It's about time....

[Catalyst]

... that my Hatch gets dropped! Well I finally ordered my new suspension components, and they arrived today! I decided to go with Tokico HP struts, and Neuspeed 1.5in drop springs. If all goes as planned, I should be able to have this done by tomorrow. Anything in particular I should know before attempting this? I have never had to do a strut/spring replacement before, So I just planned on following the Manual on this one.

Anyways, here are some pics of the stuff I got!






I'll keep you guys updated with pics as I make progress. Can't wait to get this finished!

[MessyHonda]

Sir....you are going to like that set up......Cuz i love mine....at first it may seam a lil high but then the first 500 miles then its going to settle down a bit more.

hope your bolts are not rusted...my pitchfork got striped real bad..i still got to change it because a bolt and nut is holding my suspension together.

if not come to the pico shop and i can get some of you guys to help me part out my parts car.

[Civic Accord Honda]

Sweet!!!
and yeah go to the Pico shop
the pico shop sound like my dream shop lol

[forrest89sei]

Looks Good!

Can't Wait to see it lowered

[frantik]

w00t yes definitely 'bout time

[snoopyloopy]

sweet. maybe it'll catapult you into the ranks of aom now as well.

[Catalyst]

sweet. maybe it'll catapult you into the ranks of aom now as well.

I can only hope...


Thanks for the comments everyone!

[AccordB20A]

top man!

[guaynabo89]

Yeah I agree on the nicer feel of that setup. It'll feel like a factory upgrade or the way the Accord should have come from the factory. It wont be super handling but throw on some sway bars if you havent got em and youll definately love the ride.












Hey........ Have you ever thought of maybe painting your rims center star gloss black? I think I would complement the car well. Im bored as hell so I did this cheap paint version for you.








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After?????

[Catalyst]

Yeah I agree on the nicer feel of that setup. It'll feel like a factory upgrade or the way the Accord should have come from the factory. It wont be super handling but throw on some sway bars if you havent got em and youll definately love the ride.












Hey........ Have you ever thought of maybe painting your rims center star gloss black? I think I would complement the car well. Im bored as hell so I did this cheap paint version for you.








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After?????

Wow that looks really cool! I am seriously going to consider doing that! It looks great! Thanks for Idea Guaynabo, and thanks for all the comments everyone!

[Civic Accord Honda]

lol u should paint the car black under the trim PANDA FTW

[Catalyst]

lol u should paint the car black under the trim PANDA FTW

That would look really cool, but then I would REALLY get called a poser for "trying to look like an AE86"

...Which I'm not, for the record. :P

[guaynabo89]

nah.

car looks good as is. Stay away from the whole panda thing.

[snoopyloopy]

don't listen to cah!!!!!!

[guaynabo89]

don't listen to cah!!!!!!

x2

[blazin3gen]

that looks hot ( the rim set up that is )

cant wait to see pics man its gonna look sweet!

[Cheeseburger]

nice!

[labeledsk8r]

post up pics when its done man should compliment the hatch alot..... on the side note, i agree with everyone else the painted black rims with the lip looks hella good and really fits your car.... just dont listen to cah dont need any initial D guys calling you an imposter

[Pico]

Sweet

[Civic Accord Honda]

don't listen to cah!!!!!!

x2

just dont listen to cah dont need any initial D guys calling you an imposter

[guaynabo89]

LOL



Go break a keyboard or something.

[MessyHonda]

HAC tnac daer sdrawkcab

[MIK3]

... that my Hatch gets dropped! Well I finally ordered my new suspension components, and they arrived today! I decided to go with Tokico HP struts, and Neuspeed 1.5in drop springs. If all goes as planned, I should be able to have this done by tomorrow. Anything in particular I should know before attempting this? I have never had to do a strut/spring replacement before, So I just planned on following the Manual on this one.

Good set up. I have almost the same set up, accept with H&R's (I believe there a taaad stiffer, I could be wrong though).

Anyway, the one thing you have a good chance of running into one or more of your bolts might be fused to the forks. I didn't want to risk stripping or breaking of any kind, and for that reason, I took it to my mechanic to have it installed. And sure enough, my rear left bolt was fused via rust and I know I wouldn't have been able to take it off, I'd have to replace to whole piece. It was $265 for the install, but well worth it in my opinion.

[Catalyst]

Well after about 6 hours of working on it by myself, the new suspension is finally on!! It looks, and feels great! I haven't had a chance to go try it in some twisties yet, but it felt so much smoother and nicer on the highway. This is the biggest, most involved job I've ever done on a car to date, but I didn't run into any major problems, and the spring compressors didn't take my legs off so it's all good! I'll go for a photoshoot first thing in the morning.

Thanks for all the comments, and thanks to this entire forum for giving me the knowledge and inspiration needed to do this myself!

[MIK3]

Congrats! Enjoy the ride and whatch our for those inclines.