How should I lower my car??
10-09-2006, 01:19 AM
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lol today i saw a guy with the left side higher then the right of the car it was so funny lol but how much do eibach ciol overs usually go for brand new i was thinking of putting it on my civic
10-09-2006, 11:27 AM
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goldline springs
I gotta good deal on goldline springs and the car is dumped.... droppped 2 inches it looks wayy better and ride quality is the same and handling is wayy better.. thanks for the suggestions people!
10-10-2006, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Mean98Neon
I gotta good deal on goldline springs and the car is dumped.... droppped 2 inches it looks wayy better and ride quality is the same and handling is wayy better.. thanks for the suggestions people!
12-17-2006, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 95hatchcivic
just take off you stock springs, measure the length u want off and take dads hacksaw and start choppin...it works...gives u rough ride but its cheap!
Until you hit a big bump, and your springs pop out of the seats because you cut so much of them off that they aren't physically long enough to have any preload against the spring seats. Then your suspension at whatever corner fully compresses and the tire locks up, causing you to spin out and hit some innocent person.
Great idea!
12-17-2006, 08:43 PM
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Cutting your springs is just a bad idea, unless you keep a certain amoutn of preload in the spring, and don't cut much out. Don't do more than an inch. I cut the "unused" coil out of my front springs and the car has a slightly nicer stance, but nothing major.
For neons, I remember reading anything more than ~1.25" will bottom out frequently. Also, I eibach's tend to be softer than most springs... wouldn't recommend them.
For neons, I remember reading anything more than ~1.25" will bottom out frequently. Also, I eibach's tend to be softer than most springs... wouldn't recommend them.
12-23-2006, 03:51 PM
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Even pro's have been known to cut springs. Ithas to be done right. Heat is the problem. I know a guy that did it with a saw , measured everything so they both came out the same. Then took 1 coil off and immediatley dipped them in water.
