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    Things to worry about when lowered?

    I will be lowering my Cb7 soon, and I'm not going to be dumping it or slamming it, just moderately lowering it. But with a moderate lower are there still things to be worried about. Im not going to be lowering it enough to start shaving stuff in the fenders or putting camber on it, just covering about a half an inch to an inch on the front tires. I am just making sure.

    Thanks

    -sideways
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    I drive lowered every day. I don't worry about anything other than really steep curb approaches or raised manholes.

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      #3
      Watch for potholes the way u go in and out ur drive way or parking places and bumpy roads

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        #4
        Be sure to use proper components when lowering your car. Not all shocks are compatible with performance springs (in fact, most are not.)

        and are you saying you're going to be lowering the car enough so that you will be hiding up to an inch of tire behind your fender? yeah, that is seriously slammed...






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          #5
          I've been seriously slammed....in the worst possible way....ebay coilover sleeves on OEM struts.

          DO NOT DO IT. Deev speaks the words of truth.

          Being that low is also unsafe and impractical for daily driving.

          As Jarrett has said; "is there a goal you're trying to accomplish other than looking dope as hell?"

          EPIC FAIL


          You just can't safely drive like this
          Last edited by crazymikey; 03-10-2012, 08:00 PM.

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            #6
            I have between 1-2 finger gaps on my car, so far I've noticed that I have to be careful going in and out of MOST parking lots, driveways and some side roads. Pot holes, man hole covers, random debris in the road, small animals that would NORMALLY fit under a stock Accord... the list goes on.

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              [QUOTE=crazymikey;2956897]I've been seriously slammed....in the worst possible way....ebay coilover sleeves on OEM struts.

              DO NOT DO IT. Deev speaks the words of truth.

              Being that low is also unsafe and impractical for daily driving.

              As Jarrett has said; "is there a goal you're trying to accomplish other than looking dope as hell?"

              EPIC FAIL


              Holy balls! Is that a bent knuckle???


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              My Custom BB6 Dash Swap Thread

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                #8
                i was just going to get ebay coil over sleeves. I mean i understand i can blow the shocks and struts. But i have been in a car with that and i really don't care. Now what i am worried about is what the picture shows. what happened there and why did that happen.

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                  #9
                  That is exactly what is going to happen to you if you go ebay on your suspension.

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                    #10
                    Yes, but what happened? my brother has ridden on ebay coil over sleeves for over a year before and obviously the shocks were blown and everything but something never actually happened like that?

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                      #11
                      In that photo I posted, there is no damage. That is just the finished installed product.

                      However, after about 2 weeks, I went over some railway tracks on the highway at about 40mph and my front end completely dropped. The spring perches both stripped the threads on the sleeves and the springs pushes the perches all the way down, bottoming out my front end.

                      Not only that, the ride quality was horrendous. It was so bouncy I almost got sea sick. If I had more than 1 person in the car it would rub while turning or hitting bumps.

                      You can see in the wheel well 2 spots where the tire rubbed.


                      Sideways: "But i have been in a car with that and i really don't care." Step away from your car and put down the tools. Don't even touch it anymore.

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                        #12
                        Alright then .

                        Well then. i guess i will have to save up for full coil overs. what about lowering springs?

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                          #13
                          You dont need coilovers.

                          A good spring & strut combo is more than enough for good looks, performance, safety and quality.

                          I have Tein springs on stock struts. Tein springs are one of the very few lowering springs that are compatible with the stock struts. I've also used Tanabe springs that I bought from a member on here.

                          However, by the time you price out a quality spring/strut set up, you're around the same price range as F&F coilovers, so really at that point the choice is yours.
                          Last edited by crazymikey; 03-10-2012, 10:53 PM.

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                            #14
                            Alright then well thanks so much for all the help. I guess ill have to think about it a little bit.

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                              #15
                              Suspension & brakes are 2 areas where you cannot cheap out on your parts. They are the single most important safety factors of the entire vehicle.

                              Spend the money once to do it right, and it's cheaper than constantly replacing cheap broken parts.

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