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    please help

    the situation:
    ok, for several months iv been riding around in my cb (92 accord) on a set of skunk2 coilovers (the sleeve overs) matched with kyb's... they work beautifly, only problem is i could never get them to go down low enough and tuck the rubber, even when they were set at the lowest position...
    this afternoon i removed the shocks and shaved off the metal brackets that mount the brake-lines to the shock, so that the shock itself can sit lower in the wishbone part that connects it to the car... this worked great, my problem is now after all that work, i get the tires rubbing horibly, after several adjustments i get it sitting alright... my questions are:

    1.) how much clearence can i safly have from the bottom of the shock, to the drive axal of the wheel

    2.) is there some ass-backwards way i didnt think of to alow the car to sit lower, and eliminate the rubbing... to be honest im not sure what the tire was rubbing, it wasent the fender, and i have my inner wheel well (the plastic shit) removed.

    3.) i also managed to strip either the bolt, or wishbone part itself on the passenger side, i have about 4mm of space between the shock and axal, i need to replace it b4 i can drive it anywere, but could i just geta longer bolt, and nut for the other side, and use them to clamp it safely?
    -cb7; dropped low and gutted - thanx skunk2!
    -its been REbuilt, better then before!

    sorry if i spell pheneticaly

    NO! WTF? its not ok to cut your springs!
    and NO cold air intakes arnt cool!

    #2
    Why do you want your car so low? It looks good but its gonna suck in the long run. Plus your better off rollin out your fenders if you want to tuck properly without rubbing.
    For the bolt take it to a hardware store and see if they can match the grade if not just order from Honda but its gonna cost you.

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      #3
      I agree with NAiL05; don't go that low. Skunk2 spent a lot of time designing that setup, and I'm sure they had good reason for setting the limits where they did ... If you simply must go that low though, then pull the coils out and cycle your suspension (with the wheels straight and then with them turned); make note of where the tires rub, and trim/roll accordingly ...

      Also, make sure that it is in fact your tires that are rubbing, and not something else under the front of your car ..

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