Looking to lower..
#1
Looking to lower..
I'm wanting to drop my car some and I know il need new springs of course, but is there anything else I'll need? This is my first "project" car as I have had a pos broke down mustang and truck before this, and I'm in the learning process of trying to make this into a personal enjoyment/show car. Any and all help would be much appreciated.
#2
I lowered my 96 Accord with an Eibach Pro Kit set and Koni STR-T shocks. Since the shock/spring assembly is all one unit, you may want to replace the rubber while you have them apart.
There are rubber seats that the top and bottom of the spring fit into -- on our car the bottoms are a thin rubber ring and one was torn ... I should have replaced them but didn't know about them at the time.
There are also rubber donut bushings for the shock mounts that the top of the shock post fits into, sandwiching the top mount plate. If your have hardened up and lost their spring you should consider replacing these as well.
BTW I wouldn't recommend the Koni STR-T shocks ... they seem better than stock but appear to be looser than the Bilstein TCs that I put on my other car. The Konis have a prominent first "bounce" that I don't like. Next time around I would try Tokico Blues or get adjustables.
There are rubber seats that the top and bottom of the spring fit into -- on our car the bottoms are a thin rubber ring and one was torn ... I should have replaced them but didn't know about them at the time.
There are also rubber donut bushings for the shock mounts that the top of the shock post fits into, sandwiching the top mount plate. If your have hardened up and lost their spring you should consider replacing these as well.
BTW I wouldn't recommend the Koni STR-T shocks ... they seem better than stock but appear to be looser than the Bilstein TCs that I put on my other car. The Konis have a prominent first "bounce" that I don't like. Next time around I would try Tokico Blues or get adjustables.
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