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91 Accord Sedan - Lowering it.. have questions. - 3/14/2008 12:34:01 PM    mak   Posts: 16 Joined: 3/14/2008 Status: offline Hey everyone, I've got a few questions that have probably been asked a million times here, but; I've got a 91 Accord EX Sedan, it has 16x8 rims with Pirelli P6 4 Season 205.55.16 (91v), which I'm fairly satisfied with. I intend to pull them off of the car this spring and have a buddy of mine re-paint all 5 spokes glossy black, and resurface the rest of the rim back to a glossy silver. However, the car sits so high! I want to lower it, only about 1.5".. the offeset on the rims sets them just slightly outside of the wheel wells, so I don't want to go so low that my car hits my wheels in the event of a pothole. I can't afford coil-overs, so I was thinking about getting some lowering springs.. but I've been reading that it can lead to camber issues and uneven tire wear if you use lowering springs or coil-overs without replacing the cambers with aftermarket (possibly adjustable) cambers that accomodate the new height of the vehicle.. is that the case here? Even if I get some springs that lower the car only 1.5", will I need new cambers or any other parts to get the job done proper? I'm also aware that cheap springs will give a less than desirable ride, but after I post this I'm going to look around for some and see what you guys think of what I find. Thanks in advance, I hope someone can shine some light on the situation :) (Ignore the date/time stamp my camera goes without batteries for long periods of time and resets itself) Thumbnail Image Edit: I've been reading up on coilover sleeve kits, and coilover kits.. what's the difference? I see tons of cheapies on ebay for under $50 shipped that claim to come with everything but shocks and mounting plates, does this just mean I'd use the sleeve kit with my current shocks and mounting plates? Attachment (1) < Message edited by mak -- 3/14/2008 3:24:58 PM > Post #: 1

RE: 91 Accord Sedan - Lowering it.. have questions. - 3/27/2008 10:27:53 AM    billysaccord90jdm   Posts: 27 Joined: 3/27/2008 Status: offline depends here my set up i didint install yet GABRIEL sturts 198 ebay lowering springs 68 sturts bars ebay 85 we have the same cheap set up for a 98 accord and you really cant tell the differnce to my bros skunk2 step up on his teg (in reply to mak) Post #: 2

RE: 91 Accord Sedan - Lowering it.. have questions. - 3/29/2008 6:14:22 PM    mak   Posts: 16 Joined: 3/14/2008 Status: offline Did you replace the shocks and strut bars because they needed to be replaced? ..or is it required that you change them when lowering the car? I have fairly new suspension all around, with the exception of the springs, and I only want to lower my car 1.5" - 2".. my current wheels came from an Rex (rx7), so they offset isn't correct for my car, meaning I can't lower it too far or the fenders will rub on the tires. I want to keep my current wheels now, but I want to lose some of that fender gap. My hope was to pick up a set of cheap lowering springs from ebay and replace my current springs with them to lower the car. Do I need to replace anything else to lower it? As it is, the car doesn't ride like it's on a cloud.. I can't imagine these cheap ebay springs could make it any worse, but that's why I ask, because I don't know for sure. Simple version of my question: Can I simply replace my current stock springs with aftermarket 'ebay' springs to lower my car up to 2? (in reply to billysaccord90jdm) Post #: 3

RE: 91 Accord Sedan - Lowering it.. have questions. - 3/30/2008 4:22:05 PM    billysaccord90jdm   Posts: 27 Joined: 3/27/2008 Status: offline yeah but you have an awsome ride feel with the gas sturts and sturt bars. every car that i will pick up this is the frist mods i will do (in reply to mak) Post #: 4

RE: 91 Accord Sedan - Lowering it.. have questions. - 4/19/2008 8:05:33 PM    mak   Posts: 16 Joined: 3/14/2008 Status: offline I have a front/upper strut tower bar.. the shocks are at least 3 years old, I suppose they should be replaced when I do this, but I'm now getting ready to pick up a nice set of either Skunk2 or TeinS lowering springs, I'm going to drop it in the next few weeks.. Just to clarify, what all am I going to need as far as parts go to lower this car? -mak EDIT: What I mean is, do I need a camber kit, or anything like that to lower it up to 2"? < Message edited by mak -- 4/19/2008 8:17:32 PM > (in reply to billysaccord90jdm) Post #: 5

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