lowering question(s)

[91 EX-R]

i want to be able to have my car really low (like a 2.5 - 3 inch drop all the way around)and i don't have enough money for coilovers so i have a few questions for u guys:

1. what is the lowest u can go with just a spring/shock set-up

2. will i have any clearance issues

3. what springs/shocks do u recommend

any helpful answers would be greatly appreciated.

[Shadow1]

1)lowest you can go? depends on the set up you use. i know a few people up here have Skunk2 springs or H&R spring that are about 2.25 or 2.5" drop on their car.

2)clearance. it all depends on what size tires and rims you have.

3)springs and shocks? look at this thread: Suspension set ups

you can see the suspension set ups people have and they rate how much they like it. most of them will have a set up they will tryin the future.

Knoi, Dropzone, and KYBs seem to be popular tho.

[MadSpleen85]

And to add to Shadow1's #2 about clerance.. It also depends on what kind of roads/driveways/parking lot speed bumps, etc.. your going to have to deal with, and if you have a big lip or something like that. Later

[91 EX-R]

thanks for the quick response.

do answer your question i am riding on stock EX-R rims right now

anyway i found a set of sprint springs that lower it 3 1/4 in. in the front and 3 in. in the back. would this be too much of a drop (road clearance wise)?

[sackingz123]

sprint extreme springs ftw!! i shoulda got those, these drop ur car nice....

[Shadow1]

thanks for the quick response.

do answer your question i am riding on stock EX-R rims right now

anyway i found a set of sprint springs that lower it 3 1/4 in. in the front and 3 in. in the back. would this be too much of a drop (road clearance wise)?

it would drop your car nice. but like madspleen said. it all depends on the kind of roads your on on a daily basis. if your driving on smooth roads all day then 3in drop is cool. but if your going over speed bumps, pot holes, up steep driveways then a 2 1/2" drop would suit you better.

[MadSpleen85]

anyway i found a set of sprint springs that lower it 3 1/4 in. in the front and 3 in. in the back. would this be too much of a drop (road clearance wise)?

It really depends.. You know what the roads that you have to deal with are like. My driveway is on a bit of an incline and Math owns me so I parked my stock height CB on the slope of the driveway and did some measuring just with a tape measure to see how low I would be able to go before I had any clerance issues.. I figured I could go about 2.5" and still have right around .5" of clerance. But it is really a matter of how much clerance you are comfortable with. I know around here there are quite a few potholes and manholes that you have to miss with a lowered car unless you want to tear your lip off. Like I said before it really depends on what you are comfortable with and what the roads you use are like. Later

[BlackMagicCB7]

I went with the Tein S-tech springs. It was under $300 and about a safe 2.25 inch drop. It looks good too.

[91 EX-R]

thanks for all the responses guys

sorry about all the questions but heres one more:

does anyone know of a drop that is around 2.75 all around because my driveway is steep and that is probably the lowest i could go before losing a lip or a downpipe.

[BlackMagicCB7]

Don't go too low. As soon as I got home with my new springs on, I pulled into my driveway and completely mauled my brand new painted R33 fiberglass bumper i also messe up the rear a couple days later pulling out of my driveway. As long as you don't have a chap ass body kit you should be cool.

[91 EX-R]

my car is completely stock except for the deck and amp that came with it. i don't plan on putting a body kit on in the future anyway b/c i like my stock lip.

[BlackMagicCB7]

You will be fine with a 2.75 or less drop. I never liked bodykits and decided to buy a stock oem front and rear bumper with front lip which is extremely durable compared to fiberglass. My advice is to go slow up and down inclines.

[camusmuse]

FWIW.... There's tricks to driving a lowered vehicle too, like... take speedbumps and driveways at an angle(one wheel at a time). know when to "nail it" and hop over the obstacle.....yeah its ghetto, but come on... we're lowering hondas......lol...j/p its almost as silly as lowered trucks... hopefully as much fun too

[CARMandP]

I put Skunk2 on mine and love the lowered ride but I know I bottomed out hard coming out of the OReilly Auto Parts lot onto the main road just with the small drop off the curb. Of course, I was also going a little too fast but that was another story.

[91 EX-R]

wow, im full of questions

hopefully the last one: is there anyone on this site who is riding on the sprint extreme springs?