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Old Apr 6, 2011
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Good Way to Lower my ride

Hey, just wondering whats a way to lower my car on a $500 dollar budget? i'm not expecting spectacular results on this amount of cash, but i live in nova scotia, are roads arent the best, so something that wont break my neck. Its a 01 Civic LX Sedan if it counts

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Re: Good Way to Lower my ride

springs and struts. that you can get for about 600 +/- depending on quality. I'm waitin for the summer to do H&R or Tein springs and tokico HP struts
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Re: Good Way to Lower my ride

Tokico hp struts and a relatively soft set of lowering springs like tein s.techs, H&R or eibach pro-kit.

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Re: Good Way to Lower my ride

eibach prokit springs $200 ($100 used)
tokico hp shocks $350
SPC camber kit $150
alignment $80

should be close to $600 if you know where to look. add $250 for installing everything if you go to a shop. this setup will last you around 5 yrs at least before the shock might need replacing. springs are lifetime part.
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