Lowered Springs.

[Spoon-Accord]

hey guys.. i feel like doing some DIY stuff..

reckon putting lowered springs would be hard??
or should i just pay the pro's and get it done??

if so.. can anyone past links for DIY suspension so i can install my own springs..

cheers guys

Ken

[ICVCI]

u'll need:
* a hoist / stilts
* air compressor & gun attachment, not sure of bolt sizes for accord, should the same as the others...
* clamps to hold the springs in place
* then u need to wheel align it

where do u live? i have a friend in the western suburbs that can help u out, pm me if interested.

[poid]

I'll tell ya now it's a prick if you've never done it before

The above list is correct, i had a link somewhere of the procedure but lost it...to be honest with the amount of mucking around there can be if you dont have experience i'd get someone else to do it. If you know someone it'll cost ya like $50

[Spoon-Accord]

thankz guys.. thankz for the input.. gonna bring it to some suspension guy who is at north melborune.. charging me 120

see how it goes

people also say u gotta change shocks aswell??
wat u guys reckon?

Ken

[vti-2]

Ken,

Do it right first time and you won't have regrets. Upgrade the shocks as well. I used Suspension City in Nth Melbourne and they were top guys. They've done heaps of showcars, many from Autosalon etc...

41 Provost St
North Melbourne
(03) 9329-5133

Don't cut corners and don't cut springs!

Vic.

[Spoon-Accord]

Yay~!~~~

i got my car lowered..
its bloody sick
they told me.. keep the stock shocks.. its a family car.. dont need to worry bout it much
i just went.. errr Okay!!

have a look guys

sorry car is abit dirty. but man i get alot of looks from people.. i look up to em hahaha

weeeeeeeeeeeee

Ken



http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/26018/p/507899_7560221983837712723_v.jpg

http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/26018/p/507900_2768351347458617926_v.jpg

http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/26018/p/507904_8068057940020953900_vl.jpg

[Calvo]

haha nice!
how much did u lower it by?
cant really tell, but bak looks 2in :D

[vti-2]

Looks aiiight for an L platers car. :P

[poid]

Yeh looks about 2" from the rear.

Very nice...you should get plenty of looks now :D

[wynode]

Nice.

Put a coke can or something under the car and take a pic ;)

[Civic Si]

Looks good even wit just da stock rims/tyres! :)

U should change da shocks to match da lowered springs, but that's just IMO...

[Calvo]

all it needs now is a good wash :D:D:D:P:P:P

[Spoon-Accord]

yeh i'll be washing it
2 1/4 inch drop i think
and they are still sagging..
i took it to suspension city..
10 minutes job.. 100 buxors
the car is still in the stage of settle in with these springs.. its going lower and lower

atm i am removing my mudflaps.. they are like 5 cms above ground hahaha

Ken

[vti-2]

Yeah, when i dumped mine it was still settling after a week (it looked nuts). Depends on the car but yours should be settled within a week. I miss my stockies actually, they were light and actually made the car look lower! :roll:

[Calvo]

damn man, if u dropped it 2.25 and its still goin, lol gonna be like 2.5 overall aye?

does that happen all the time? coz i wanna lower my car by 2inches, but not more.

[vti-2]

I had Superlows put in mine and the drop was about 2.5". If Ken got the Superlows then his car will drop about 2.5" in total...

[toE]

I had Superlows put in mine and the drop was about 2.5". If Ken got the Superlows then his car will drop about 2.5" in total...

OMG!!! :shock: U've got superlows??? :shock:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Spoon-Accord]

yeh i got superlows..
the back tyres no way i can put my finger thru
the front is just 1 finger..

i just went to st.albans and back..
people gawking at me man
it was funny..
its dam low..
but....the ride is funny.. its bounces..
not alot.. its like a firm suspension thing..

heres are mores pictures..

i just washed it 2 seconds ago
hahaha


http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/26018/p/508174_7996587935644069440_vl.jpg

http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/26018/p/508178_7793602634474072604_vl.jpg

enjoy guys

Ken

[Calvo]

damn it looks so much better dropped.
*sigh* looks like ill be doin that next.

[7th Gen]

spoon accord, how do you get up driveways, ramps etc

i just dropped my civic 1 1/2 inches and am having great difficulty.......

[poid]

Its not a 2.5" drop yet...it might sag to that but its not quite there ATM :)

The bouncing will be cos of the shocks, nothing to worry about though so dont fret

[Teggy-Vtir]

nice :thumbsup:

[Spoon-Accord]

i got no problems going up driveways..
its really good..
umm i got tanabe super down procedeos.
very firm ride

i just finished polishing it..
imagine the finish..
in the pictures above.. i havent polished it for like 4-5 months


Ken

[7th Gen]

i tell ya what, your accord looks great though

i am really paranoid, i think i might seriously go back to stock ride height, don't wanna damage the underbody........

[Teggy-Vtir]

1 1/2 aint much at all

[Calvo]

7th Gen, if u find ur scraping etc, try taking driveways and speed humps at an angle, or very slowly. just gotta keep tryin until u find the correct way to get ur car over properly. 1.5in isnt alot at all.
my accords stock, and its pretty low for stock cars, so Spoon dropping it 2in is fair significant. but then again theres crazy ppl like poid :D

[7th Gen]

thanks guys for all the tips

i really don't know, i'll see how i go the next few days and if i really don't like it i'll go back

when i say 1 1/2 i mean i thought they were going to measure it or something. all they did was cut the plastic bit on top of the shocks (the bumpstop?) then just put in the new spring and assembled it all together

note to self - next car i buy will have big rims on it as stock

[Calvo]

wat size rims u got on ur civic now?

[wynode]

wat size rims u got on ur civic now?

16.

7th Gen, just so we know how low it really is, measure the height from the ground (on a flat surface) to the bottom of your subframe and let us know.

-WIn

[Spoon-Accord]

wow. i thought this was an accord forum

:(

Ken

[wynode]

wow. i thought this was an accord forum

:(

Ken

Apologies.

7th Gen, make a post in the civic/crx forum :)

[Spoon-Accord]

no problems

just mucking around

why do people chop their bumpstops tho..
just wondering

wouldnt it make ur car handle and ride crap??

Ken

[poid]

nope, it helps the ride. If the car is sitting on the bumpstops non-stop it'll be bouncier and more uncomfortable. The Koni bumpstops i have are like half the height of the stock Accord ones (which are HUGE). though chopping bumpstops on stock shocks may accelerate them being damaged (you wont really notice this in practice though, or shouldnt anyway :) )

7thGen: You just need to learn to drive at angles, and be able to identify which speed humps you can clear and which will destroy you. You really have to hit something hard to do damage, a little scraping now and then isnt serious. Hell after about 6 months i had a good look under the car and could only see 2 tiny scrape marks, and i've had some pretty serious run-ins with speed humps.

You just need to learn to drive your car with the height in mind. You become much more alert and aware of the road in front of you when you realise that not seeing a dip could get serious :D

If however you're finding you dont like driving like that, then by all means raise her up...no point not enjoying your pride and joy!

[accordpwr]

very good ken! I have told you that you won't be dissapointed!

[Spoon-Accord]

weeeee

i just hit my front today on the gutter..
u guys noe the towing hook.. that got K.O.E.D
haha

guys.. alwayz open ur eyes whilst parking or reversing outta driveways..
its a bloody bitch

[Calvo]

LOL good work bro :D

[7th Gen]

weeeee

i just hit my front today on the gutter..
u guys noe the towing hook.. that got K.O.E.D
haha

guys.. alwayz open ur eyes whilst parking or reversing outta driveways..
its a bloody bitch

yeh i did that the other day too, woo hoo
i wouldn't say it got KO'ed but it sounded pretty rough

[Spoon-Accord]

yeh my dad shit himself and chucked a skit at me hahaha
he was like..
u see?? the car is to beeping low!!
that is wat yooh get for being low

i just said..
its sick dad hahaha

it looks really pimp in real life..
everyone just looks.. and in their head.. they go.. accord???
Lowered??
haha

ken

[7th Gen]

our dads must be from the same stock cause my dad went ape shit at me too...............heheheheh

[poid]

I think they are all like that :)

Tow hook hey? LoL thats a nice effort :D

[Calvo]

i just thought bout that, wouldnt u of taken out ya muffler too? or is urs stock?
i kno my muffler would of been carved up before my tower. lol.

[Spoon-Accord]

i got stock muffler

*FEW*

if i had my old HKS superdragger..
my car would of be mad arse fireworks display or a super low drifter..
its was like a fart can..
dam

i need a muffler


Ken