3 Stock Struts, 1 Koni, Will I Be Okay?

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Jan 9, 2003

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3 Stock Struts, 1 Koni, Will I Be Okay?

I put Ground Control coilovers for the coupe of my sedan. Well I think that they weren't suppose to be there in the first place, cuz I raised them ALLLL the way up, and it only left me with a 1 finger wheel gap in the rear. Well I've been really careful going over bumps and all that, but I let a friend drive and she ran over a pothole. My car was dropped all the way on that one wheel, no tire showing. I took it to the shop and planned on putting back stock springs, cuz my coilovers were F*cked. The guy said I needed a new strut though, and Honda wanted $270 for an oem one. So I got a Koni yellow for $167 shipped. I really have no money to spend right now, but I will do whatever is needed for my car to run. Will I be okay with one aftermarket Koni and 3 stock shocks?

Oops. mod please put this in suspension performance. I messed up

Jan 9, 2003

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you know we do have this

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NO, they have to be replaced in pairs. You can put 2 in the front or 2 in the back w/o worries but you can't just put one shock in the front or rear by intself.

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NO WAY your car will be extremely unbalanced and maybe even dangerous. Step up and get the other one ASAP and sleep well at night.

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it will look like you have a bag air bag setup lololololol[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

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ahhh damnit. Why did I even lower anyways, nothing but problems. Well I was thinking that I could just adjust it to be the same feel as the stock on the other side. Mannnn I'll see how it turns out, cuz the guy wants it out of the shop ASAP cuz he's doing it for free. If it feels weird then I'll get another one right away.

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It's drivable. But unbalanced. Get another one.

Jan 9, 2003

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exactly!! lowering stinks for us who dont put our cars in shows... its not worth the trouble...live with the gap! is my new theory

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I had my car lowered with Eibach Sportlines and I recently took them off and put my stock springs back on. I took it to the dealer and said it was making funny squeeking noises when I went over bumps. I get a call a couple hrs later, they told me they ordered new front and back right struts for me and it was free since my car is still under warranty.