well i bought some cut springs off of ebay and was said to lower about 3.5 inchs. but it wont fit my strut! wtf, are there like shorter struts available? somebody plz help

 

when you put the springs back on the car the weight of the car will conpress everything back together why not just cut the blue springs 1 or 2 coils

 

The ride is probably gonna suck (you will have the first honda pogo stick in your neighborhood) cutting progressive springs is not a hot idea.

 

cuz i sold them.

even when i compress the strut the bushing isnt allowing the black thing on top to come in contact woth the spring. is there anything i can do?

 

their is nothing you can really do now but buy a new set of springs

 

anybody else?

 

bet youll never buy cut springs again huh

 

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wow whoever had those springs was riding without shockt tavle.

 

ur gonna wreck those shocks..

but yeah just stick your arm in the wheel well when your lowering and seat it in the rubber.

also. the person on the jack make sure they know what they are doing, u can end up with a broken arm!

 

almost looks like a set of springs from a coilover without the threaded sleeve and adjustablity

 

those look like springs that would have a coilover collar on them

 

dude... you might as well not even put those springs on, even if you take out your bumpstop youll get 0 shock travel, it'll most likely ride like crap, and.... man just throw those away. If you want to lower your car that much get Sprint RX Extremes. I have them, they ride great, not bouncy at all, and no fender gap. The springs you got lower way more the 3.5 inches i guarantee you that. The RX's I have lower 3.25, even if they loweres 3.5 theyll still have a lot more travel than the springs you have...that looks like it lowers like 5 inches!

 

well here are the pics. i had to take off the yellow bushing thing. and noooo way im putting my arm under there and i dont advise ANYBODY to. my jack slipped and the thing fell. woulda broke my arm for sure.








i only did the fronts tonight tomorrow will be the rears.

 

You want a dropped car that bad? Do **** right or don't do it at all that's my motto.

 

you think its low now? wait until theres a motor in there! just save up a few bux and get some uncut springs. oh and that little yellow bushing thing aka- bumpstop) is not just something to disregard. it prevents your strut from completely bottoming out. the combo of your cut springs and no bumpstops WILL destroy your struts and then you will not only need new springs, but new struts/shocks as well. do it right the first time.

 

You can buy a set of springs pretty cheap from any number of shops, or pick up a SS, SCC, IT or any magazine.. Never never cut, or buy cut springs.....why do you think he was selling them= they dont work.

 

well i honestly dont like doing thins over again and try to go by the motto do it right the first time, but i just want a really stiff suspension with out paying an arm and a leg. i was pushing down on the front and wow it is soo stiff. and i want to upgrade to illuminas anyway so. if or when these struts go then that will be my motivation to get the illuminas. anybody elses comments?

 

well, you sure are stubborn! once you get the motor in there and drive the car around the block, you will see how shitty it is. the reason you feel stiffness is because you have absolutely no travel in your shocks. i give up. youll learn.

 

wat kind of motor are u pitting in it btw? If its a B-Series, have fun destroying your header. Seriously man, find a used set of skunk 2 or ground control coilovers, they arent that expensive, or get some Sprint RX Extremes, you can findem at like $100, then get some adjustable shocks and youll be nice and stiff. Otherwise, if you want totally stiff you might as well stick metal rods in there instead of those springs and shocks, because once you drop whatever motor it is in there, your car WILL be resting on your struts with your current springs.

Rx Extremes are plenty low enough...




Modified by ThE bEe GuY at 9:37 AM 5/8/2003

 

ya you guys are right. its not really wurth loosin the money and the headache. ima put them on in the back just to take pics. and leave them on cuz i sold the eibachs that are on there and wait for a new set up. whats better the extremes or the skunk 2's? and im droap a b16 turbo in my hatch. will the dp get fawked with the extremes? thnx guys. good lookin out

 

ewwhhhhh!!! cut springs and especially from ebay you should of just got your stock ones cut and saved some money

 

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the reason its so stiff it cause the shock is not moving... the car is just sitting on the top of the shock body... you can probably say good bye to those shocks.... as the saying goes... do it once and do it right.... I went a cheap route... gcs kyb agxs... or even skank2s

 

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You might as well burn the money you were going to spend on Illuminas. You'll destroy any shocks you use with those "springs." Not to mention how incredibly dangerous it is to drive on those springs.

I hope this thread was made as a joke. If not, switch the springs before you drive that car on the street, or you will most definately sustain some kind of injury.

 

Thats what I thought. But then I read the "cut" part. Sorry man.
Whats gonna happen when you put the engine in? Won't that lower the car more?
Good luck.

 

in case you didnt use the search function, if you want more suspension travel use 86-89 accord front struts.
what was wrong with the eibachs that were on there? I have my CRX lowered about 2 1/4" and my header is all fucked up. you are going to have a hole in your header b4 a year is up if you lower your car like 4" and then throw in b16 turbo.
those Eibachs would have compressed more with the added weight of the B16 and the turbo, you might have been happy with it that way.