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Old 02-28-2009, 11:57 PM
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i half-dropped my car today
my dad helped big time






gonna work on the rear tomorrow - the last pic is the "90-97 ACCORD LOWER CONTROL ARMS" i bought off ebay, and they don't look anything like the beat up shit on my car
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cool, now full drop it!
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neuspeed race, tokico blues, new fron upper arms / front lower ball joints / front tie rod ends / front SPC camber kit went on today ... tomorrow's gonna be rear upper ball joint and washer kit, struts & springs unless i can find some more shit to replace at autozone in the morning. hella squeaks in the back, i was excited about the LCAs...
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cool, now full drop it!
You're one to talk
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cool, now full drop it!

still waitin on you newb.
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damn.. your dads so cool! i remember i was driving around like that for a while until i finally got around to doing my back
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
You're one to talk
I was going to buy ksports this week believe it or not!!!

But my trip to florida just snuck up on me and i'm leaving florida. I promise i'll buy them when I get back up
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where in florida?
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i'm liking where your car is goin man, looks good.
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i'm liking where your car is goin man, looks good.

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alignment appointment weds AM ... did 3 washers on each bolt in back, hope it's close for what looks like 1.5"...
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I was going to buy ksports this week believe it or not!!!

But my trip to florida just snuck up on me and i'm leaving florida. I promise i'll buy them when I get back up
Key words are in bold.
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Originally Posted by irresponsiblekid
alignment appointment weds AM ... did 3 washers on each bolt in back, hope it's close for what looks like 1.5"...
I've have the same springs and actually got some tires and alignment today...was not as bad as I thought it would be. my camber varies from -1.0 to -1.6. caster changed 1.5 degrees on both sides. I didn't do the washer trick though.
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looks good, i think you need a side pic to show how dropped your car is, not a front pic again, you already posted two of those, lol
how much is the alignment gonna cost you?
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Originally Posted by mitch14
looks good, i think you need a side pic to show how dropped your car is, not a front pic again, you already posted two of those, lol
how much is the alignment gonna cost you?
I know I'm not the OP but mine was $80 and that seems like the going rate at any shop, just make sure you use a reputable shop. This was my second alignment, besides getting new tires, the first alignment wasn't much of an alignment and they all charge the same for it.
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I was going to buy a comptech supercharger, or not!
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cool. but there are too many klepto-imitators
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Drop looks great from that pic. Now you need new wheels with a nice offset to complete the stance.
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cool. but there are too many klepto-imitators
But that's what he gets for being the first off the wall white CL
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Originally Posted by asianspec
cool. but there are too many klepto-imitators
ok


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Drop looks great from that pic. Now you need new wheels with a nice offset to complete the stance.
not in the budget at all. Was looking at spacers for the rears especially but not important enough to me.
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mitch14
looks good, i think you need a side pic to show how dropped your car is, not a front pic again, you already posted two of those, lol
how much is the alignment gonna cost you?

went by tonight, worst pics I could get






I don't get why the front's mega dumped and the back looks stock...
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yeah the back looks a little high, but i think most ppl's took a little time for the springs to settle and drop a little more, or something like that. (I don't really know from personal experience cuz i still have 4x4 status)
and yes those were almost the worst pics, but the last one gives a somewhat clear indication of the drop
the cl looks good tho, and the svx doesn't look bad either
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do you have a 3.0?
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do you have a 3.0?
no, he has a 2.2, look at his stockies.
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good call, was posting in a hurry
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^^^ah, 2.2 I was wondering why so high, since I'm rolling on the same springs, my rear is just tucking into the fender.
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looks good.

nice SVX
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^^^ah, 2.2 I was wondering why so high, since I'm rolling on the same springs, my rear is just tucking into the fender.
yeah. my rear is dumped as fuck and my front is sitting high. its weird. coils will get rid of it though
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u get the award for the worst pics
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LOL



gotta reevaluate my camber kit, used SPC and it's too low = still 1.2 degrees off... GRR
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did you get the adjustable ball joints?
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
did you get the adjustable ball joints?

yeah, old version for 1gTSX/CL ... spc told me it'd work but there may be clearance / clanking issues (there is) and that it's only for 1.5" drop (i gotta measure a stock one, it's low though)
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on a 1.75" drop how much should I have cut off the stock bumpstops? I'm bottoming out on bumps @ front left, sounds like shit, makes me cringe ... i cut half off all the way around. Measured mine next to a stock today and it's like 1.75" / 2" on my 3.0 races (on my 2.2) ... forgot what a bitch it is driving a dumped car. Oh well.
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