if i want to lower my car what should i do?
15-Aug-2003, 06:59 AM
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Luka
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ummm...yeah if you wanna bounce all over the road and have a very poor all around ride which can also be unsafe. you need new shocks as well. if you're driving a 92 civic, your bushings are 99.9% likely gonna be seized on the rear shock unless they've been changed not too long ago which means you'll need new bushings put in. then you will need an alignment after you wait 2 weeks or so for the springs to settle. PLUS, if necessary, you will need a camber kit unless you don't mind changing tires every few months.
15-Aug-2003, 09:18 AM
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Re: if i want to lower my car what should i do?
Originally posted by vzone
i only need 4 springs and replace the stock one??
thats it??
thx~
i only need 4 springs and replace the stock one??
thats it??
thx~
16-Aug-2003, 01:20 AM
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this debate is gonna happen again isnt it...lol...
IMO using stock shocks is a gamble, they may blow they may not...but if they do blow, and you dont do your own work your ganna have to pay for the whole installation all over again...and if you cant afford new shocks and they do blow then you are really SOL...riding on blowen shocks is dangerous, frustrateing, and ull look dumb bouncing all over the place, plus the chiropractor bills will add up quick
just my2cents...
I have coilovers..Id recomend lowering springs...camber kit can be avoided with a proper toe alignment, and tire rotation at every oil change...
IMO using stock shocks is a gamble, they may blow they may not...but if they do blow, and you dont do your own work your ganna have to pay for the whole installation all over again...and if you cant afford new shocks and they do blow then you are really SOL...riding on blowen shocks is dangerous, frustrateing, and ull look dumb bouncing all over the place, plus the chiropractor bills will add up quick
just my2cents...I have coilovers..Id recomend lowering springs...camber kit can be avoided with a proper toe alignment, and tire rotation at every oil change...
16-Aug-2003, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by PunkInDrublic
hahaha another stock shocks debate?? sure hahaha
i personally did my spring install myself so labour in putting new shocks is just an hour or so of my time.... its just a matter of getting some new shocks now
hahaha another stock shocks debate?? sure hahaha
i personally did my spring install myself so labour in putting new shocks is just an hour or so of my time.... its just a matter of getting some new shocks now
exactly, i do all my own work also so it wasnt a big deal when my shocks blew a week later...all the bolts were covered in anti seize so the install was a breeze...
16-Aug-2003, 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
exactly, i do all my own work also so it wasnt a big deal when my shocks blew a week later...all the bolts were covered in anti seize so the install was a breeze...
exactly, i do all my own work also so it wasnt a big deal when my shocks blew a week later...all the bolts were covered in anti seize so the install was a breeze...
did you manage to get your LCA/strut bolts out?? i haven't been able to get mine off... but i scored some new LCA's for when shocks get done
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