Stock Suspension sitting unven?
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
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So oh my passenger side i can almost fit my fist between the tire and the fender (quite the wheel gap eh?) and on the driver side i can't get it anywehre close. One of my friends mentioned my driver side is sitting alot lower and now that i look, i notice it too. Any reason for this? What do you guys think is wrong and what can i do to fix it? If its the springs, i'm getting S-Techs within the month, so could i just install them and that would fix the problem? Possibly a shock?
So oh my passenger side i can almost fit my fist between the tire and the fender (quite the wheel gap eh?) and on the driver side i can't get it anywehre close. One of my friends mentioned my driver side is sitting alot lower and now that i look, i notice it too. Any reason for this? What do you guys think is wrong and what can i do to fix it? If its the springs, i'm getting S-Techs within the month, so could i just install them and that would fix the problem? Possibly a shock?
And for your question about shocks lowering more -- I think it was mxs that disagreed w/me in another thread but from experience (and probably depends on the shocks), it may lower your car a bit more. Especially if the shocks have different perch settings.
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
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where do you have to remove the shock here? I just see the mounting collar....
where do you have to remove the shock here? I just see the mounting collar....
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
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https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_225963/tm.htm
where do you have to remove the shock here? I just see the mounting collar....
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_225963/tm.htm
where do you have to remove the shock here? I just see the mounting collar....
With those two out, wiggle the whole assembly out. Here you see the whole assembly just out of the car and with the spring compressors on it.
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
nvm....i understand now, i'm thinking of a different part, my bad.
So now that i understand, i know i'm capable of doing this, so where should i look for some new OEM shocks? I checked ebay and that was a no go, where should i look next?
So now that i understand, i know i'm capable of doing this, so where should i look for some new OEM shocks? I checked ebay and that was a no go, where should i look next?
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
what is the difference between buying a coilover kit and (for example) the Tokico Blues and a set of S-Techs? Don't both of them replace the shock/strut completely?
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with coliovers, is the mounting collar the adjustable part?
so with the Tokico Blues, will there be a perfroamne difference? And with the Blues, can i just get S-Techs (along with them) and be all set?
so with the Tokico Blues, will there be a perfroamne difference? And with the Blues, can i just get S-Techs (along with them) and be all set?
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RE: Stock Suspension sitting unven?
basically the location of the spring perch is adjustable.
s-techs and tokicos will be a decent combination. The shocks aren't adjustable but that should be ok for you with those springs. You shouldn't have to buy anything else.
s-techs and tokicos will be a decent combination. The shocks aren't adjustable but that should be ok for you with those springs. You shouldn't have to buy anything else.