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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 10:40 AM
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everyone bare with me. im new to this, i have a 91 integra with function forn type 1s. the shock tube that lowers the car is bottomed out. but the back is lower then the front and i wanna go lower in the front but i cant, any suggestions? extended top hats?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 10:54 AM
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Yes extended top hats will help a little bit, or drop the car using the spring. That's your only option when the lower mount is fully bottomed out. We have top hats in stock in the marketplace that fit those dampers.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 11:47 AM
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someone told me that the upper a arm is hitting the towers and isnt letting it go any lower. they said cut the tower but i dot wanna do that. so extended top hats ill buy some
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 11:48 AM
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extended top hats won't fix your upper control arm issue.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kyden
extended top hats won't fix your upper control arm issue.
all im trying to do is get lower in the front, the car is not a daily driver just for weekends. thats all im trying to figure out is how to get the front to go lower? can u go lower by adjusting the springs?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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all im trying to do is get lower in the front, the car is not a daily driver just for weekends. thats all im trying to figure out is how to get the front to go lower? can u go lower by adjusting the springs?
Assuming they aren't already at the lowest position, of course you can go lower by adjusting the spring perch height. Springs themselves, are not adjustable (unless you happen to be making use of belleville springs, which 99.99% of us won't be).

What use is adjustable components if you don't adjust them?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TunerN00b
Assuming they aren't already at the lowest position, of course you can go lower by adjusting the spring perch height. Springs themselves, are not adjustable (unless you happen to be making use of belleville springs, which 99.99% of us won't be).

What use is adjustable components if you don't adjust them?
you knew what i ment lol. but when adjusting the spring perch do i compress the spring? or decompress? sorry if im not saying this right. im new to this
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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you knew what i ment lol. but when adjusting the spring perch do i compress the spring? or decompress? sorry if im not saying this right. im new to this
You're trying to lower the car more, why would you need to compress a spring?

Just jack up that end of the suspension to relieve the pressure and lower the perch. If the spring is currently preloaded, then you'll end up removing the preload, which I suppose means you'll decompress it...

And don't forget to get the car aligned after any ride height change. Your toe will be off.
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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TunerN00b
You're trying to lower the car more, why would you need to compress a spring?

Just jack up that end of the suspension to relieve the pressure and lower the perch. If the spring is currently preloaded, then you'll end up removing the preload, which I suppose means you'll decompress it...

And don't forget to get the car aligned after any ride height change. Your toe will be off.
so just go to 0mm preload?
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