any way to lower your car thats already been lowered?

[jhoff]

The cheap ebay coilovers only allow you to go so low with stock struts, generally the back will go lower people call it boat look. If you extend the tophats the suspension will have more travel, so instead of riding on the foam stoppers your spring will actually work. Some people also cut their foam in half but i wouldnt advise doing it.

This is why you buy suspension peices that are designed for your car.
I know some strut/spring combos require you to cut the bump stop.

[deevergote]

Cutting the bumpstops in half is recommended by the spring manufacturers. You should NEVER lower on stock shocks. Ever.

[BigJakecb9]

I meant cutting them when your car is riding on them. Deev so the op doesn't want to upgrade shocks and just wants to lower more then the extended tophats and shock fork "trick" would be the onky ways right?

[jhoff]

I meant cutting them when your car is riding on them. Deev so the op doesn't want to upgrade shocks and just wants to lower more then the extended tophats and shock fork "trick" would be the onky ways right?

WTF is the "shock fork trick?" Sounds like something from Kill Bill.

[BigJakecb9]

Lol i saw the shock fork trick on here but some people were frowning on it lol

[jhoff]

I should be the asshole to do Omi Camber on my wagon. Really fuck with peoples minds.

[BigJakecb9]

Lol do it then get a big sticker for the rear window that says' shock fork'

[deevergote]

Well, for one, his shocks won't handle anything lower, so an extended top hat might be necessary (though simply switching to shocks that would handle it would be better.) Investing in some Ground Control coilover sleeves would allow him to go quite low... lower than he could conceivably use on public roads.

Modifying the shock's travel range won't do anything for the height of the car. The spring will still mount in the exact same location, and it is the spring that determines the height of the car. Cutting the shock fork (as I assume is the "shock fork trick") could cause MANY issues, and shouldn't even be considered. There's not a lot you could cut before clearance became an issue anyway.



And stupid camber like that wouldn't fuck with anyone's minds... it'd just cause them to point and laugh, or shake their heads at seeing someone ruin an otherwise nice car!

[jhoff]

Deev you need a sig that says I hate stance.
Im not into Omi Camber, I dont get why its the rage in Japan.
But if I seen it, I would say WTF.

[deevergote]

I don't mind cars that look like they can be driven... but when "stance" means poking your wheels out sideways like you have broken lower ball joints, and riding around on the inner edge of your tires... yeah, that just looks stupid. On a show car, fine. On a daily driver, it's the automotive equivalent of wearing your pants around your knees (that's a better analogy than skinny jeans... though both are laughable!)

[BigJakecb9]

I saw a civic with the wheels like that a couple weeks ago broke down lol

[deevergote]

Probably cracked his oil pan on a manhole cover.

[BigJakecb9]

Our roads are worse about long deep cracks across the road.

[jhoff]

Some of the roads around here I worry about.

[Fodoaccord]

i totally forgot about extended top hats