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Manabir
24-02-2010, 08:39 AM
Looking for people who are running kyb shocks with stock springs.
I have kyb agx shocks, 4 way adjustables, running stock springs cause I need the height.
I was at the car wash with some mates lastnight and one of them has the same model lude as me, but he has stock shocks and springs.
I noticed that mine has about 1.5 inches less wheel arch gap in the front, but the same gap in the rear.
Just wanna find out why mine would be sitting so much lower.
Does anyone know if the seats on the kyb shocks are lower than stock or could it be my springs are sagging with age (180,000km old)?
The only differences with our setups are the shocks, and I have a front strut bar and solid sway bars. But strut bar and sway bars shouldn't impact height.
Any ideas?
I am thinking about putting in some ground control coilover sleeves but wanna figure out my height difference issue first.

Gio
24-02-2010, 10:53 AM
Sway bars and strut bars shouldnt affect the hight. I would think that you are running a tyre with a larger sidewall then your mate, therefor making the gap smaller on your caror the same on the back.

Chris.

Limbo
24-02-2010, 11:19 AM
3 1/2 finger at front & 4 1/2 fingers at rear on my civic with KYB AGX on stock springs

Gio
24-02-2010, 11:53 AM
Hey limbo do u have the same profile tires on rear and front?

Limbo
24-02-2010, 11:56 AM
yup tyre heights are identical, the eks the rear sits with a higher stance

Gio
24-02-2010, 12:14 PM
Yeah i think his profile will be different to his mates, i have kyb shocks and eibach springs, back is a fraction higher.

Manabir
24-02-2010, 12:26 PM
Nah, both are stock rims with same tyre profile and width.