Slammin?

as a lot of u might know, i got the 88 civic 4 door.. pos car .. right lol

anyways, i was thinkin...

shit why not slam it for the hell of it... .

but my one question is... how long will the shocks/struts prob. last if i dont change them?.. and if they do blow really bad... how will it affect the ride of the car?..... thanks boys....(n girls)

Depends, I dropped my hatch down to within 1/2" of the bottom of my coilovers. I went like 1.5 miles up the street to the gas station - one of the shocks was already starting to hiss.


The ride? Will become super bouncy...

so whats the hissing mean....

and so what if its bouncy.. its a 90 horse civic lol, like im gunna go SPEED RACIN with it anyways

i mean... if the shocks blow... its not gunna HAVE TO get new shocks will it?.. it will still drive fine with them right?... :bloated:

Originally posted by sackerius
i mean... if the shocks blow... its not gunna HAVE TO get new shocks will it?.. it will still drive fine with them right?... :bloated:

yes it rides normally except u feel a grinding noise when u go around corners if one or the other struts blown, i blew the right front and when i take left hand corners that are bumpy u can hear it bottom out all the time, even goin over normal bumps... and i've got KYB GR-2s

heres a quick question guys, if i buy some of those monroe struts that are guaranteed for life and toss them on the front.. would it still keep the drop the same? and i would have to replace both fronts anyway cuz i think the other ones goin out too....

The hissing means the shocks are starting to blow, the next step is the fluid leaking out which will usually happen within a few days.

No one is talkin about "speed racin" in your 90hp civic. Last time I checked, every place in america has speed bumps, potholes, dips in the road, railroad crossings and many other things that will throw the vehicle "off"

Monroe will not warranty their shocks on dropped vehicles.

dude if your gonna drop your car do it right. i sure as hell dont want some dumbass with cut springs and blown shocks hurling towards me.

Originally posted by dirtydx
dude if your gonna drop your car do it right. i sure as hell dont want some dumbass with cut springs and blown shocks hurling towards me.
I made this point once before - but being as I am the "resident asshole" I was in the wrong. But you are right, AMEN brotha! :bigthumb:

Originally posted by dirtydx
dude if your gonna drop your car do it right. i sure as hell dont want some dumbass with cut springs and blown shocks hurling towards me.

:iagree:
1PHATCX - no warranty applies on the monroe shocks w/ a drop. why lower if your not using the right shocks?

Originally posted by jackasssi
:iagree:
1PHATCX - no warranty applies on the monroe shocks w/ a drop. why lower if your not using the right shocks?

well right now i got GR-2s and i wanted something else with a lifetime warranty so if they blow.. i can get new ones u see... guess it wont work tho! :frown:

ok so basically, the fluid will leak out....... then what.....

yah i know the ride will be bouncy..... but besides that, what effects does it have other than being bouncy and not handling as good.....
im talkin on fully blown shocks...... i dont get why its SOOOO bad.... i dont mind a lil bouncin, well untill i can get the konis.....

I noticed on my rear struts when I go up a driveway at an angle (Like into a parking lot) the inside rear tire just drops... You can hear it go CLUNK. My struts are totaly blown thoe, stock struts droped almost four inches on skunk coilovers... What the hell was the guy I bought this car from thinking?

If you want to slam it I recomend some accord struts.

so what if it hits on shit sometimes (paid 480 CDN for it)..... so i dont care bout a lil rubbin, which im sure wont be harmful anyways.....

well..... lets hear what will happen if i just leave the stocks in, besides bouncy???......... so far the consequences dont sound so bad ...:confused: :bloated:

Shocks stop the spring from bouncing. Without them your car will continue to bounce with the slightest bump. Basically the same thing applies for stock shocks w/ lowered suspension.

your car isnt gonna BOUNCE A LITTLE TILL YOU GET KONI's

the car will ride like a absolute shit.. its even illegal... if the cops see you bouncing around, they will pull you over, bust you for all the other illegal things on your car and then you will HAVE to get Konis right away.. withing 72 hours... dont fuck around when it comes to lowering, you will put yours and others life in danger

Travis

don't ghetto drop your 4g4d... the last thing we need is more ghetto riced-out and generally shitty looking 4gs running around...

if you drop it, do it right and get camber kits, springs, struts, and get it aligned... please... it's for your own good, so you don't get made fun of...

"if you drop it, do it right and get camber kits, springs, struts, and get it aligned... please... it's for your own good, so you don't get made fun of... "


wtf??? whos gonna get made fun of, "sackerius" do what ever u want , the guys around have told you thier opinions, as will I.. i have cut eibach sportline springs on stock struts (bouncy) but not as bad as u think i'm fine.. with this topic you will always get fixed feelings... some say it's fine, most who havent done it hate it.. its all up to what u want from your ride.