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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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Default lower car on stock shocks.

i don't have much income flowin in nowadays.
i'm planning on lowering my car with tein stechs or eibach sportlines.
would that in any way fock my car up really bad on stock shocks ? TIA
never tried aftermarket springs with oem shocks, so just wanted to ask and make sure
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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youll be fine.. i got s.techs on my ride and its gettin really bouncy you should go with the sportlines or something that is made for the ep
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (KnightHawkEP)

how long do i have til i replace them?
or can i just daily drive in them for a while ?
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (P h i)

spoon progressive springs = 16k on stock dampers w/o problems
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (P h i)

im going on a year with tein s tech and my shocks are still fine
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (SiR_d1)

Tein S tech springs
About 6 months.
Still running good.
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (civicvtec1ps)

...eibach prokit. Simple, easy, and ride like stock. What Else can you ask for?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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how's the drop ?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (P h i)

Eibach Pro-Kit here.... 1" front, 1.1" back...rides like stock, no camber kit is needed
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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i'd go with the pro kit if you are planing on riding on stock shocks.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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with the pro kit, do yoo think that **** is still high as hell ?
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 09:09 PM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (P h i)

with a drop of the eibach pro kit, don't yoo think that it's still high as anything ?
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 08:22 AM
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Default Re: lower car on stock shocks. (P h i)

I am wondering this same thing.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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slightly lower... i say to get the prokit only if you know you gonna ride on stock shocks for a long time.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:22 PM
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i was gonna go sportlines also on stock shocks til they blow, then upgrade
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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are s techs designed for stock struts cus im sure pro kits are
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johneyou &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are s techs designed for stock struts cus im sure pro kits are</TD></TR></TABLE>

I heard they are, but I personally think they did not match well w/ stock shocks at all....not a big surprise On the other hand, the ride height looked great.
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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H&R has 1.5 drop and it's definitely affordable, but I'm not sure if my stock shocks can take it.
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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Tein H. Tech's would be a nice spring to match with stock struts/shocks.

And most companies test all of their springs with stock shocks so that way they have a base to go by instead of testing some with stock and some with aftermarket shocks. That does not mean they are going to last a long time though.
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