frantik's suspension progress thread

So i *finally* ordered the last component to complete my drop setup.. Tokico rears should be here in a week or two :rockon:

I'm going to be using one of the last known pairs of unused Koni reds up front, matched with Tokico blues in the back, and lowered on Eibach Sportline springs. I hope to get everything installed by mid september, though my normal mechanic doesn't install customer parts so i need to figure out something else.

Once I do get the new shocks and springs installed, my next priority will be installing the complete set of Justin's bars which have already been ordered as well. I'll probably do the upper tower bars almost as soon as I get them, though the lower ones look like they might require a garage to install properly so they might have to wait a tiny bit.

Eventually i'd like to add ST sway bars, but they will probably have to wait a few months. I'll also have to see how the car performs with the mods i've already got in the works haha.



Drop price breakdown

Koni Red fronts (new - from 3geez member) - $300
Tokico Blue rears (new - from cardomain.com ) - $115
Eibach Sportlines (new - from ebay) - $75
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Total: $490 - not too bad for all new parts including a pair of konis :D


pic of konis (when i was gonna sell them on ebay)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3453/koni3sk9.th.jpg

and sportlines
http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/5...ngs3ac8.th.jpg

i'll update this thread with developments as they occur :)

springs and struts are not hard they take about 15-20 mins a corner

sweet deal man!!! 300 wow!!!

lol.. at the time everybody was complaining to the seller the price was too high (course im sure that always happens). actually looking at that thread i see it was almost exactly a year ago when i got them

yeah looks good....your set up is going to be a bit better....my uncle has a compressor so its going to be easy to take out the front sturts and the rear....i have SE-i breaks also...lol but my car has 138k... im also thinking about the say bar but im not sure if its worth it

yeah sway bars are epensive.. i'm not sure if it's worth it either.., i have to see how it drives after I get all the stuff i've already bought installed :D

I'd like to get rear discs but finding them locally ready to be installed isn't so easy, and shipping would be a killer if there was a set someplace else

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I'm going to be using the last known pair of unused Koni reds up front,

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Mine are still unused :P .... Should be goin on soon though,

Nice setup though, should look and handle much better, good luck.

:( i want koni's....abe beat me to the ones ryan had for sale.....bastard oh well

Sway bars are def. worth it. Just pick up a vigor rear bar (which is bigger than the ST bar, I'm pretty sure), and you'll be doing great. Car should be more neutral and, subsequently, turn better.

Alex

+1. I ended up throwing a stock LXi bar on my LX, and wow. Major major difference. I will eventually be going a full swaybar setup, however.

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Originally Posted by ghettogeddy

springs and struts are not hard they take about 15-20 mins a corner

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that depends on several things... rusted/siezed bolts, ball joints popping loose, de-compressing and re-compressing the spring/strut assembly.

It took me and a bud 2 hours to do the front on mine, but it had civic struts in it that were too long and we ended up having to remove the upper control arm and stuff to get it out, plus we werent out to hurry, we had all night to get it done. The next morning we started on the rear... what a nightmare, that lower strut fork bushing was ripped, on both sides.... ended up having to sawzall it out, a little bit at a time... so overall it took 2 hours to do the front, and 3.5 days to do the rear... it sucked.

well i do know what u mean the first time i did it it took use about 2 ours due to a rusted bolt, but when i went and did the front tokicos i had them in and out 15 min each side but i had a siezed bolt in the rear and i still havent gotton around to finshing the job

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Originally Posted by 86AccordLxi

Sway bars are def. worth it. Just pick up a vigor rear bar (which is bigger than the ST bar, I'm pretty sure), and you'll be doing great. Car should be more neutral and, subsequently, turn better.

Alex

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well i'm gonna get them eventually.. i just mean i don't know if their price reflects their value. but sometimes when it comes to your 3gee price is just a number :D (despite what your wallet might say sometimes :uh:)

Yep, those Konis were the last pair I got from a store in France. Sold them because after taking the look at the rust on my old 3G, it just wasn't worth it. Good thing, because it got rear ended and totaled this past spring. Let us know how you like the setup when you get it done, and take some pics.

hey keruhas :D yeah finally gonna be using those konis you sold me. will defintely be taking pix and commenting how they ride :)

w00t tokicos are scheduled to arrive tomorrow.. i was expecting them to take like two weeks instead of one.. maybe i can get this bitch dropped near the 1st of the month then :D

dude......you live in SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA. how the fuck is it hard to find a 3geez owner to help you there are 900 in you neighborhood......honestly man.


haha just giving you a hard time


oh and what year vigor rear bar? this may be an interesting swap, ive never heard of that one.

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there are 900 in you neighborhood......honestly man.

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lol it's true i went for a walk last night and saw three including an sei

and what's this about a vigor bar? im not doing anything with a vigor... :dunno:

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Originally Posted by 86AccordLxi

Sway bars are def. worth it. Just pick up a vigor rear bar (which is bigger than the ST bar, I'm pretty sure), and you'll be doing great. Car should be more neutral and, subsequently, turn better.

Alex

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alex more info please :)

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alex more info please :)

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a lil SEARCH didnt hurt no body....here is your link https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthrea...vigor+sway+bar
according to post #6 they are not bigger than the ST bar.

Got my set of justin's bars today :rockon:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/6411/sbarsuo5.th.jpg

Will be painting them in the next few days and will slap on the front strut bar soon after the paint is dry :D


been kinda lagging on doing the shocks/springs.. still hoping to get it down by the end of the month though :)

Dude if you need a place to work on it you can bring it to my place in Vallejo we can get geddy and messy to come over and anyone else who wants to show up and get the car done in a day, I've got the tools, compressor, and the room to work with.:D

that would be awesome! :bow: have a meet and get my shit dropped.. sounds like a plan to me hehe

i'll PM u bout it :D

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Originally Posted by picopop

Dude if you need a place to work on it you can bring it to my place in Vallejo we can get geddy and messy to come over and anyone else who wants to show up and get the car done in a day, I've got the tools, compressor, and the room to work with.:D

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Roger you are the man....BUT i just drove like 90 miles to get my Dx i was planing on going this weekend(sun) to get my dashed painted.

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Originally Posted by MessyHonda

Roger you are the man....BUT i just drove like 90 miles to get my Dx i was planing on going this weekend(sun) to get my dashed painted.

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:huh: Dude it took us two days to get that dash done, are you taking it out and bringing it up