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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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I have a 1991 accord 4dr EX and i want to lower it with out having to buy a camber kit. i found some cheap spring that lower to frt. 1.8" and the Rear 1.7", any feed back would be great

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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:33 PM
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just get eibach prokit and you should be fine. like 1.5 front and 1.2 rear i think
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FatJoe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get eibach prokit and you should be fine. like 1.5 front and 1.2 rear i think</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup Yup..as long as you stay under a 2" drop you should be just fine
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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I kinda want it to be a bit lower then that, but still not to have to deal with a camber kit, i was also thinking if the sportline kit but not sure if i will need the camber kit
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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Why dont you want a camber kit??

If you want to just go low the sky is the limit..I lay body with a 4th gen..is that low enough..
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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just dont like them
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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i have sportlines on my 94 without camber kits. 2+ years or so and no terrible tire wear--just some minimal on the inside edges.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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i have sportlines and well...my tires are new so i cant tell you what its like yet...but they look good and dont create an assload of - camber, so im all good over here.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Acc92ord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just dont like them</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmm..well depending on how low you go you might want to get a different relationship with them..they dont bite you know
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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Default Re: How low is too low? (baGged93aCcord)

really???
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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just get sportlines and no camber kits and youll be fine... no worries... BUT, if you must have 0 camber, then you better make friends with camber kits like bagged says.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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A freind of mine droped his about 1.5 inch and he got by without a camber kit but i think 1.7/1.8 would be too low
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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I have a 92 2-Door. With the Eibach SportLine (1.8F, 1.7R) springs, my camber is only off by 2 degrees and the car hugs corners like it is on rails. Tire ware is not an issue. If you want to go lower the only way to do it is camber adjustment.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 11:49 PM
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yep. 1- to 1.7 u may be fine without the camber kit. thats common knowledge. f u wanna go lower u cant be cheap. what r u tryin to fill gap or do u want the body on the floor? what size rims do u have?and how many peeps do u carry around on avg?u can do it but u will be buying tires more than u would want to.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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I am at a drop of 2.5-3.0 inches all the way around. I can bearly run over a pack of cigarettes on its side without crushing them. (h&r race)

camber is really not to bad, but definately needs some attention if you go this low.

need to stay away from speed bumps and aggressive curbed driveways though... high centering your car would suck. very stiff ride.
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Old Apr 18, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Great question... You can never be to low. If lowered correctly. It is all about what height are you capable of driving at and and what is comfortable /streetable. What size rimes you are plannning on or have. And what you plan on doing with the car. Personally I can never get low enough... just a sickness i have. The lower you go the more you have to do. I am with these guys anything more than aninch and a half to two you need a camber kit. I personally like more. My wifes 96 Accord 4 dr ex is on sprint 3.25's with tokico blues, front 3 deg camber kit and rear washer kit. front is max out to all 3 deg and has about one deg left. which is not that bad at all and rear is 0'd out. It rides great and is slammed on 18's on 35 series tires tuckin tire but there was some trimming needin to be done. You need to cut or bend the pinch molding in the front of the car out of the way. And so the control arms do not hit the body and have full range of motion. I cut holes in the strut tower to allow them to travel right through the body. Do not bottom out, and is a great height even in the f'd up streets of phoenix is a daily driver. Caution you will drag body,here and there and sometimes a lil tow hook
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