I finally did it!

Yes! After contemplating on whether or not I was going to keep my '89 hatch, I finally forced my chubby little fingers on that interac machine and bought suspension. KYB GR2's and Eibach Sportlines. I hope they give me a good ride. I can't afford Koni's and I don't need adjustables so I stayed away from the AGX's and saved money on the GR2's. I'll post pics when it's all done.

:cwm27: joy....lol...

my problem now is that im still on 13" tires. should i wait and put 15's on before the suspension or what?

i think u should just put it on now...and save ur money up for another rims...

Nah skip the rims youll just add weight

Plus your take off will be much slower

put em on then buy rims IMO, no point waiting, let em settle in

I don't want wheels anytime soon. I just want black steelie's. The whole thing I'm worried about is if it will be too low on my 13" tires that I have right now.

how big is the drop?

Eibach sportlines...they'll probably settle to just under 2"

1.8 or 1.9 maybe i think

well i lowered mine about the same and the roads around my area are ruff and my house is on a hill and the only thign that hit were the front mudflaps once or twice, it will be fine

And you're on 13" tires? I already took those damn mudflaps off but I can't get the back ones off cuz the screws are so old you can't move em.

yeah i was on 13" for 3 weeks and it handled a LOT better (until i put on the 17"), i dont have any rear ones, just pull on em hard or cut the heads of the screws off

yea i wanna rip those fuckers off. i dont really care for wheels. the only wheels id ever get which ill never have money for are those black spoon wheels. other then that i just want 14"-15" steelies or MAYBE SiR wheels but i dont think those would look good on a white car. I'll probably get 14" steelies just to save a few bucks if you say it will handle and sit fine. Also, does wheel size have any affect on camber?

you should be fine i have a 2.25 drop an i was rollin on 13s, greg has a 3 in drop i think and he is on 13s

the smaller the tire the less camber , the bigger u go the more wear u will notice

Originally posted by H4Bangin
you should be fine i have a 2.25 drop an i was rollin on 13s, greg has a 3 in drop i think and he is on 13s

the smaller the tire the less camber , the bigger u go the more wear u will notice

yup. im on 13's still and have a 3 inch drop.

i dont understand CIVIC owners in general...

every lowered civic i see in my town bounces around. you wanna know why? coilovers or lowering springs and stock shocks dont mix...

GR2's are stock replacements... they shouldnt ever be used with lowering suspension

go to www.3geez.com

that is a forum for 3rd gen accords... at 3geez, we stress soo much that you cant buy a stock strut and expect the ride to be ok with a lowering spring.. it can even become dangerous...

im not ragin on civic's or anything, the reason i came here is because i am getting a civic next spring after i have had my fun wth my accord.. (lowered on LOWBOYZ full bodied coilovers with high performance strut valving)

Travis

#1 maybe i can't afford anything more
#2 i know someone with the exact same setup and his car is fine

maybe you think its fine, but if you went from Gr2's to AGX's you would say HOLY SHIT! what a sweet ride...

Travis

and if you cant afford KONI's or AGX's.. wait! wait the extra weeks till you can aford the right shit...

Travis

i think i'm gonna save some cash for AGX's i've blown 1 or 2 or my GR-2's already but they have a lifetime warranty apparently

its definetly worth it.. when you decide to get coilovers or springs, it will ride soo much better

Travis:bigthumb:

already got some apex 1.8 mm drop springs on the car... maybe thats why i blew my gr-2's?

i have GR2's

i think the ride is excellent, really tight. not bouncy at all.

oh shit! your car is lowered.. that would explain the blowing of the shocks... you are over working them with the lowering spings or coilovers..all lowering springs and coilovers are much stiffer than stock and they wear that shit out fast.. if you get AGX i promiss that you wont blow a shock again

Travis

yea well some roads here are fairly bumpy and stuff so thats why it blew i bet, it sux, i wanna get em re-placed asap and see what its like afterwards

bumps will kill the strut 10X faster... i worked in a tire/wheel/suspension shop last summer... i installed over 15 sets of coilovers on civics.. i would say 12 people came back with blown struts and complaints of a bouncy ride.. i installed koni's, agx, and even some tokico's on cars and it solves all the problems....

people that say.. "it rides fine" or "works great for me" just dont know what a lowered car is supposed to ride like

Travis

i know where ur comin from, mine felt "fine" now i noticed its bumpy as hell!

push hard on the car, it should go down and back up once... if it does it more than once, its bouncing... anyway, get some AGX's and it will be like riding in a ferarri

Travis

mine arent bouncy at all. trust me it rides excellent. maybe ur right tho, since my GR2s are only one month old. Time will tell!

of course im right..
if your roads are rough, then they will die in a month or two... if not... maybe you will get a year or more....i know on canadian roads, its rough

Travis