Lowering

[jkz]

What's the way to go to lower my car? Change the springs? Both springs and shocks? or go for coilovers? Need some suggestions :(

[Chi]

well when i lowered my car i changed teh srpings and shocks, even though it handles much better, you feel every bump on the road....

[jkz]

what kind of springs are nice? king? eibach?pedders?

[civicboy]

if u want, u can get coilovers....new ones r expensive, can get up2 $2,000...u can adjust it anytime u want. Or u can get a second hand one but i dnt really recommend that, well it depends ya know wat i mean.

Or if u want a cheaper way to lower ur ride, u can just change ur springs....thats wat i did when i get my car lowered @ k-mac. From wat i know, changing the spring....wont last long? correct me if im wrong hehehe....it will last but not in the long long time..... so the gr8 way to get is coilovers :D

[jkz]

at the moment i wish i can afford coilovers :(
probably just change the springs for now.... would i need to change the shocks? or will they be fine for the time being? ..btw my car is like higher than stock height for some reason.. :|

[Chi]

what kind of springs are nice? king? eibach?pedders?

Kmac springs.......... friend got them for me..... he did a nice job too

[jkz]

how much would i be looking at? also is there any good places u can recommend?

[civicboy]

yeah i know how u feel, i want coilovers but no $ hahaha!
u dont need to change the shocks & ya, it will be fine =) like wat Chi said u can buy spring & shocks or even buy pre-set lowered ones.....then u dont have to worry bout ur shocks in a long run when u just changed ur springs, u know wat i mean.

i had mine for almost 6 years now & they still good(2/1.5 lowered all round; k-mac springs), but i can tell they are wearin off coz on some bad bumpy roads, it steers round but its all good, as long as ur carefull where ur rollin coz its quiet bumpy & loud.

[civicboy]

250-300
just call up k-mac, pedders or king s. & compare ;)

[jkz]

how low should i drop it? i want to be able to put on 17" rims soon. i also want to keep it legal...

[civicboy]

as low as u want! :)

from wat i know, 100 metres off the ground? some shit like dat & 1 more thing i got defected for having 17" & for the tires! stoopid cop....well that for my lil eg hatch! hahaha - since urs is an accord :) i think it shouldnt matta....unless some pigz r really strict bout it

[jkz]

lol damn pigs. should be alright though. not gonna go crazy with the rims and how low i drop it.

[civicboy]

if u dnt want it too low....2" drop but it'll look phatter, if u lower it bout 3"
its really up2 u. =)

goodluck

[jkz]

lol thanks :P
still can't decide what kind of springs are the way to go... just need to do some research and get some suggestions and find out problems people have had with a particular brand. hoping to get the money by next week :)

[civicboy]

yeah...ok
but my nxt spring will be H&R or Eibach

wat uve mentioned earlier aint bad...Eibach(imported) is really good from wat i know

[jkz]

well something cheap and realiable considering i dont have money. my car is powered by centrelink :)

[poid]

chaep, get king springs they are $250 or so. I wouldn't go any cheaper. I have Kmac and they are great.

Ask Spoon-accord what happens when you lower the car and dont change shocks :D

[jkz]

where did u get your kmacs put in? rougly how much would i be looking at including installation? how bad can it be without changing the shocks??

[poid]

well Spoon-accords shocks are now totally stuffed sp thats how bad it can be ;)

I had a mechanic i know well put mine in, cost me $50. Dunno how much it is normally, maybe $100 or so?

[CHU85]

most places should do a lowering package when buying wheels for about $350
if u want to go pretty low, then just get a set of kings and koni shocks.
Make sure when u buy the koni's they are the yellow sports cos they're height adjustable.

[jkz]

how much are koni shocks?

[poid]

Depends where you buy em from, retail is about $1000 however if you shop around you can get em for $800, maybe less depending on who you know.

Thats for the yellow sports, there are also Koni red shocks which are cheaper. Koni are certainly not the cheapest out there

[higgo_69]

im getting my kmacs put in tommorow and im going to run the stocko shocks for a little bit until i can aford some :P

2 1/4 allround hope it looks tough
its only costing me 100 bucks

[jkz]

$100???? how much did u pay for the springs?

[toE]

If you're on a budget, go King Springs. Not all dat good, but does the job for the money AND it's Oz made. :)

I got a quote here in Melbourne for an Accord for 380 fitted..and drops the ride bout 2", if I'm not mistaken.

You in Melbourne??

[jkz]

yeh i'm in melbourne. i remember getting a quote for king springs a long time ago for $300 at the tyre factory in sunshine. i wonder if they will still do that price.

[toE]

Well..do ur shopping, but if you want the quote that I mentioned, go to Suspension City in North Melbourne.

Good luck!! and do post back of wat u eventually got - prices/pics/bla, bla, bla - :)

[jkz]

yeh all good.. i guess i'll need some rims first.. dont wanna lower my car and be rolling around on hub caps. :P

[toE]

bah...dumped on stockies .... ALL GOOD!!!! :)

[Spoon-Accord]

i'mma dumped on stockies..
looks mad and i love it!!!

[jkz]

what is everyone's opinion of pedders springs and shocks?

[poid]

steer clear of teh shocks, they are rebadged Monroe's

A mate has pedders springs, they are OK but he's only dropped 30mm. I wouldnt trust Pedders for anything lower than that personally

[PIN01S]

I just got my rims and lowered springs and my springs are pedders ....they are ok...nothin wrong with it soo far but im paying close attention to them .... im going to get my shocks soon but it aint gonna be pedders... what do you guys think about Whiteline?....

[poid]

Whiteline are excellent

[jkz]

how much are whiteline shocks? i can't afford anything like koni's :(

[poid]

i dont have my price list with me...if you have a look at their catalogue on their site you should be able to search for accord parts and bring up the retail price for shocks

[Ramzes213]

Hi Guys. How did you go with lowering?? Long time no reply in this topic.
Please put some info nad pics. Realy wondering how you went with it.
Regards
Ramzes213