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    got my skunk2 struts

    got my struts just a few pics of me putting them on today.

    looks like shes on life support with all the hoses goin to her

    before in the car

    got the fronts in.
    dont have a pic of it done yet it snowed really bad an i had to get a ride home haha



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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    Looks like a good install. What did they set you back? (Cost)
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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    Dude ware you get them frome I wont some 2?
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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    There for a 88-91 civic coils an struts both. The back coils are a little short. One I get the final back strut in ill let you know how it sits. But I got them off ebay for 300

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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    don't get me wrong, they do look good, but the problem with the civic fronts is that the strut body is WAY too tall after the perch. You can see it very clearly in that pic of the coil/shock setup installed, where the shock is already (or at least VERY close to) touching the bumpstops.

    I really do like that you're trying it out and wanting to get things done for the 3G, but that's just not safe. Yes that goofy 'tophat mod' will buy you another 1-1.5" of travel, but still nowhere near enough to be safe.

    Now if that strut body could be cut down and reassembled shorter, or at maybe even easier, the strut perch cut from its current location and rewelded a few inches (like 3+) higher on the body, then it'll be pretty good, but like that I'm sure you'll find while it may look like it'll work and yes ti does bolt together, it just won't work or be safe.
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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    Quote Originally Posted by markmdz89hatch View Post
    don't get me wrong, they do look good, but the problem with the civic fronts is that the strut body is way too tall after the perch. You can see it very clearly in that pic of the coil/shock setup installed, where the shock is already (or at least very close to) touching the bumpstops.

    I really do like that you're trying it out and wanting to get things done for the 3g, but that's just not safe. Yes that goofy 'tophat mod' will buy you another 1-1.5" of travel, but still nowhere near enough to be safe.

    Now if that strut body could be cut down and reassembled shorter, or at maybe even easier, the strut perch cut from its current location and rewelded a few inches (like 3+) higher on the body, then it'll be pretty good, but like that i'm sure you'll find while it may look like it'll work and yes ti does bolt together, it just won't work or be safe.
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    Re: got my skunk2 struts

    I had the civic coils on my stock struts an the struts wernt bottomed out. Is that what your sayin is that they won't have much travel an bottom out?

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