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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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i have more then a 4 inch gap in the front but in the back its only a little more then 2 inches...

with lowering springs that do 2"/2" it would still have a 2" front gap

with coilovers i could lower it 4"/2" but id have to live with the ride quality of coilovers....

is there any way to even out the front so i can just use the springs or something?
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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springs are probably on backwards (front <-> rear)
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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no aftermarket part is on yet...i was wondering what would lower 4" front/2" back....but still remain comfortable..


the reason for the back being lower then the front is the fact that the sub enclosure takes up the entire trunk...quite heavy
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying. Possibly you could just get a set of coilovers with a higher spring rate in the rear??
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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no aftermarket part is on yet...i was wondering what would lower 4" front/2" back....but still remain comfortable..


the reason for the back being lower then the front is the fact that the sub enclosure takes up the entire trunk...quite heavy
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 05:50 AM
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It helps to tell us what car you have.

If it's a Civic or Integra, you could get Koni Sport shocks along with a lowering spring of your choice and then set the rear spring perch higher to keep the rear end from sagging.

I think the Koni shocks for the Accord have similar provisions for height adjustment, but I'm not totally sure.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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why not just buy a set of 2" lowering springs and only put the fronts on?

at least then it would be even
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