Lowering an accord with king springs

What I was trying to point out to you b4 was that lowered springs have a higher 'sping rate" then a stock spring (stiffer) thats why you get less bodyroll through corners etc, and the stock struts are basically designed with comfort, more so then performance.

So you end up with a mismatched spring/shock combo... Ideally you would be able to get a set of springs and say a set of koni's/Bilsteins to suit, but you are looking at spending at least 1k...

At the end of the day you will end up with better handling ride with just the lowered springs, but shocks make a huuuggggeee difference in ride comfort and handling :)

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Originally Posted by viperx

razaman u got a pic of ur car with the springs fitted?

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There's 2 pics in this thread.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7906

Raz

i got 6th gen accord.. and i got super low kings... dunno why they don't have superlowz for the 5th gen.

hey guys,
just reading this thread...
i too have used king springs on my 94 accord. sits A LOT LOWER than stock ride.
I also put in new shox because i had my shockers tested and they were screwed to the max... might as well put new shocks in too---labour shouldnt cost any more because you need to take the shocks out anyways.
remember it is a 9 yr old car which you have. might as well replace them now before you have to replace them a lil later along the track..save some $$ on labour.
i just put in sum kyb shockers and my ride is much better now.. no more bouncing around corners.
as to those who said the front sits higher than the back... mine sits about the same i think.

looks great and rides smooth... (get your bushes checked too)

Dundas

i got custom K-mac springs, which are sittin 2 1/4 inches plus sagging lower . they are nice and stiff and you can get any size you want

and it cost me 100 to get installed

hey razaman, u talkin about those 2 pics with the red accord? doesn't look any lower than stock. might jus be the angle...

Anyways dundas, i figured my shocks would be in a lot betta condition then yours.... my car was bought late 97... so its only a 7 year car.. plus doing the "bounce:" test on each corner it only moves back up, then settles... so the shocks seem in pretty good shape...

hey man,
king springs dont make super lows for 94 accords which sux... i bought some lows 6 months back and it does drop it a bit, but i didnt really think it was worth the money i spent on them, i could barely notice the difference. I would have prefered to goto kmac and get some custom ones done, that way you can choose the height. but hey if you only want it an inch or so lower, then they are probably for you. i like mine real low:
http://www.brokedowndesign.com/accord/guys-accord-5.jpg

nah man... thats the thing... i like my accord subtle... its not an all out racer is it :) i like the factory look, just wanna improve on it...

Hey smoknhothonda, I've been sending you PMs... u still around?

viperx, where about r u located ? if sydney
please try Hannys performance @ smithfield,
this guy know HONDA, I know he wont do bad job

I've had king lows on mine for about 3-4 months now. Got some koni reds at the same time. It's not a `slammed into the ground` look but it is nice and neat. Probably could've gotten away with going even lower (supers) but thats just getting impractical. The car scrapes going over sharp speed humps and out of fast food carparks anyway... Added to this, Accords have low underbodies as it is.

Rides like a billiard table on decent roads, but anything imperfect she gets a little harsh. Maybe due to 40 profile tyres Im using though... Quality wise I've had no probs, you'll find these springs for almost every car there is. Oh and about sinking in - they have dropped a further 5-10 mill since they've been on. They also did a wheel alignment when fitted but I've also noticed my CV joints and shafts wearing a LOT quicker.

Nah akaNSX, I'm over west... thanks anyway :)

hey 4thgenexi, thanks heaps for the feedback, much appreciated. but how have u noticed ur cvs and shafts wearing? I don't see how changing ur springs will do that.... CVs are supposed to be universal joints anyway and wouldn't the boot block all view of it? Or is the joint making noise?