Lowering Springs Problem! =/

[cb7inspire]

hey guys..its me again. its been almost a month since i put my tenabe df210 lowering springs on my 93' accord sedan. i was wondering why it hasnt settled in yet? could it be that its not tight enough? any reasons why it didnt lower yet? i mean my lowered measurements from the tenabes were 2.3' drop. so anyone please let me know whats wrong with it if you guys have any clue. if not, im gonna redo it on friday. =/ help?

[NAiL05]

What type of shocks are you using.

[cb7inspire]

stock. am i not suppose to use stock?

[amazin'_asian]

Well you can use stock temporarily, but sooner or later they will blow. It wouldn't be a bad idea to invest in some aftermarket shocks.

[Heavyhitter92]

Did u cut ur bumpstops??

[deevergote]

Stock shocks for a 2.3" drop! Holy crap, what are you thinking?!? Definitely... DEFINITELY replace the shocks!

Since you didn't replace the shocks, I'm assuming you also didn't cut the bumpstops... you need to cut them in half, at least. That may be part of the problem.

Get new shocks... AT LEAST Tokico Blues or KYB GR2s... preferrably Tokico Illuminas or Koni Yellows. Cut the bumpstops to half and replace them. It WILL take some time to properly settle.

[NAiL05]

I have been runnin on stock shocks for about 3 years now with a 2.25" drop. Its definitely not 2.25" anymore.

[deevergote]

They can't be unblown...

Hell, when I helped AccordWarrior do his suspension, most, if not all, of his shocks were either blown, or so weak that they were worthless... and he was never lowered before that!



Also, unblown stock shocks may be possible when lowered... but they are certainly the exception. I've ridden with just one blown shock, and believe me, one rough spot in the road at 75mph is downright scary.

[b-bomb]

They can't be unblown...

Hell, when I helped AccordWarrior do his suspension, most, if not all, of his shocks were either blown, or so weak that they were worthless... and he was never lowered before that!



Also, unblown stock shocks may be possible when lowered... but they are certainly the exception. I've ridden with just one blown shock, and believe me, one rough spot in the road at 75mph is downright scary.

x2. Before I got my KYB AGX's i had 1 blown shock and driving on the highway was some scary shit. And it takes a lot to scare me when I'm driving so it was BAD.

But yeah, I had the settling problem too, you have to cut the bumpstops.

[deevergote]

The funny thing is that the blown shock I had WAS an AGX

They aren't meant for a drop... they can handle it, but the warranty is void. That's why I went with Koni... plus, the Konis are MUCH better.

[GHOST 2.2]

[QUOTE=deevergote]The funny thing is that the blown shock I had WAS an AGX

They aren't meant for a drop... they can handle it, but the warranty is void. QUOTE]


yea my AGXs blew because they couldnt handle the ride height

voids the warranty after a 1.5 inch drop.

who the hell is gonna lower the cb by that much. the average cb drop is about 2.25-2.75in

[deevergote]

My drop at the time was about 1.7" in the front, and 1.5" in the rear... I smacked a pothole, though. Some jerkass nearly blew a stopsign, and I had to swerve into it... I knew it was there, too! Bent the lip on my rip as well...

AGX compared to the Konis is like night and day, though. If I could only afford one or the other, springs or shocks, I'd choose the Konis on stock springs!

[cb7inspire]

as you can see im new to this whole tech stuff with my car. i dont even know what a bump stop is? so im guessing i didnt even cut it. lol. secondly whats the cheapest dependable shocks should i buy? let me know the prices too. thanks guys! very helpful! =]

btw if anyone has a picture of the bump stop please show it on the thread. thanks =]

[NAiL05]

mine is lasting me still doing there job until I take them off summer for my replacement.