My car is too bouncy
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My car is too bouncy
Well I bought the coilover system ground control lowered it a lot I dunno but I think its all the way, very low newayz, my car or body kit doesnt his but it hits the fender and it bounces way too much I have stock shocks/struts, k thx please help asap too bouncy for me. My car is using less spring and more shock thats why I think its bouncy is there any way I can get this fixed so it doesnt bounce anymore.
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dogg.. you lowered your car 2.5"(depending on the tires) with sleeved coilovers and expect to have a good ride???
just cause you have new struts dont mean it cant blow..
i would suggest...
1) raise it up a little
2) live with it
3) get konis
4) what i recommend.. get a true coilover kit opposed to a sleeved coilover
dogg.. you lowered your car 2.5"(depending on the tires) with sleeved coilovers and expect to have a good ride???
just cause you have new struts dont mean it cant blow..
i would suggest...
1) raise it up a little
2) live with it
3) get konis
4) what i recommend.. get a true coilover kit opposed to a sleeved coilover
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Rep Power: 0 lol my car is too bouncy my friend says it looks like I have hydros and ish lol, I need a good place to get cheap but good quality shocks/struts, as of now I have stock shocks/struts
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Rep Power: 346 Damn, I wonder how your car will look if 5 people were to sit in your car and each of them weighing about 170 lbs. lol. I only have 1.75" drop and thats how many people i had in my car once and damn it was low like a mo fo.
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Rep Power: 0 My car is like an inch off the ground the body kit doesnt hit but the tires hit the fenders and sound really bad and I need to fix I have money to blow away to fix this problem, please throw in your ideas k thx. nething to fix this damn bounciness problem cuz its getting on my nerves and I don't want my tires to pop k thx.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Elite
I have money to blow away to fix this problem, [hr]
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I have money to blow away to fix this problem, [hr]
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Rep Power: 0 3.5" is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to low. No wonder it's is so damn bouncy. I don't know how you drive the car on the street. No suspension travel whatsoever or like an inch or two. You need to raise the car at least an inch and get some konis.
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Rep Power: 417 uhm.. am i invisible? i just threw out 4 ideas...
-and 3.5"? even if you had 205-40-17 tires, its going to be tucking.. why dont you just raise it up a little for now so that your tires dont rub? driving around while having your tires hit your fenders is just stoopid.. your driving 70 mph, hit a bump and your tires rub.. what happens ****s up your fender wells and tires..
-3.5", SHOCKS are a MUST. CAMBER kit is a MUST.
-since you have money to blow, sell your ground controls, go with b&g's, you'll be happy you did.. $1100. adjustable height, self adjusting damper..
-and 3.5"? even if you had 205-40-17 tires, its going to be tucking.. why dont you just raise it up a little for now so that your tires dont rub? driving around while having your tires hit your fenders is just stoopid.. your driving 70 mph, hit a bump and your tires rub.. what happens ****s up your fender wells and tires..
-3.5", SHOCKS are a MUST. CAMBER kit is a MUST.
-since you have money to blow, sell your ground controls, go with b&g's, you'll be happy you did.. $1100. adjustable height, self adjusting damper..
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Rep Power: 0 Sorry to tell u partna but whenever u lower a car its not gonna ride like stock. Its gonna be bouncy. Coilovers are always bouncier than springs. Since your car is that low u probably already blew out your shocks. If u have the money buy some Konis and raise your car up a about an inch.
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Rep Power: 0 naw nothing is blown, my tires don't rub when I turn or anything just his the fender when it bounces, btw I have camber kit front and rear I have new shock/struts OEM I need advice on what to get so I can keep my coilovers what aftermarket shocks/struts are there that I can buy that can support 3.5" cuz my body kit doesn't hit for $hit and plus its a rubber bumper [IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
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There's only one after market strut thats made by Koni. Its bouncy since the stock OEM struts arent dampening enough is my guess. Being that low I bet the bumpstops arent helping your situation if they werent trimmed down.
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was i the only one reading all the posts?? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] ya got answers from at least 3 different ppl. now that you know what the problem is (too low) you can A) either raise it up an inch and go from there, or B) buy aftermarket shocks/struts. those are your options. if you don't want to follow those suggestions, fine. but you can at least look things up on the net...ya can't be THAT lazy
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Rep Power: 0 I'm a newbie when it comes to suspension I have coilovers, and just looking for aftermarket shocks/struts which one will make the bounciness go away, and I am looking for cheap prices.
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damn I'm too lazy I'll do it tomorrow pictures are too big and good for this site lol. My camera is out of this world [IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
damn I'm too lazy I'll do it tomorrow pictures are too big and good for this site lol. My camera is out of this world [IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 k here check this out my pics of my ride and how low they are im not sure but can you plz tell me k thx. is this why it is so bouncy?
http://www.7thgencivic.com/members_r...er.cfm?id=6084
http://www.7thgencivic.com/members_r...er.cfm?id=6084
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Rep Power: 417 ya 3.5" [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] kinda hard to tell from the pic but looks more like a 2" drop
alot of good suggestions have been thrown out to you and you still refuse to listen and take advice from any one of us.. why ask us for our opinions then? this thread is getting annoying and is very close to being locked. so please stop asking what you should do cause you have already been told what you should to to help the ride.
[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] kinda hard to tell from the pic but looks more like a 2" dropalot of good suggestions have been thrown out to you and you still refuse to listen and take advice from any one of us.. why ask us for our opinions then? this thread is getting annoying and is very close to being locked. so please stop asking what you should do cause you have already been told what you should to to help the ride.
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Rep Power: 0 Elite - take a look at the suspension on my car. Get yourself a set of Koni's. The cheapest route would be the Konis. Order them from tornactive for less than $600. Call Ground Control and order the Koni/Ground Control rear sleeve adapters(should be free, but might be like $20). Pay some shop to install them, or do it yourself and save a $150 or so.
Or, replace your springs/struts with full coilovers, such as the Tein SS(or flex for RSX), or B&G's, or order some FLT-A2s for a current year RSX and modify your Civic to get them to fit.
I'd say go with the Koni's myself.
Or, replace your springs/struts with full coilovers, such as the Tein SS(or flex for RSX), or B&G's, or order some FLT-A2s for a current year RSX and modify your Civic to get them to fit.
I'd say go with the Koni's myself.
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Elite - take a look at the suspension on my car. Get yourself a set of Koni's. The cheapest route would be the Konis. Order them from tornactive for less than $600. Call Ground Control and order the Koni/Ground Control rear sleeve adapters(should be free, but might be like $20). Pay some shop to install them, or do it yourself and save a $150 or so.
Or, replace your springs/struts with full coilovers, such as the Tein SS(or flex for RSX), or B&G's, or order some FLT-A2s for a current year RSX and modify your Civic to get them to fit.
I'd say go with the Koni's myself.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: 0100010
Elite - take a look at the suspension on my car. Get yourself a set of Koni's. The cheapest route would be the Konis. Order them from tornactive for less than $600. Call Ground Control and order the Koni/Ground Control rear sleeve adapters(should be free, but might be like $20). Pay some shop to install them, or do it yourself and save a $150 or so.
Or, replace your springs/struts with full coilovers, such as the Tein SS(or flex for RSX), or B&G's, or order some FLT-A2s for a current year RSX and modify your Civic to get them to fit.
I'd say go with the Koni's myself.[hr]
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Rep Power: 0 I'm lowered about 2.5" with the Ground Control Coilovers also. I have the same problem with my tires rubbing the fenders and an incredibly bouncy ride. Also my shocks are blown out which is why I am getting the B+G true coilover setup...can't wait to get them.
