DIY: Trunk Shocks - Page 2

Grey · 10-09-2002

Aw... I thought that you would have been done by now?
Oh well, it's easier than ever now though, right?

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zelman · 10-15-2002

anyone know what rating the shocks should have for a sedan?

Grey · 10-15-2002

Hmm... Good question. Judging from the pictures on www.hondaautototiveparts.com I'de say that a coupe's trunk is heavier. Just a little bit though. It's longer than the sedan's, but the sedan has part of the taillight built in, so that kinda adds some weight because of the complexity of the metal in that spot and the exra plastic and wiring. It's a tough call, but I think that choosing the values for the coupe's trunk lid will work out on the sedan. It may be a little overpowered, but that won't be a big problem. It's worse if it's underpowered.

halflife · 10-15-2002

just order mine today 40lbs.

24 bucks to ship because the have to ship the gas struts to NY as hazardous materials.

Grey · 10-15-2002

Whoa!

Really? Weird.

halflife · 10-21-2002

installed mine this weekend. not to hard after drilling about 7 extra holes to get the trnk to close. Broke 3 drill bits and the tap and to ball studs, but it works great. the hardest part was removing the trunk spring.
I used 40lb which was fine, but if you have a wing or are getting one definately get 50lb struts. grey thanks for the info

HRocket2k2 · 12-13-2002

anyone do this with their hood? i think that would be cool having the hood with shocks.

ce01cvcex · 02-19-2003

alright, after thougoughly reading this DIY, and PM'ing grey, i now have a question. anyone out there know if i could remove the s-shaped trunk hinge/arm, and the two connecting rods, and run shocks only, and still have a functional trunk? if it wont open and close properly and all, there's no need in expiramenting with this, i was thinking that i'd probably need something like 4 shocks in order for this to work correctly, but then again, the question ariese if i could do away with the OEM mechanism and still have a functional trunk, if not, then there's no need in investing the time, money and effort to do this for me

cdmx · 06-14-2003

um no, it would be very unstable....mabye a bracket to keep the gas shock from moving at all

Yoyoio · 06-14-2003

sorry off topic.

hey gray, what kinda speaker are you running in the pic? those looks huge!!

Grey · 06-14-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Yoyoio
sorry off topic.

hey gray, what kinda speaker are you running in the pic? those looks huge!!

Yeah, they're big ****ers. Check them out here: http://www2.pioneer-eur.com/eur/product_detail.jsp?product_id=529&taxonomy_id=25%3 b131 They have great frequency response. Good power handling too. They sounds great. I have the same series for the front. 6.5" Not bad either. I need to amp them though.

DMX · 06-15-2003

I also did this DIY this week... it was pretty easy not too hard... now my kappas fit properly and my trunk is definetly a lot safer!!

Mags · 06-18-2003

I did the shocks today. I have a coupe with a factory spoiler and I used the 50# shocks. In my opinion they were a little too weak. I am thinking about swapping them out for some 60# ones. The trunk stays up fine now, but it still will drop shut, which I didn't want. I want to have to shut it myself.

Mags · 06-18-2003

btw...i took out my trunk springs.

Vezman · 06-18-2003

if you just get different trunk springs will it still open and close the same