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b16a_integra
08-12-2003, 06:52 PM
i am going to lower my DA9, am wanting to lower the rear 2" and the front 1.5" but not sure what springs will do this, any help would be great.

Redteg
09-12-2003, 07:48 AM
None.

Unless you go for:
1) springs from the States
2) custom wound/compressed/cut
3) springs intended for another application
4) coiliovers/coilover sleeves

Most spring manufacturers I researched over here only allow us a 3cm drop front and rear, which is the lowest we can go whilst retaining the spring's captivity within the stock shocks.

If you don't mind the springs being captive or not, you can go as low as you like.

Next week i'll be getting a pair of cheap rear EF Civic shocks to see how much of a difference there is over our stock rears. I've read there's about a 1 /12 inch difference, allowing for the use of shorter springs. I saw a pic of a teg with civic suspension and it was pretty low.

To make the springs captive whilst using stock length shocks you can try
1) upper shock mounts from Ground Control
2) custom upper mounts (which is hopefully what I'll do)
3) modifications to the spring seat both front and rear
4) get shocks which had an adjustable height spring seat (e.g. blistein or koni yellows)
5) shortened shocks/machined shock rods to allow the rod to sit higher in the top mount

Don't forget the lower you go the greater negative camber you'll get, as well as toe (in?), so alignment and camber kits would be useful.

(I've researched this alot, been spending a lot of free time in workshops and different suspension places to sort out all my options. I'd appreciate any other suggestions or input.)

Oh ye, currently my car is lowered 3cms all round with King Springs. Handles very nicely but doesn't look all that low in the rear, even though the front scrapes all over the place.

b16a_integra
09-12-2003, 06:20 PM
can i get some pics of your car man, i wanna see what the king springs did.
the front must be pretty close to the guards. i can understand about the rear, mine sits high as at the moment and the 17's dont look so good because of it.

Boost
10-12-2003, 09:26 AM
b16a: are you after looks or performance?

tegboy
10-12-2003, 11:56 AM
Here is how mine sits with 2.5" drop with Pedders springs... I am looking to get coil-overs, because now that I have my bodykit, its too low

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/243000-243999/243875_2_full.jpg

b16a_integra
10-12-2003, 09:04 PM
Boost: i havent got the cash for coil-overs if thats whatyour thinking, if idid id get them real quick, so the only option ive got is to get springs at the moment. i just dont want my car sitting so high off the ground.

b16a_integra
10-12-2003, 09:07 PM
tegboy: are you sute you got 2.5" all round, i measured the gap between my tyres and guards, and only have abot 1.5" clearence at the front before my tyres would be scrapping, and about 2-2.5" on the rear??? can you put some pics up with your kit on, i am going to get a jetspeed kit most likely as i havent seen anyother that gets sold in australia. not on the net anyway.

Redteg
10-12-2003, 11:15 PM
Here's a pic, which Wynode took sime time ago.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~akarayiannis/redteg2.JPG

Lowered 3cms, I'll take hub to guard measurements again tomorrow, I don't know where they are.

Redteg
10-12-2003, 11:19 PM
Double Post...

tegboy
10-12-2003, 11:25 PM
Here is a pic of my car with the kit, its the Jetspeed kit
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/243000-243999/243875_8_full.jpg

excuse the ricey neons, that was my Fast and Furious stage

b16a_integra
11-12-2003, 07:55 PM
thanx for the info guys. so im goin to make some phone calls tomorrow to see what springs ill get.

tinkerbell
12-12-2003, 03:20 PM
thought about DC2 stuff?

i heard the shocks and springs can be fitted by using the DC front forks and DC rear arms or JDM DA6 rear arms...?

i have Whiteline coilovers (400lbs/in front and 300lbs/in rear) fitted to my teg, with Koni Yellow shocks,

has about 4 finger rear and 3 finger front gaps... (a bit higher than Redtegs)

i had to create a new groove in the rear shocks to move the circlip up an inch though...

the package cost about 1650 to purchase and took a day to fit...

it handles f8king awesome...

mooshie
21-01-2004, 07:44 PM
try www.vpw.com they have Ractive coilover sleeves mine are on Koni yellows and i had to get longer springs for the rear cos the normal ones are too short to go up to legal height. they are good for the adjustability but quite hard, especially if you wanna go flexing it on some rougher roads. cost about $500 for all four but that was about 1 and a half years ago. the pic is at about half way front and rear
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/mooshie19/up5.JPGnot the best pic but you can see the adjustability i could go about 2 inches lower or higher

Redteg
22-01-2004, 07:51 AM
How are the Ractive's holding up mooshie? I'm thinking that getting them is the easy way out for me to having my desired ride height.

Are the springs captive at the height you have them wound down to? I know that coilover sleeve springs do not "seat" as ordinary springs do, but I always assumed the law stated springs needed to be captive.

mooshie
25-01-2004, 10:50 AM
redteg, they are ok but not the best for handling springs this is the third set of lowered springs i have had on my car and probably also the worst handling, on a track they would be great but on road they are a little too hard. by captive i assume you mean they stay seated when you jack up the car? in which case no, but i have had absolutely no problems with them

b16a_integra
25-01-2004, 01:41 PM
so these are just height adjustable springs, but has sleeve so you can adjust them, right???

McChook
26-01-2004, 12:52 AM
I have a set of progressive rate srpings that will lower it 40mm all around... let me know
Matt

b16a_integra
27-01-2004, 04:28 PM
can i get some pics please and how much

simmo@hotkey.net.au

McChook
27-01-2004, 05:55 PM
Email sent

oldschool tegra
28-08-2005, 11:48 PM
would 90 model acura jdm coil over springs (full kit) fit my aussie model da9?

wkdteg
29-08-2005, 12:25 AM
just 2 clear things up... wat is meant by the term "captive"?

LO_N_SXC
29-08-2005, 12:11 PM
I have Tokiko Shocks with Jackson racing springs, about a 4" drop all round!

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6268/dscf11017nv.jpg

sorry for the the pic size!

mooshie
29-08-2005, 09:13 PM
wow this is an old thread revived. um, Acura JDM? dont think that sound right since acura is American and Japanese Domestic Market? where have you seen these for sale dude?

oldschool tegra
29-08-2005, 10:00 PM
ebay. but i think there just springs. im not 2 sure about suspension at all. i just want 2 lower my car so it doesnt look sh*t

oldschool tegra
29-08-2005, 10:04 PM
here is a link from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91-92-93-INTEGRA-JDM-COILOVER-SPRING-KIT-RED_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33586QQitemZ7996148 789QQrdZ1

wkdteg
29-08-2005, 11:56 PM
its probably the american ebay, n they just mean that its honda jdm, but will suit the acura integra... correct me if im wrong.

LO_N_SXC
30-08-2005, 10:27 AM
its probably the american ebay, n they just mean that its honda jdm, but will suit the acura integra... correct me if im wrong.
THey're the same shiet!

even DC2 and EK suspension fits our cars so finding a suspension combo shouldn't be that hard!

mooshie
30-08-2005, 08:23 PM
yeah i'm just being picky. get some coilover sleeves they can be had from just about any performance parts shop and if it fits the civic/crx/integra dc2 then it should fit on your car.

fried
08-02-2006, 06:54 PM
old thread revived....

any answer to whether or not dc2 shocks will fit on an LS integra?

bennjamin
08-02-2006, 07:05 PM
they do FIT.

Can someone do it for sure and tell s all if the shocks/springs are the same length and fork too ? Ive been told the front fork is quite abit longer on the LS...

fried
08-02-2006, 07:08 PM
tink?

crispy
08-02-2006, 07:30 PM
All in this thread guys.. It explains all there is about swapping suspension from various models of honda into a da integra
Linky (http://www.g2ic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30796&highlight=front+sway+bar)

vtectrumpet
02-03-2006, 10:24 AM
hehe my DA9 is 4" low at the back and 3.5" at the front... i love it...

hey crispy thanx for that linky bro its answered alot of questions i had about my DA suspention, cheers man...

my_honda
02-03-2006, 11:10 AM
What eva your decision is....i've got Kmac EK springs 2.5inch drop with EK Shocks for sale. PM if your intrested.

Spoon DA9R
02-03-2006, 02:21 PM
i use ek coil overs...all u need is to use the ek rear arm and it'll fit perfect...i m using yellow koni coil overs...track spec...too hard for most but i like it...
here is how it looks....
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/SpoonDA9R/DA9side2.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/SpoonDA9R/DA9b.jpg
can't lower it too much....my straight back pipe is already scraping over speed humps now...

LO_N_SXC
06-03-2006, 08:18 AM
no excuses Adam needs to be lower lol.....

bambi
11-02-2009, 07:05 PM
my car sits kinda angled toward the front, i just want to lower the back so it sits flat. does anyone know what size springs i would have to get to just do that and how hard they would be to fit?

bradess
13-02-2009, 04:23 PM
last post was 3 years ago.. nice one.

sammy342
18-02-2009, 05:15 PM
probz have to get some custom springs from a suspension shop shouldnt cost much anyways