Convincing Dad

[91CBoy]

What suspension will ride as good as stock but is at a good price? My family mechanic told my dad that any drop will ruin ur car!! Can you believe that?! But just throw up some packages that will convince Dad otherwise. Help me out guys, my car looks like its lifted on 26s!!

[StoobyMcDooby]

how old are you, just wondering?

Back in like 94' when I got my cb7, my dad said the same shit. Just go get a 2 inch drop. he wont notice.

[MadSpleen85]

how old are you, just wondering?

Back in like 94' when I got my cb7, my dad said the same shit. Just go get a 2 inch drop. he wont notice.

LOL. Be sure to set up a camera so we can all see the look on his face when he first sees it... And about the age thing... whos name is the car in? If the car is in your name and you paid for it I would say do as you please. Later

[91CBoy]

A fuckin 17 yr old college freshman!! WTF!! I just mite do that, tho. Any suggestions? Ordered Tein S techs but cancelled cuz it wasnt a big enuff drop.

edit: O yea, my dads a 240 lb bodybuilder, so......

[blk93]

edit: O yea, my dads a 240 lb bodybuilder, so......

cool. just install an h22 while youre at it so you can get away from him very fast

[StoobyMcDooby]

bro, come on. like that dude said, get a cammera and show us your dads face.. But seriously, go buy a pistol. It will fix EVERYTHING. promise.

[91CBoy]

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[PRIMOCB7]

..Any suggestions? Ordered Tein S techs but cancelled cuz it wasnt a big enuff drop.

how low do you want to drop the car? the S-Techs drop 2.1(F) 1.7(R).
i really do hope when you decide to drop your car, you'll consider aftermarket shocks as well.

[91CBoy]

Uhhh......u probably read my "Quick Drop" post. Well, I am and it will b Teins and AGXs or Omni Streets

[GunRunner]

Against my dad's thoughts I lowered mine on H&R Sport springs and AGX's, and he rode in it the next day and couldnt believe how much BETTER it rode. Now he has no issues with it, but ofcourse it wasnt an extreme drop either.
Also my stock rear struts were blown, so that made a huge difference.

Just my $0.02

[phatdoughnut]

IF you havent done any sort of suspension rebuilding IE.... bushings balljoints etc. a drop will ruin it. just a thought, and rebuilding your front end is not cheap. Specially if you pay someone to do it.

[91CBoy]

What was the drop and price for tha package?

[deckeda]

...Can you believe that?! ...

Sure I can --- mechanics who aren't also hobbyists/enthusiasts don't know anything about the aftermarket; in that regard they're no better informed than your dad. I have a Honda/Acura professional I sometimes see for stuff I can't do in my garage and he has no clue about anything other than Honda OEM parts at all.

But to be fair, that mechanic has probably seen his fair share of fucked-up, half-assed modifications come to him for rescuing. Regardless, it's the same reason they won't recommend you ever replace suspension components that "aren't broken" because if it isn't falling off the car it's "about as good as new."

The only concern you have (and it isn't small) is to pick quality stuff and not to fuck up the installation --- like hondatuner4267 said, dad's jaw will drop when he goes for a ride and sees how much better it is than your worn out crap. And then do take it by the mechanic and school him while you're at it. Get on the Regionals subforum here and get some install help from somebody local to you if necessary.

If you can, save some extra $$ and do some updating while you're at it. Take phatdoughnut's advice and replace some of the front end. You can get decent quality upper control arms and outer tie rod ends for less than $100 and install them yourself in an afternoon --- and see a big improvement in steering quality. Look at it this way, you'll need to have it aligned anyway after lowering it, so why not put that stuff on at the same time and pay for an alignment only once.

(BTW, I have Tein S [with Koni Reds] on my 5th gen and love them. Plenty low too for a daily driver, if you ask me.)

[slammed_cb7]

if you can save the cash, buy some super streets, and at night secretly lower your car like .5" a week. Your dad won't notice because of the gradual change plus it will handle really well.

As far as ruining your car goes, I have had my car 3 or more inches lower than stock for over two years, and i am willing to admit that it was on the cheap shit, including stock struts. I have my car in at school ( college not a half assed high school mechanics class) all the time and my ball joints, tie rod ends and everything are free of play. They aren't as stiff as they once were and bushings have gotten a little older but that is to be expected over two years of all year round driving anyway. It caused pretty little premature wear and if the drop is more subtle with proper parts, you will be fine.

[Kurobei]

Dad not noticing???

Umm just for your info... I didn't tell my dad that I dropped my CB7. At the time it was the family car and when he came home from work, that was the first thing he noticed b4 pulling up the driveway because how it sat.

ODDS ARE however, he's going to find out no matter what coz there will be that day when he takes the car out and goes up a driveway or unfamliar road and SCRAPE!

I only have Eibach sportlines and that roughly turns out to almost 2inches when the springs are "broken in" and settled. I think it was 1.8 int he front 1.5 or somethin in the rear....forgot the exact specs. Well anyways, he took it for a drive and couldn't tell a difference in ride roughness. Eibach sportlines or some Teins would be a good starter drop. The ride quality isn't much affected at all and feels great as long as ur struts are in good condition.....just be sure to cut ur bump stops a little.