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    #16
    Both will cause wear, but toe is what will eat your tires the fastest.

    If you need to drive for work, and you need to drive this car, then I suggest you borrow money from someone to do what needs to be done. This is your life at stake here. Or someone else's... If you lose control due to worn or blown tires, you could be seriously hurt, seriously hurt someone else, or do some VERY expensive damage to your property, as well as someone else's. Not to mention your insurance will go through the roof, and you may even get tickets.

    New tires and a proper alignment aren't cheap... but they're a hell of a lot cheaper than the alternative.






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      #17
      Right. I am working on replacing suspension issues within the week

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        #18
        Blown shocks are scary. Especially when you see a car bouncing towards you and can hear the tires screech every time they hit the ground.
        MRT
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        30.0 MPG, AC on, aggressively driving around 90.
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        Originally posted by Tippey764
        I think driving your car naked will cause the engine to overheat
        Originally posted by deevergote
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          #19
          I remember seeing some young girl driving on the highway in an E30 that had blown rear shocks. It was terrifying watching her rear wheels literally leave the ground every time she hit an expansion joint. The girl seemed to have no clue that there was anything wrong with her car. If she needed to slam on the brakes, that rear would swing around so fast...






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            #20
            Originally posted by deevergote View Post
            I remember seeing some young girl driving on the highway in an E30 that had blown rear shocks. It was terrifying watching her rear wheels literally leave the ground every time she hit an expansion joint. The girl seemed to have no clue that there was anything wrong with her car. If she needed to slam on the brakes, that rear would swing around so fast...
            My friend has an E30 with blown shocks all around. He blew them right before I met him, 3 years ago.

            I refuse to ride in his car, and he refuses to go on the highway. I guess that's good.
            When I drive behind him at night, I can see sparks. I thought at first maybe he was ashing his cigarette.
            Turned out it's his muffler and everything else that's low to the ground.

            Funny thing is is he has the shocks. He's just too lazy to put them in
            MRT
            37.5 MPG, AC on, cruising at 80.
            30.0 MPG, AC on, aggressively driving around 90.
            27.5 MPG, no AC, cruising at 90 with occasional gridlock. 40 degrees Fahrenheit

            Lots of DIY videos specifically for our car

            Get some awesome wipers! <-- It's a DIY
            Originally posted by Tippey764
            I think driving your car naked will cause the engine to overheat
            Originally posted by deevergote
            sneaky motherfucker

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              #21
              Well my car isn't very bouncy. I don't think. Maybe that's why they cut the springs;/

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                #22
                Your car is dangerous. Plain and simple.






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                  #23
                  ^ what he said
                  drive in the rain and hit a pothole the wrong way and bumpsteer will throw that backend around.
                  and your cut springs isnt holding up the body as well as stock so its probably putting more force on the tires thus your extreme tire wear
                  -Tyler

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by cloudasc View Post
                    Just fix what you know needs to be fixed. You obviously need an alignment, and new suspension, and new tires...

                    Park the car and fix it before you wreck the car, kill yourself / endanger other people please.

                    Also don't even think of buying ebay coilovers, kyb struts, etc... get yourself a nice set of Koni SRT.T's and some springs with a 1.5" drop if you want to be cheap. Get an alignment, and get some new tires.
                    There's ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with KYB struts/shocks. I've got over 90k on my KYB AGXs lowered 2.5" and they function as they should, all dampening level adjustments work and the ride is great. I also have a set of GR2s on my daily and they're excellent stock replacement shocks. Stop spreading this bad information.

                    but to the OP, get stock springs and shocks until you can afford to lower your car. Its not worth it man, go look at your local JYs or even on Craigslist for people parting out accords, you should be able to find them for cheap. You might get lucky and the shocks might even still have some life left.
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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Losiracer2 View Post
                      There's ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with KYB struts/shocks. I've got over 90k on my KYB AGXs lowered 2.5" and they function as they should, all dampening level adjustments work and the ride is great. I also have a set of GR2s on my daily and they're excellent stock replacement shocks. Stop spreading this bad information.
                      Sorry for "spreading bad information", what I have read is the kyb doesn't make anything designed for drops more then 1.5" inches, and if you do drop it more then that the struts die quickly (on numerious accounts), but all cases are not the same; all I suggest is the op do his research on proper suspension, and that I never said/meant that there was anything wrong with their struts for stock application/replacement, if the op is willing to cut his springs, whats not to say hes going to drop it more then what the struts are rated, thats why I made that statement, but as per your request I won't say another word on the subject.

                      I'm curious as to how much the op cut their springs now.
                      Last edited by cloudasc; 01-23-2012, 03:58 AM.
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                        #26
                        I know deevergote and I have had a disagreement with camber kits, but I still stand that you do not need them. Are they helpful, yes, but are don't agree that they are 100% necessary.

                        I'm not sure if the misconception here on cb7tuner is that a camber kit will resolve the issues of tire wear, granted tire wear can be attributed to numerous issues, but for this sake let's just say it is the culprit. Yes, you can get your vehicle to stock camber specs, but if the toe is not correct and set to 0, you will still eat through tires. Anyways, to make a long story short, when you get an alignment they also correct your toe in addition to your camber which is the biggest culprit I believe to resolving tire wear.

                        Back to the issue at hand, I would start from the absolute very beginning. Get OEM springs and struts, immediately get an alignment, and then as time goes on, read up a bit, educate yourself on suspension, and at the same time check for other suspension components to determine if they are going out.

                        As I've said multiple times, I'm significantly lowered, with no camber kit, with at least -3 camber, and my tires have lasted a very long time. I've taken very good care of them; rotated them religiously, checked tire pressure, etc. People can take it for what it's worth, but I am speaking from experience.
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                          #27
                          Originally posted by cloudasc View Post
                          Sorry for "spreading bad information", what I have read is the kyb doesn't make anything designed for drops more then 1.5" inches, and if you do drop it more then that the struts die quickly (on numerious accounts), but all cases are not the same; all I suggest is the op do his research on proper suspension, and that I never said/meant that there was anything wrong with their struts for stock application/replacement, if the op is willing to cut his springs, whats not to say hes going to drop it more then what the struts are rated, thats why I made that statement, but as per your request I won't say another word on the subject.

                          I'm curious as to how much the op cut their springs now.
                          I didn't cut them. I was giving the car as a gift. The last ownerr cut them

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