After installing my KYB AGX struts ,I read somewhere that I should have cut the first section of rubber off for more clearance and travel.
Also I noticed that my fronts sit a bit higher then my rears , is this normal or should I go ahead and hack away at the rubber bumpstops? Maybe I`ll do just the fronts and leave the rears alone.Ive got about 8000km on them by now since this spring.
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BTW Ėm lowered on new Eibach Prokits!
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I MEANT BUMP STOPS -WOOOPSY!
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Lowered on Sportlines and AGXs. I cut one ribbed section off the bump stops. Never had any problems.
Andrew Cramer wrote:Lowered on Sportlines and AGXs. I cut one ribbed section off the bump stops. Never had any problems.
OK ANDREW ,BUT BEFORE YOU CUT THEM DID YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH RIDE QUALITY OR UNEVENESS OF STANCE?
THANX...
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WOOOAH , NOW HOLD ON THERE ANDREW, ONE OF YOUR DREAM CARS IS A HONDA CIVIC SI HATCH ! SERIOUSLY?
I WOULDA WENT FOR AN 1990S MODEL ACURA NSX AT LEAST! ITS A DREEEEAM...
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Did I have any problems with ride quality or unevenness? The ride quality was @!#$ before but I was also riding on blown stock struts and lowering springs from the previous owner. Stance? No, you should be no where near them anyway.
Yea man, I drove a 1990 Honda Civic Hatch and a friend of mine drove a 1990 Acura Integra back in my high schoolish days. I've seen some nice EG Civics from where I am from, and I always wanted to purchase one, but they go for ridiculous around me. ($3000-$5000). I cannot wait to build one. Also, there is a supercharger that bolts right on to that D16 motor, so that is what I would do.
Andrew Cramer wrote:Did I have any problems with ride quality or unevenness? The ride quality was @!#$ before but I was also riding on blown stock struts and lowering springs from the previous owner. Stance? No, you should be no where near them anyway.
Yea man, I drove a 1990 Honda Civic Hatch and a friend of mine drove a 1990 Acura Integra back in my high schoolish days. I've seen some nice EG Civics from where I am from, and I always wanted to purchase one, but they go for ridiculous around me. ($3000-$5000). I cannot wait to build one. Also, there is a supercharger that bolts right on to that D16 motor, so that is what I would do.
Cool!
Well, I answered my own question this morning when I cut the first section off of my front left srtut bump stop .I had to cut open the strut boot to get at it and then glue it back together when Iwas done ,then reinstalled the damn strut only to realize that after an hour and a haif of work I still had the same fender gap up front as before! Oh well, live and learn.
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It'll settle down a little after driving it some. Cutting 1 rib off the bump stops was the right call btw.
"In Oldskool we trust"
Y3llowCav wrote:It'll settle down a little after driving it some. Cutting 1 rib off the bump stops was the right call btw.
Yeah thanx Yellow!" Now all I have to do is cut the one on the left side....un autre fois !
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