i need an opinion quick. most of yal know im going to lower the car on coilovers but yal have been saying i need btter struts. and i found some monroe struts for the front for like 50 bucks but theyre going to be gone soon so i need to know if they would be good for the drop?
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
nope.
dead white and blue
Garbage
ok glad i didnt buy them thx guys
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
revalve billstiens, konis, or at the very least some tokico blues... (blues are shit in my opinion).
what kind of coilovers are you planning on? just sleeves i know but what brand? ebay?
dead white and blue
lol ebay... im on a strict budget so itll do til later
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
spend the 120 on some drop zone coil-overs dont get those ebay shits
http://www.slickcar.com/productdetai...ProductID=1679
your gona need something for the rear perch i used 3" floor flange's form home depot
what o you mean by for the back? are they not tall enogh or...? theyre made for the car so why would you need anything?
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
the drop zones he linked to are made for a civic, that's why he said that i'm sure.
drop zone is no better than ebay. the name wouldn't justify the difference. i've seen nice ebay kits and i've seen horridly awful drop zone struts that the perch itself broke clean from the strut body. so figure that out?
do you have the ability to make extended top hats? running the ebay coils with stock struts and extended top hats will give it a little more life. even if it looks cool you'll hate the way it rides, i'd avise against any type of lowering without proper equipment.
dead white and blue
im getting new struts so stocks are leaving. but im on a strict budget and i need cheap stuff that will last a while. but i also want decent quality with decent price. i would love to get the coilover/strut package for less than 500 if pssible
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
why not save a bit more and get a full bodied, i know it's been suggested to you in the past, it's definitely worth the difference man, they're paired to each other so it's not a guessing game.
650 typically will net you the ksports... that difference is worth it in my opinion.
for konis you're looking at a good amount and most sets are used so you're taking a gamble, bill's need revalved to lower so you'd have to get that work done, it just seems pointless to me. this is my appeal with the civic, i paid 250 for skunk2 struts and 50 for my lowering springs. car rides perfect.
dead white and blue
ksports for 650? where?Originally Posted by stat1K
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
Get the monroes and ill set you up with the tophat mod. You should ride in my car someday and see what you think. Im budget minded, and new oem-like struts are fine. You wont blow em as long as you have some kind of tophat mod. As for the ksports, each strut is not individually dynoed or load tested, or was the case earlier this year for our cars anyway.
1986 Honda Accord Lx-i
~~NGK~~Silvania~~MSD~~Pioneer~~MSW~~Bosch~~DC Sports~~115WHP 116WTQ
i haven't had a single issue with my set.
if you have 500 to drop that should be plenty to get you a decent setup
I'd actually love to come ride In your car. And since you're reasonably close going up there Is doable. And I your serious I'll take that tophat mod if you're willing to help. I just need to get mine running first. But hopefully that'll be soon
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
It SHOULD be plenty, but i guess my thoughts on decent is different than yours.
WITH a top-hat mod the stock struts will do fine, this is true. if you have someone willing to do the tophats for you, as mentioned by mushroom, go for it.
i'm glad you haven't had an issue with your set.
88, i'm trying to get in touch with my friend about the coilovers to see if he can still get them from ksport. i have a call into him and he's checking on it as we speak.
i'll let you know what the price is now, last time i called him around a year ago when this news broke it was 650 shipped. most of the prices i'm seeing now are like 785 on the retail sites so who knows if they realized they weren't making enough since no one orders them. i'll post up when i find out.
dead white and blue
Thx alot but no rush. I'm still penny pinching for motor parts and everything I'll need to get my car running. Then I'll need a windshield so I can even get the car registered. Then comes the emissions... Ugh thats what's worrying me. I was going to replace the cat while it was running but couldn't get it to come off. Lol I soaked them in on blaster and still nothing. So that's another problem another day..
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
had the same problem on an 02 accord, i took the whole exhaust down and cut the bolts with an angle grinder. it was annoying.
dead white and blue
Yeah just let me know. Right now Im jobless so I have a lot of extra time.
1986 Honda Accord Lx-i
~~NGK~~Silvania~~MSD~~Pioneer~~MSW~~Bosch~~DC Sports~~115WHP 116WTQ
you can cut with a saws all and put a clamp style cat...
Last edited by PeterNtheWolf; 12-28-2010 at 10:52 AM.
ill take you up on that man ill just PM you for the address before i go up there and ill check it out.
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
im just going to cut it for now and drive it home with just the headers and downpipe. i live down the street from my school so itll be ok from there. after that im upgrading to pasesetter exhaust so ill be scraping my old exhaust or selling it to someone or something. the main problem is that the guy who owned it before me just bought one of those cheap universal weld on cats and welded it to the original flange which left everything all out of whack and unproportional. long story short. he shouldnt be allowed to weld anything.
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
one question about the tophat mod. i know we do it in the front but would we also be doing it in the back?also, where would i get the supplies for it? and how much?
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
would i have to mod a set from another car or make it?
88 lxi:
shortram, msd blaster 2 coil, lowered 2.5" in the rear 3" in the front, stripped because race car XD
they use civic struts in the rear which are shorter and don't bottom out. i do not remember what years civics fit.
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