Does Anybody know what all i would have to swap out if i want to completely get rid of the 4 wheel steeering in my 4th gen. It's a 93 si 4ws. And if all that **** is too complicated or expensive can I still lower it without major modifacations?

 

Why would you want to get rid of 4 wheel steering???

 

for weight reasons.... i'm guessing it puts my cars weight to around 3000 lbs... preludes are not light to begin with. And i'm thinking that it would make lowering it more difficult and more expensive for the parts needed.

 

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No it wouldnt. Why do you want to lower it in the first place? You want your car to handle worse?

 

The 4ws system weighs about 80 lbs.

 

just for looks(why else would anyone lower their car)

 

only 80lbs??? Keep 4ws... Better handling... I would anyways...

 

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**** if I know why else.

 

Lowere center of gravity for better handling. Lowering a 4ws in no more expensive than a regular lude.

 

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I say keep it! ^ it is only 80lbs. No more expensive to lower/mod suspension as it's been said several times in this thread.

 

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The handling improvement just from lowering a car (especially one like a Prelude) would only be marginal at best. Handling is improved by reduced body, increased damping and having enough SUSPENSION TRAVEL to combine the two.

 

Reduced body......? Roll, rigidity. I agree with that, but I noticed a vast imporvement with handling with the springs....might just be my head.

 

Aftermarket springs have higher spring rates than stock. That reduced some roll. But yes, some of it is probebly in your head.

 

so I dont have to get anything special for the suspension to lower it? just the same as i would if it didnt have the 4ws option?

 

Thenonly thing you can't do is a rear strut tower bar. You can even put on a rear strut tower bar if you move the 4WS ECU in the trunk

 

Andy you should have looked in my trunk when I was there, I have a rear strut bar. I screwed my 4ws controller to the top of my sub box. The only thing we can't do is the lower tie bar.