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    How low with 17" rims?

    How low can I go if I slam on some 17" rims? I dont want no scraping I thought about the H&R's but i'd like to go lower.


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    17"s uh go down 3 1/2" lil bouncy, but very fun!

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    I have H&R's and i would like to go lower. The rear is nice with my system and crap back there but the front is to high. As much as i hate sleeve coil overs im probably going to get the Ground Controls because i have to worry about scraping when i put the Xenon kit on. Plus you can always change it when you want. 88Lxi68's car rides nice with the Koni's so it would work for me.

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    Originally posted by RobT5580
    I have H&R's and i would like to go lower. The rear is nice with my system and crap back there but the front is to high. As much as i hate sleeve coil overs im probably going to get the Ground Controls because i have to worry about scraping when i put the Xenon kit on. Plus you can always change it when you want. 88Lxi68's car rides nice with the Koni's so it would work for me.
    Think of H&R's with the adjustablities.... Once you get past about 2.75 inches of drop, it gets alittle bouncy due to the strut going out of it's designed travel.

    getting the struts weather it's Koni's or Bilsteins rod's shortened that will help a ton.
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    Rob--> Is your rims 17"?
    Would a 2.5 inch drop work?
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    Yeah those are 17's in the picture but im parked on a slant so the front is actually higher that that. I find it hard to pick out the proper spring to fill the gap because i have Eiback Sportlines on my other accord and the drop is more than advertised. I would look through the pictures to see what others have used. Also keep in mind the rear of my car has a lot of weight in it so its down about an extra inch probably about 2.5 in the rear.

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    Originally posted by thegreatdane
    Rob--> Is your rims 17"?
    Would a 2.5 inch drop work?
    My car below have 17's and it's sitting on a 3.5ish drop.
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    yah man I'm on 17's too, my drop...hmmm.. I say bout 2.75"

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    Okay, thats pretty cool. Did you do anything to make the wheel fit in there with that drop? Or does it fit in there "like a glove" with those drops? No scraping when you turn the wheel or anything? Thanks guys! Btw. your drops look good!


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    I'm about 3" in the front and 2.5" in the rear but don't plan on having the camber fixed if you don't want rubbing. I was dropped 3.5" in the front with the steelies and I was about an 1" on the ground and I hit everything possible. With the 17" on it would raise the ground clearance 0.5" so keep that in mind.
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    as long as your wheels have 40mm to 45mm offset, you wil not have any rubbing problems except for when of course, you turn and you hit the fender if you compress...
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