ahhh, about time! (2 huge pics)

[mr eff]

finished installing suspension parts today. unfortunately i managed to mess up the front struts, so i'll have to redo those. but at least they look good, right!

before

http://accord.chocolatethought.com/pictures/accord_distance1.jpg

after

http://accord.chocolatethought.com/pictures/accord_drop.jpg

can't wait to fix it so it rides properly.

[88LXi68]

car looks good..i especially like the color

[mr eff]

ok ok! i'm on the phone with derek, and i forgot to mention i owe this whole project to him! here's a photo of our cars!

http://accord.chocolatethought.com/pictures/meet_derek.jpg

[halxi]

very nice, love the new stance. What did you use to lower it?

[Busted_Blue]

he used Koni + H&R on Rota GT3 16" 205/45/16 ziex 512. Great choice!

was kind of tired today, was making a few mistakes here and there in the installation otherwise we would've had been alot quicker.

looking good chris. The car is now "jockable." I want your rims!


be sure to install the other goodies I gave ya!

[halxi]

woah, gave? GAVE?

Next time you should GIVE all us other 3geers some stuff! :lol:

on the not so free note, how much did the suspension setup cost you?

[mr eff]

hmm, rounding the figures:

600ish -- 4 koni reds
200ish -- H&Rs
700ish -- rims and rubber
120ish -- strut bars

edit: included cost of springs

[halxi]

600 for the springs and struts? or just the struts?

[mr eff]

going with the mantra of the site... do it right the first time, or don't do it at all. you don't want shitty ride quality.

[Busted_Blue]

woah, gave? GAVE?

Next time you should GIVE all us other 3geers some stuff! :lol:




well I didnt exactly give him things. I sold him an armrest for 20bucks and GAVE him free foglight covers that I had laying around.

Chris is cool, one of two 3geez members I sometimes chill with. I think the H&R ride is too soft for me personally but those konis. i gotta put mine on too!

[mr eff]

he's just angry that i bought springs instead of coil overs.

i am not nearly as performance-oriented as D is... i let him decide what's best for my car (like those rims!) he could probably drive my car better than i can :P

anyways, my car is not my primary means of transport. it's for making long trips and transporting people. otherwise i use my bike to move myself around. the bay area is so well-suited for bicycling that a car's kinda silly actually.

[88accordalltheway]

thats it im driving up to frisco to meet this derek character!
haha, looks really good btw.

[ICEMAN707]

yeah the konis will last you a lifetime. definitely worth the $600. i set mine at the softest setting cus i feel it's too aggressive when i had it at max stiffness. they easily overpower the springs, especially soft ones like your h&r's.

good job on the upgrades. that car looks much much better! keep it up!

[maxoutracer]

i like it alot!

[Busted_Blue]

thats it im driving up to frisco to meet this derek character!
haha, looks really good btw.

why would you want to meet me? :lol:

[88accordhb]

cuz he's gay and you are too.


nice rims chris. love the drop also, both cars are kick ass. wish my hatch couldve gone. hatch, coupe, sedan. awwww. :smacks himself:

jp rek. i kno youre not gay. kevin on the other hand tho....hummm i don't kno man.

[SteveDX89]

I like. :thumbup:

[mr eff]

i have the struts set to their middle adjustability .. if it could turn 3 times, i turned it 1 and a half. before i figured out i installed them incorrectly, it drove like a champ on those settings. but then again, i'd been riding on blown struts and 17 year old springs.


yeah the konis will last you a lifetime. definitely worth the $600. i set mine at the softest setting cus i feel it's too aggressive when i had it at max stiffness. they easily overpower the springs, especially soft ones like your h&r's.

[Busted_Blue]

ha chris! I got my front konis on too finally!


full stiffness + tokico springs = feeels greeeatttt. stiffer but damn..it handles alot better. I hope my suspension bushings can hold up. :)

[88accordalltheway]

I think ct's mad because i said id go all the way to frisco without hitting him up first. DONT WORRY CT, i still love you, plus im gunna see you for the meet down here on the 25th, so dont get too jealous.

[Hash_man_Se_i]

damn, i can't believe i never saw this thread, i'm getting gt3's in just over a week, and i must say they look good, so does the drop.

how stiff do you have your koni's set?

[HondaBoy]

yes, that is very clean. the color is great, the rims color goes really good with the car giving it a clean look. darkened corners look great too. just a clean car all over! i dunno, i think i like how 10 spoke rims look on 3gees. my 13's and the at itallia ones are 10 spoke that i thing look good on it. anyway, now its time to change your signature pic to one of the new look.

[Busted_Blue]

damn, i can't believe i never saw this thread, i'm getting gt3's in just over a week, and i must say they look good, so does the drop.

how stiff do you have your koni's set?

And to think, chris wasn't even going to get new rims. I suggested the rims to go with the drop. Good Choice!

I wanted these rims chris, dammit! I was going to get them..but seems like the whole 3geez wants them too. Time to look for new rims for me again.. :sad2:


I believe it is at 1.5 turns.

[w00tw00t111]

Like the drop and the new wheels. Personally I would have bagged the sucker! haha But that's just my preference guess you were looking for more "sportablitiy" then "cooliability" ;).

[snoopyloopy]

good looking, man. they look nice on your car. i need to collect some cash and do my car sometime.

[Busted_Blue]

Like the drop and the new wheels. Personally I would have bagged the sucker! haha But that's just my preference guess you were looking for more "sportablitiy" then "cooliability" ;).

it hasn't settled in yet. From the last time I've talked to him, it seems it has lowred itself a bit more.

[Cheeseburger]

dam looking good bro looking real good

[bullard123]

Hey you should get up on that Xenon body kit thats on ebay right now for $400 bucks. Its for a 2 door coupe.

[Mattphi]

Love the wheels man, looks great

[mr eff]

Hey you should get up on that Xenon body kit thats on ebay right now for $400 bucks. Its for a 2 door coupe.


that's too much work!

honestly, i'm not that interested in body work. the only thing that i sorta like are the z3 fenders, but i really really love the way this car looks. in fact, a girl i gave a ride to complimented the, in her words, "nice shape of this car."

the only consideration i have had for body work has been installing a modest front lip to bring the nose down a bit. the profile is a bit prudish.

anyways, here's a link to an updated thread of photos:

http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?p=522322