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Old Nov 11, 2011
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

You don't need the front camber toe bolts unless you are very low, lower than any set of standard springs will drop you. Just get a set of rear camber arms, Megan ones would work well for you. Megan is a budget company, but their stuff is surprisingly good quality and they use aluminium so there will never be corrosion issues.

Sometimes very old springs will begin to sag and cause the issues with ride height your experiencing, but if the springs are relatively new that's not the issue. More likely, the rear shocks are blowing or beginning to blow and that's causing the sag. Upgrade the shocks and struts to tokico blues and that should even out the height
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Old Nov 11, 2011
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

wow thanks!

Im waiting on some neuspeed sport springs. Once those come in, ill probably invest in some shocks right after if the sag doesnt change. As for the megan camber kit, ive been looking at those exact ones for a while now and this just gives me more reason to invest in them.

Thanks man, you've been very helpful
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Happy to help

Neuspeed springs are excellent, a couple people here are using them, you'll like them a lot.

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coilovers ftw.

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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

^damn that looks sick... those fender grills need to go tho

how much is it lowered? and are those 17" rims?
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

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^damn that looks sick... those fender grills need to go tho

how much is it lowered? and are those 17" rims?
that px was back in the day....when i was younger and more riced out... and those are 16" slipstreams on 205/45/16

im currently rocking ALL stock bumpers, fenders hood....etc. lol

in that pix, i was dropped close to 4+ inches. but im a little higher now.
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shows, sometimes rice is nice.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Hey i need some help!
I'm trying to lower my ride (lowering springs) but i dont want it completely slammed. Heres what it looks like now (In attachments).
I'm riding on 17" rims (silver rims)
the other em2 (white rims) is what i want my car to look like and i cant figure out what that drop is. Can anyone help me?!
maybe its a 2" drop? or 2.25"?
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by The bad kabob
Hey i need some help!
I'm trying to lower my ride (lowering springs) but i dont want it completely slammed. Heres what it looks like now (In attachments).
I'm riding on 17" rims (silver rims)
the other em2 (white rims) is what i want my car to look like and i cant figure out what that drop is. Can anyone help me?!
maybe its a 2" drop? or 2.25"?
look into some neuspeed springs...they lower about that much. are u planning to upgrade ur struts/shocks as well?
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Old Jan 26, 2012
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

no probably not i dont have enough money... im saving up for lowering springs atm
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then keep saving money untill u can get struts as well

youre going to spend more time and money replacing and reinstalling new struts when ur OEM sturts blow out. (especially if u are lowering it 2"....your struts will blow in a few months)
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
then keep saving money untill u can get struts as well

youre going to spend more time and money replacing and reinstalling new struts when ur OEM sturts blow out. (especially if u are lowering it 2"....your struts will blow in a few months)
Maybe. I got 75K/6 years lowered 2' on stock struts.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by pon55
Maybe. I got 75K/6 years lowered 2' on stock struts.
lol no way ur stock suspension can last that long...you must have sprinkled fairy dust on it... give me some now or face the banning hammer!
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Old Jan 28, 2012
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^lol
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
coilovers ftw.

That looks great! What kind of Coilovers do you have? Both of my front struts are blown and I'm looking to do a full coilover setup and I'm trying to piece everything together and your drop is exactly what Im looking for.
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Sl33py is on Koni/GC
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

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Sl33py is on Koni/GC
hmm. when I looked up that setup it said that was only good up to a 2" drop thats why I didnt think about going that route. But if its capable of up to a 4in drop seems like a good way to go about dropping it.

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=520/CA=55

look on their site and it says that setup is only good for up to a 2.5" drop. Or am I looking at the wrong setup? I just wanna do as much research I can before I make a purchase and have it not be what I want.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

I do belive that there is a little extra work involved.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by mikereynolds9
hmm. when I looked up that setup it said that was only good up to a 2" drop thats why I didnt think about going that route. But if its capable of up to a 4in drop seems like a good way to go about dropping it.

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=520/CA=55

look on their site and it says that setup is only good for up to a 2.5" drop. Or am I looking at the wrong setup? I just wanna do as much research I can before I make a purchase and have it not be what I want.
No coilover with an off the shelf spring will put you much below 2.5".

If you seriously want to go that low, definitely go Koni/GC.

When you order the Ground Controls, request springs 1" shorter than standard, and 500/550 spring rates to prevent the dampers from bottoming out.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

I love the blacked out rims man, somethin about an all black honda that just looks great. get some ground effects in the right color and it'd be real sweet on the road at night

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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Late reply,

Installed the neuspeed sport springs. They are amazing. There's a one finger gap all around. I ended up having to get new rear shocks and a rear camber kit. Blew the stock shocks within a week of installing the neuspeeds and the camber looked really bad when walking by my car. Still running snow tires on my stock rims. Will post pictures with my summer rims in a month or so... or whenever the trees start to blossom.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

I love the blacked out rims man, somethin about an all black honda that just looks great. get some ground effects in the right color and it'd be real sweet on the road at night
NO. Please do not get ground effects in ANY color. Please.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Originally Posted by got2run5
NO. Please do not get ground effects in ANY color. Please.
Y not?
7thgens look great with a lip kit!
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

Dropped my car this weekend after pondering it for a year... glad i did ... she looks SMOOOOOOTH!! I got a lot of help around the forums so THANKS!

Before (Stock)
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After (Skunk 2 Pro-S2 / Rear and front camber kits were needed) Tires / Rims are 215/45/17. Fenders are also rolled (to removed any rubbing)
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

When I got it, suspension was stock (damn thing looks like it was lifted lol). Got some Eibach Sports & some Koni Srt-t struts. Overall about a 2" drop, I do plan to go lower in the future but in the mean time, I'm happy with it. + it rides like a caddy
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

whats a good site with cheap reliable coilovers? ive heard awesome things about raceland but they dont carry es1 coilovers anymore anyone know of coilovers around the raceland prices? like $500
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There's no coilover worth purchasing in the $500 range, save your money or pick up something used.

Koni STR and a set of lowering springs would be a good pairing, right around that price.
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ive heard bad things about raceland and rokker like this
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As have I, the same thing seen in that picture happened a set of racelands that were on a car my friend purchased.
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Re: Official Suspension Drop Pictures Post

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As have I, the same thing seen in that picture happened a set of racelands that were on a car my friend purchased.
You guys can hate all you want. I an many like have had great luck with Raceland.
Being in the import business for many years I know the mark ups. Price doesn't mean quality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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