Mushroom_Toys wholelottapics 86LXI Update Thread

[mushroom_toy]

thanks guys i made another video, if itll ever upload to youtube.

[86ccord]

thanks guys i made another video, if itll ever upload to youtube.

yay!!!

[mushroom_toy]

still uploading lol. only 79mb and taking years it seems damn youtube

[mushroom_toy]

Here it is guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9OL0vX9F0

[1987AccordLx-i]

thanks man, for lowering i would just cut or heat the stock coils. When done right it works really good, and is only a little ride quality sacrifice


Also there probably wont be any updates for a while guys, i broke my collarbone in three places, so im stuck in bed/around the house for a while, until i heal a little better.

about how much would i take off of the springs? inches or loops would be nice.. and would i be able to cut or heat with the spring in the wheel well?

[ghettogeddy]

seems to be an epidemic of broken bones in the last couple of weeks
:crosses fingers:

[mushroom_toy]

about how much would i take off of the springs? inches or loops would be nice.. and would i be able to cut or heat with the spring in the wheel well?

if youre going to cut youd have to take it off the car, and take off about a coil to start with, for heating ou can use a torch and leave them on the car.

you can however pick up a set of sprint springs 2.25" drop on ebay for abou $75 bucks sometimes.

[86ccord]

heating or cutting.. hmm i vote neither doesnt sound too safe to me..LOL has anyone ever done it?

[knarg]

i would get drop springs, don't cut your stock springs

[Pico]

heating or cutting.. hmm i vote neither doesnt sound too safe to me..LOL has anyone ever done it?

I used to long time ago , not the best ride in the world, but if you dont have the $$ for springs what else can you do

[turabaka]

I used to long time ago , not the best ride in the world, but if you dont have the $$ for springs what else can you do

uh... you could just wait till you have the money?

[Pico]

uh... you could just wait till you have the money?

that was over wow 28yrs ago I was eighteen and lowered imports werent really mainstream, I had a 77 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Lowrider. I eventually got a job and and had hydraulics installed....
( Damm now you know I'm Old)

[turabaka]

that was over wow 28yrs ago I was eighteen and lowered imports werent really mainstream, I had a 77 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Lowrider. I eventually got a job and and had hydraulics installed....
( Damm now you know I'm Old)

hehe. you're older than my dad. I just turned 19 and I've thought about chopping my springs too, but I just got a job at Autozone so I'm gonna do it the right way and save up for some D2 coilovers.

[1987AccordLx-i]

alright gentlemen... so heating and cutting isnt a great idea right? ok so what am i looking at for a set of lowering springs or mabe a set of coilovers... somone said 75 bucks but idk if thats per spring or for a set..

[knarg]

depending on what springs you want, a set will range around 100

[mushroom_toy]

A lot of people say heating or cutting is a bad idea. Honestly if you do it right it isnt.
just like some stock struts on lowering springs/coilovers.

[mushroom_toy]

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[Civic Accord Honda]

alright gentlemen... so heating and cutting isnt a great idea right? ok so what am i looking at for a set of lowering springs or mabe a set of coilovers... somone said 75 bucks but idk if thats per spring or for a set..

when i got my 3gee the rear springs were cut the car bottomed out like crazy and scraped alot since the shocks were blown out as well but if you dont care much for good ride go ahead and cut them but if u want a good ride your going to have to get new shocks and proper lowering springs id say get tokico blues and some drop zones

[1987AccordLx-i]

A lot of people say heating or cutting is a bad idea. Honestly if you do it right it isnt.
just like some stock struts on lowering springs/coilovers.

so heating would be better then cutting?

[mushroom_toy]

Yes, I think so.

[A18A]

i would of thought cutting them would have been better

[mushroom_toy]

^My brother and a lot of people heated their coils back in the day, but really either way if you take your time and make sure everything is even it will all be fine cut or heated.

[1987AccordLx-i]

^My brother and a lot of people heated their coils back in the day, but really either way if you take your time and make sure everything is even it will all be fine cut or heated.

how would i do so for lowering by heat? how much heat do i apply and how would i know if the springs compressing?

[2oodoor]

A lot of people say heating or cutting is a bad idea. Honestly if you do it right it isnt.
just like some stock struts on lowering springs/coilovers.

Exactly, done right, in the right place on the spring, and on the right type of spring.

There are a lot of variables for things that could go wrong though.
I say why not do it if you are intending on buying springs anyway, if you don't like it then no big deal, if you like it then you saved a few bucks.

and FTW Picopop !!

[mushroom_toy]

how would i do so for lowering by heat? how much heat do i apply and how would i know if the springs compressing?

/Most people usually use a torch. You can find mot of the info you need on the web probably. Try searching google.