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


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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?

 

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

 

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?

 

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

 

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"?