lowering car over spring break

what is the cheapest way to lower your teg? and what is the best way to lower your teg? is there an in between? and how low can i go until i start tearin up my under body and what not on speed bumps and stuff i want it lower but i want to keep my baby sexy lol

AcuraImport · Site Admin Joined: Mar 11, 2003 Posts: 474

Your cheapest option is to simply cut your spring (bad idea). The best way to lower your car would be to get adjustable coilovers. And in between the two would be a simple shock and spring set up.
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streetvision · Newbie Joined: Mar 07, 2005 Posts: 8

I would go with coil overs, i have a pair of dropzones in my car and they handle great and allow you to raise and lower your car with ease, mine were fairly cheap too at $160 canadian including tax and shipped to my door. check out this site : www.customauto.ca

keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

on ebay they have like 430 shock and spring kits you can lower anywhere from 2-4 inches and they are made by umm i dont know you can check it out tho put in integra lowering shocks as a search or integra coilovers and you will find alot of stuff! but is this stuff koo to use? and i was looking to stay around 430ish and how low can i drop my car without tearing up the underbody?

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keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

ohh really lol i couldnt even tell from the pics so 1.5 to 2 inches is koo hmm i am thinking more near two i dont want it slammed but i want it so i cant see that freakin ugly wheel gap and i am going to paint my stock rims black and take that ugly little bolt cover off

AcuraImport · Site Admin Joined: Mar 11, 2003 Posts: 474

good deal... post some pics! i've shown you mine

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keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

aight ok i will once i get my camera

yippieguy · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 18

hey.. I put the eibach pro kit onto my 90 teg 4-door g.s.

the drop is maybe 1.5 " on the front and closer to 2 on the back.

pros:
-nice looks
-nice handling

cons:
-reduced headlight effectiveness at night. (had to get the way expensive bulbs to see at a distance ). the car's too low now.
-you'll hit the tow hooks on EVERY curb..fine for you, but warn anyone who you let park your car.
-You'll knock off the exhaust/catalytic convertor if you get both sides of the car into a rut and there is a peak in the middle of the lane....especially exposed is the joint in the pipe by the right rear wheel where the exhaust connects to the intermediate pipes.
-rougher ride from my experience.(you might like it though)
-Complaints from mom and dad asking why your car is so low, and whining about thier poor, aching backs every time they have to pull themselves out with the oh-shit-handle or plunk down into the seat when they get in.
-Get used to hitting driveways on a diagonal versus taking it head-on; you'd bottom-out the towhooks if you ran at it straight.

I ALMOST regret lowering my car .. since exhaust repairs over the last 4 years have cost me more than the springs themselves did...Bit.. I like the looks, handling and the lack of wheel gap. I would NNEEVVEERR go lower than a 2" drop.. that'd be totally insane on an already-low car.

jaMEs.

keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

wow i needed to hear that lol cuz i was about to do a 1.5 or 1 inch just to get rid of that ugly ass wheel gap and i was looking at the car today and the exhaust i have on it and it looked like i would bumpe it on every speed bump in the parking lot where i workand as for the headlights i already have the 41 dollar sylvania silverstars on it but i want some projectors so freakin bad

yippieguy · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 18

Oh.. by the way.. if you do ANY lowering of your car with springs.. GET THE CAMBER CORRECTION KIT. (to push out the tops of the wheels so they roll properly vertically versus tilted into the body at the tops) else, you'll mess up your tires and wear out the inside of the tread, and possibly shift the belts inside the rubber if you're really unlucky. Trust me on this.. happened to me on the first set of rubber I had; so I installed the camber correction kit the second time around and all is well; nice, even , tire-wear happening now

James d... out.

keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

wow i didnt even kno that so how much do you think i will be spending ????

yippieguy · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 18

http://www.koolglo.com/html/camber_correction.html

About 100 USD for the kit. but it's VERY worth it based on the fact that you're preventing future damage to your tires.

Be aware that some people will not agree with me; they'll say it's ok to drop your car an inch or two without camber correction.. BUT.. drop the car and see for yourself. The wheels won't sit vertically any longer. It will look like a 1/2-assed job, and you can decide for yourself what might happen to tires when they're always running on an inside angle.

I'd do it no matter that.

I should take a pic of my car so you can see what the eibach pro kit will look like on your car. I 've upgraded my wheels to 15's, just one inch up from the factory 14" . I found the 16 and 17" rims too thin, too rough, and way too expensive. Also, a little extra thickness (width) of rubber will protect the rims a little better from curb-rubbing.

keithbreal · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 48

so about how much all together did you spend for everything??? are you still sitting on factory shocks? because i was thinking aboout getting a shock and spring set up that says it will lower about 1.5" thats as low as i want to go but i am hoping to stay around 500 bucks

yippieguy · All-Acura Enthusiast Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 18

springs were around CAD $250
camber kit was maybe another 150 or so here in canada

all done for under 500..ya.. for sure.

PLUS rims/rubber.. and that could be anywhere from 800 ->2000 right?