car different heights

chris_P · 26th July 2006, 02:01 PM

My Ef has 35mm vogltands. The drivers side is about half an inch lower than the passanger side (front only) how is this fixed. Itlooks rude as. Also whats the best way to lower the rear a bit? chuck some 50mm kings or jamex's? or get them compressed?

Might_e_mowse · 26th July 2006, 05:23 PM

i wouldnt recommend compressing springs, best way to get an overall good ride height is get adjustables that way you can make each corner what ever height you want.. but remember adjustable springs need to be certed which is another 350 gut..

chris_P · 26th July 2006, 05:53 PM

yeh ok, but why is the RHF lower than the LHF? by about half an inch

Ignition22 · 26th July 2006, 08:03 PM

because, unfortunately, replacing springs with lowering springs is a cheap, nasty, tire shredding, unpredictable way of lowering a vehicles stance which always affects handling but often in a negative way.

Boostin It · 27th July 2006, 09:28 PM

also doesnt it allow for the weight of the driver.. hence driver gets in and drivers side will lower a bit..?!?

Might_e_mowse · 28th July 2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Boostin It

also doesnt it allow for the weight of the driver.. hence driver gets in and drivers side will lower a bit..?!?

good theory but i doubt they would make springs like that..
just check how you have put your springs into the spring holders (not sure what they are called). Because there is a proper way they are supposed to go in, a spring is a coil obviously so one side of the top of the spring is going to be slightly higher than the other so the spring holder is designed with grooves so that it sits flat and is secure.
maybe take your springs back out and check them once more

Bananaman · 28th July 2006, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Might_e_mowse

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Originally Posted by Boostin It

also doesnt it allow for the weight of the driver.. hence driver gets in and drivers side will lower a bit..?!?

good theory but i doubt they would make springs like that..
just check how you have put your springs into the spring holders (not sure what they are called). Because there is a proper way they are supposed to go in, a spring is a coil obviously so one side of the top of the spring is going to be slightly higher than the other so the spring holder is designed with grooves so that it sits flat and is secure.
maybe take your springs back out and check them once more

I would be inclind to agree here. Check the seating of your springs on the shocks. If all is good there then you may just have to live with it. (Dump question but you identified front from back right? Front and Back springs are different rates)

chris_P · 28th July 2006, 11:12 AM

yeh i did make sure the front and rears went in their proper locations. And am fairly certain, they are in there properly

chris_P · 31st July 2006, 07:30 AM

yeh everything seems to be all in the right way and sutff. Took it back to my bro who put the springs in. He said he measured from the bottom of the tyre to the guard and each side was a different height to start with. WTF? meant to be like that or could it be from some accident damage?

chris_P · 3rd August 2006, 04:17 PM

checked again, 3.5 and 2.5 finge gaps on rear gaurds

chris_P · 5th August 2006, 10:53 AM

went out and measured from bottom of tyre to guard and it looks some thing like this:
LF: 61cm RF: 60cm
LR: 64.2cm RR: 63cm

Is this ok, seems a bit fuct up

hamsova · 5th August 2006, 11:52 AM

my old EG was like that but i was told it was because my car had been in an accident...? not sure if thats the case but has your car been in an accident

chris_P · 5th August 2006, 11:58 AM

yeh i think it has had a little accident

26th July 2006, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	car different heights My Ef has 35mm vogltands. The drivers side is about half an inch lower than the passanger side (front only) how is this fixed. Itlooks rude as. Also whats the best way to lower the rear a bit? chuck some 50mm kings or jamex's? or get them compressed?

26th July 2006, 08:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ignition22 Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 946 Location: Wellington	because, unfortunately, replacing springs with lowering springs is a cheap, nasty, tire shredding, unpredictable way of lowering a vehicles stance which always affects handling but often in a negative way. __________________ Euro R

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Boostin It Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,771 Location: Auckland	also doesnt it allow for the weight of the driver.. hence driver gets in and drivers side will lower a bit..?!? __________________ 1997 Prelude SiR - 2.2 litres of n/a dohc vtec goodness 8)

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26th July 2006, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Might_e_mowse Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Auckland	i wouldnt recommend compressing springs, best way to get an overall good ride height is get adjustables that way you can make each corner what ever height you want.. but remember adjustable springs need to be certed which is another 350 gut..

26th July 2006, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	yeh ok, but why is the RHF lower than the LHF? by about half an inch

28th July 2006, 11:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	yeh i did make sure the front and rears went in their proper locations. And am fairly certain, they are in there properly

31st July 2006, 07:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	yeh everything seems to be all in the right way and sutff. Took it back to my bro who put the springs in. He said he measured from the bottom of the tyre to the guard and each side was a different height to start with. WTF? meant to be like that or could it be from some accident damage?

3rd August 2006, 04:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	checked again, 3.5 and 2.5 finge gaps on rear gaurds

5th August 2006, 10:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	went out and measured from bottom of tyre to guard and it looks some thing like this: LF: 61cm RF: 60cm LR: 64.2cm RR: 63cm Is this ok, seems a bit fuct up

5th August 2006, 11:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
chris_P Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 959 Location: Auckland	yeh i think it has had a little accident