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Old Sep 16, 2004
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Question Question Regarding Suspension Setup

I have koni yellow suspension with Eibach Sportline Springs, and running with 205/45 16. My question is how low should the car be with this setup? This is what I figure it out in my car, Rear driver side I have 2 finger gap, front driver side I have 3 finger gap, rear passenger side I have 2.5 finger gap, and on the front passenger side 4 finger gap. Anyone got any advice about that? Do I need to do alignment to adjust it? Also, can I lower it more or do I have to get bigger wheels to loose those gap? It looks more like a stock on the front.

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1.4" all around. The rear sits higher than the front normally. Finger gap isn't always the best way to tell because tires can influence it. Make sure all the pressures in the tires are fine, measure with the finger gap and measure from the fender well to the ground and measure from the underneath of the car (around the jack points) to the ground. You have to make multiple measurements.
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I actually did check the tire pressure, but there wasn't any difference. Do u think I need to do alignment? Thanks for the info.

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possibly but camber wouldn't change the gap that much. The springs and shocks are all installed correctely?
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I think they're installed properly. I'm going to go to Discount Tires this weekend and see what's wrong with it. Also, forgot to mention that my car pulls towards left while driving in freeways, but while breaking hard it doesn't pull to either side. By the way, is the squeaking noise common in civic?
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Get on level ground and measure from the ground through the center of the wheel to the top of each fender. Its going to measure different on each wheel, but close enough that its not blantantly obvious. The drivers side should be a little lower then the passenger side since our cars are heavier on the left side. To get rid of the gap more, get larger wheels and tires or shorter springs. For the pulling then driving, it could be your tires arent balanced correctly. Swap the front to the back on the same side and test drive. If it stops pulling, get your tire re-balanced. MAybe consider some centering rings also if you think its related to the wheel being off centered.

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And you might as well get an alignment if it is pulling.
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thanks guys, now I know what to do
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