Humphries Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I found springs online and just having another opinion on this but do you think i could get away with more than 10k miles on a 2.5 inch drop with stock shocks? i'll be getting a camber kit also. or should i just save fully for the Omnipower set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubs Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I ran Neuspeed race springs 2.5 drop with camber on stock struts for like 5k miles, but my car only has 75k miles but then I got a set of KYB gas shocks, mine rode fine but they also only had 65k miles when I did that also. Not sure about 200k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 You could do it. It'd be ok. I'd still recommend waiting though for full coilovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im a big dumb noob Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 yeah get the fdoolovers because thay weill be able to be like hydraulics if you get the buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 anyway, i dropped mine 2.5" with 200,000 miles on it and the front struts blew within 3,000 miles. yeah...about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im a big dumb noob Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 then for 3333 miles yoo can be low ttoo the grownd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 i'd wait to get the coilovers like sol's said but i would also do the shocks when u do get the coilovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaindewguy Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I found springs online and just having another opinion on this but do you think i could get away with more than 10k miles on a 2.5 inch drop with stock shocks? i'll be getting a camber kit also. or should i just save fully for the Omnipower set? first, you shouldn't really ever drop a car on stock struts. sure they can last a while, but they can also blow out in no time. a stock strut is exactly what it says. a strut for driving at a stock height. if it was a slight drop i'd say go for it, but it wouldn't be worth being cheap about suspension, especially 200k miles. cheap combo - solles' omni slip ons he talks about, and some KYB struts, and get the AGX struts, the GR2's are cheap because they are a stock replacement, not a lowering strut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I've been dropped for 67,000 miles on stock struts with no problems. My drop is only 1.25-1.5 inch drop though. Mine came off the dealer lot with the comptech springs and stock struts. I plan to get the omni sleeves and drop it another inch pretty soon and am hoping to last about 10,000 miles on the stock struts. It will be about 2 or 3 months before I can save up for the shocks. You could always get the omni sleeves and only drop it 1.5" for now and then when you get your new struts, drop it another inch. I'm sure you'd be fine with a 1.5" drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 i know how to drop a car, just didnt know about 200k miles on stock shocks with 2.5 inch drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Who are you talking to? I don't see where anybody was telling you how to drop a car. We're all telling you our opinions on whether the struts will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Considering what 90 went through, you're at risk of blowing out your struts. With that experience of his noted, it'd probably be best to wait for the coilovers. And then no more 4x4 YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 my 01 has been dropped 2" for about 30,000kms. still good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Yeah, but what is a kilometer, really? Like, 62 hundreths of a mile? Come on... who knows that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo989 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Get dampers with new springs esp aftermarket because the dampers will bottom out internally and will fail almost immediately. More than an inch drop I would give the dampers 500 miles till failure. Springs/dampers for a drop look, coilovers for a dropped car that handles. If you aren't going race and you know the drop you want just get springs/dampers. -Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 i think i km is like 80 something percent of a mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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