I have a '93 Accord with about 290,000 miles on it, 5-spd. Been an awesome car.
About 75,000 miles ago I got a new suspension for it. Bought Bilstein shocks and some standard TRW springs from Advanced Auto Parts. Had a local shop put it all on.
When I got the car back there was a huge amount of wheel gap and I noticed the car started getting a solid 6-7MPG less than it used to. I used to be able to go almost 500 miles on a tank and afterwards it was more like 400. Significant drop.
That was 2 years ago. The car has been solid since then. The new suspension rides just fine; the wheel gap has settled some but is still noticeable; and it's been getting a consistent 29MPG instead of the almost 36 it used to.
A couple of years ago I bought an Eibach Pro-kit spring set. I was going to replace the TRW springs with them to see if my mileage would improve back to what it was prior to the new suspension, but I chickened out. I need a reliable car more than anything, as I commute roughly 125 miles per day to and from work.
Now I am seriously considering having these springs put on to see if my mileage comes back. I miss the car that got 36MPG on the stock suspension. My first and foremost priority is to have a car that is reliable and bulletproof. But I wish I could have my mileage back. I don't care about looks and I'd like to keep my costs to a minimum.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Would my Bilsteins hold up with the lower springs? Would I need to get a camber adjustment kit to make it reliable? Would it work at all? Should I just buy another brand of 'stock' springs and have those installed? Any feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks!
About 75,000 miles ago I got a new suspension for it. Bought Bilstein shocks and some standard TRW springs from Advanced Auto Parts. Had a local shop put it all on.
When I got the car back there was a huge amount of wheel gap and I noticed the car started getting a solid 6-7MPG less than it used to. I used to be able to go almost 500 miles on a tank and afterwards it was more like 400. Significant drop.
That was 2 years ago. The car has been solid since then. The new suspension rides just fine; the wheel gap has settled some but is still noticeable; and it's been getting a consistent 29MPG instead of the almost 36 it used to.
A couple of years ago I bought an Eibach Pro-kit spring set. I was going to replace the TRW springs with them to see if my mileage would improve back to what it was prior to the new suspension, but I chickened out. I need a reliable car more than anything, as I commute roughly 125 miles per day to and from work.
Now I am seriously considering having these springs put on to see if my mileage comes back. I miss the car that got 36MPG on the stock suspension. My first and foremost priority is to have a car that is reliable and bulletproof. But I wish I could have my mileage back. I don't care about looks and I'd like to keep my costs to a minimum.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Would my Bilsteins hold up with the lower springs? Would I need to get a camber adjustment kit to make it reliable? Would it work at all? Should I just buy another brand of 'stock' springs and have those installed? Any feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks!
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