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Old Mar 8, 2002
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how low is my car?

I recently installed coil-overs, and from the ground to the top of fender lip is 24.5 inches. Like an idiot, I failed to measure it before hand. Can someone tell how low my car is, or atleast a way to find out?

[ Edit: I found out that the stock front height is 25.5" and the stock rear height is 26.375". So that means I dropped my car 1" in the front and 1.875" in the back. It looks so low, I don't know how people get away with lowering 2-3".]


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On the scale of idiot things, your mistake was pretty tame. After all, there is always a stock civic at the dealership. They must have thought I was crazy until they recognized me as a previous customer and I explained what I was doing.

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Does it matter if the rear is the same height as the front, or should it be higher? There was probably a reason why honda had the rear so high up in the air, but then again, it was probably a lame one...like customer comfort level...
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[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Same idiot situation here too, as far as the rear being higher? I dont know what its for but it looks crappy to me. Mine is a slight bit higher in the rear. Im hoping it settles to even it out but if not its good where it is at. I can live with it. What looks really crappy is when the rear is loweer than the front.... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG]
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<< What looks really crappy is when the rear is loweer than the front.... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG] >>



and its even worse if its like that without a loaded back seat[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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the rear is usually a little higher
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duznt tha car respond more during a turn if tha back iz higher or tha front iz "dipped" down [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
 
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