you're on the road and you see an E46 take a look at the rear, it'll look dropped like hell, and the front will be pretty much stock, thats because the rear wheel well is "shorter" than the ones in the front.

 

It's an optical illusion...the drop is even front and rear. The difference is the front wheel well goes higher up the side of the body than the rear, so you actually need to drop the front of the car more than the rear to make the gap look even. Lots of cars are this way. How do you fix it? Coilovers or a strut with multiple perch locations.

 

^^ Koni Yellow's for example?

AH Tow: whats an E46?


[Modified by AOIFormula, 6:00 PM 1/8/2003]

 

beemer.. they are tucked in the back

 

What the ****!

Get some different springs, maybe some ground control coilovers. The springs are made by Eibach too.

 

DonDaDa: what kind of 4 door do you have, i forgot to ask you..

 

i'm that buddy..... the guy who chopped his front springs.......

and someone pointed out that it's an optical illusion (that the back is lower than the front with sportlines)........which is right and if you don't believe me, take a measuring tape out and measure, you'll see what i'm talking about... so in order to make the front and back look like they have the same drop, i cut a half inch of the front springs.....now it looks real nice and it rides great... don't go spending more money when you don't have to...just chop a half inch off the front springs and you'll be very happy you did...

also if you want pics of how this set up looks, here's a pic




[Modified by 2lowintegra, 9:31 AM 1/9/2003]

 

well .... i guess you could try cutting them.. that ride looks nice
i got a g2 sedan so i guess things maybe a bit different

help me find a motor fellow Canadians!!

 

^ A friend of mine suggested that too. Did you chop the coil from the top or from the bottom?? How much of a drop did you end up with 2"??

G2 Sedan? Maybe your the gunmetal/grey ish G2 sedan I seen around my hood. Do you have SIR rims on your car? Or do you have a clean *** white G2 sedan?? BTW where abouts in sauga do you live?


[Modified by AOIFormula, 5:37 PM 1/9/2003]

 

cut from top
from hoolands . mine looks jus like the gunmetal one but i got 17"'z
ive seen both dat yur takin bout thou @ the 7 11

 

On my old car (94 GSR) I had the same problem, Eibach Sportlines on stock shocks. So when I got my Konis I put the front spring perch down one notch (10mm) and it gave the car a perfectly level stance.

 

i cut a half inch off the top of the front springs......now, as you can see from the pic, the front and rear look even..... i've been rollling like this for almost 2 years and no problems....i love this set up, and everyone that has taken a ride comments on how smooth it rides for a lowered car.... go for the cut, you wont' be dissappointed....

and don't listen to these 'know it alls' here who feel they have the ability to accurately comment on something that they havn't tried....

 

So just an inch off the front? nothing in the rear? cool, I sometimes have that problem with my prokits, sometimes it looks higher in front, but later it will look even?! weird...considered cutting too, from the old skool, when that was all you could do...lol

 

actually, i just cut a HALF inch off the front springs.......that made the front and rears look even!! and it rides great and looks sweet.......as you can see from the pic i posted

 

^^thanks for the tips guys. A buddy of mine is kind enought to donate his old sportlines to me so I can cut em. See how it rides, if not I can just put mine back on if i dont like the ride. I'm gonna cut them at the front, so the front looks a bit lower than the back.

DonDaDa, the dude with g2 sedan and the SIR's cut his springs too, when you see his car driving its bouncy. I see those two g2's around a lot. I might have seen yours too..what kind of rims do you have on that badboy? You should come out to one of the torontointegra meets this spring. You'll be the only g2 sedan there.


[Modified by AOIFormula, 3:51 PM 1/10/2003]


[Modified by AOIFormula, 3:52 PM 1/10/2003]

 

tolowintegra: what did you use to cut your springs? and did you cut a coil or more? I want to go about 2inches or so, how much should I cut off?

 

your car would look better with full amber corners

 

hey 2low, yeah, how many actual coils did you cut? a half, full coil, or more? Or did you just measure down 1/2 inch from the top of the coil?

And just in case anyone wants to know how to cut, you can use either a dremel with heavy duty cutting wheels (i use these) or a grinder with a cutting wheel (electric or air compressor)...