SolLesHonda Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Just moved the back down a little tonight. Wanna know something purely out of curiosity though. There is more threading for my springs to go down more, but the strut simply wouldn't allow it. Do people actually bend the strut to be able to get lower? Not that I wanna be any lower, just curious. Pic: My front end is dumped lol: (lip sits exactly 2 inches from ground) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohc1991integra Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Just moved the back down a little tonight. Wanna know something purely out of curiosity though. There is more threading for my springs to go down more, but the strut simply wouldn't allow it. Do people actually bend the strut to be able to get lower? Not that I wanna be any lower, just curious. Pic: My front end is dumped lol: (lip sits exactly 2 inches from ground) i dont see why it would hurt but i have absolutely no idea. but it doesnt really matter, as long as u dont plan on goin any lower. but man that car just wouldnt last on roads around here. U would lose ur bumper within the first week!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 yup, people bend the strut... heat the strut rod where it's attached to the lower control arm...get it hot enough to bend without stretching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Or you can use this trick to get some more travel and lower it a little more without bending anything. And part 2 is about halfway down. Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Bump. Love how everyone ignores my threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I ignore your thread because I don't want to get into an argument about you riding on your bumpstops. I'm not dropped that low and was riding about a half inch above the bumpstops. Might as well just get some metal tubing instead of shocks and save the money. You need to get extended top hats asap and do the mod in the above link for the lower fork in the front. That's my opinion.....I know you'll probably disagree.....that's why I haven't responded until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 My front end is dumped lol: (lip sits exactly 2 inches from ground) Is it that low because the back tire is 2 inches above the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 god damn thats low. i dont know how you go anywhere man lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Is it that low because the back tire is 2 inches above the ground? Lol...nice. Mike quit being a cheater. Posting the height when the back is off the ground isn't your real height. My front lip touches when the back is jacked up and my wife only has about 4" of clearance if I do it on her car. You wonder people react the way the do? By the way....we never saw the S2K projectors that are in your garage....I'm assuming they'd be on the car by now so I'd love to see the pictures. Edit: and to answer your original question....I've seen people that cut the top part of the spring perch off (the part that isn't used with the coilovers). This will give you another turn or two to go down. I've also heard of people grinding off the perch and flipping it upside down. Not really sure how they re-attach the perch after that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 My car does sit just as low, maybe a quarter of an inch higher normally. Will be sure to post pics. My S2K proj. isn't in because I don't know how to frackin do it lol. And where do I get extended top hats? Know any good sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Ground control makes 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I just measured underneath my car...It's like 6 inches in the front, 8 inches on the side, I don't even want to measure the rear. Your drop looks Excellent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 why did that guy quote Mike when he was the only one to post in the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 No idea...lol. I always wonder stuff like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy709 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 which coilovers are these? also they are slip overs right? if they are this may be why they are threaded the entire way down, because depending on which struts you are using the part of the perch that the sleeve actually sits on may be different than other struts. (this is a different point than where a spring would sit if it were of oem style) so therefor they may thread it all the way down so it can be used on all types of struts. or thats my story anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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