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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lowerit on December 29, 2009, 01:11:49 AM

Title: Raising up an Accord
Post by: Lowerit on December 29, 2009, 01:11:49 AM: Got a 92 accord from Astrovannin for a winter car. 5spd , 500,000 kms a real beauty. Besides being my daily driver while the SiR sleeps we plan to do some winter rally's with it. What's an easy way to raise it up? say 2-3"
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: Phate on December 29, 2009, 01:30:44 AM: I'm assuming raise it up from stock ride height? Slightly larger tire, and springs/struts off a wagon. Those should be stiffer, so the car will sit higher.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: onlyflash944 on December 29, 2009, 01:31:22 AM: Quote from: Lowerit on December 29, 2009, 01:11:49 AM
Got a 92 accord from Astrovannin for a winter car. 5spd , 500,000 kms a real beauty. Besides being my daily driver while the SiR sleeps we plan to do some winter rally's with it. What's an easy way to raise it up? say 2-3"

taller springs
taller tires
a couple phone books, unless you big city living, under your ass in the seat
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: arsenio on December 29, 2009, 01:40:39 AM: (https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.softys.ca%2Fimage_items%2Fsusp%2Ftwistcoil_spacer_2in.jpg&hash=c248461e17b1f0b959aba5a01b6bbda09864e5d1)
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: onlyflash944 on December 29, 2009, 01:43:47 AM: Quote from: arsenio on December 29, 2009, 01:40:39 AM
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those things absoutely blow. so do their rubber counterparts. i had an 81 caddy sedan deville and it had one rear spring that was shorter than the other side. the cheap fix was those spacers but they kept falling out cause i drove the ever loving piss out of that car
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: shadow on December 29, 2009, 01:44:22 AM: you can raise the ass end by putting front springs back there.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: shadow on December 29, 2009, 01:45:00 AM: or get coilover sleeves and use the stock springs. done and done.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: Phate on December 29, 2009, 01:47:22 AM: Quote from: shadow on December 29, 2009, 01:45:00 AM
or get coilover sleeves and use the stock springs. done and done.

I was considering that as a means of lifting suburbia SUV's like honda pilots and toyota highlanders (girlfriend decided she likes beating the piss out of her car in the mud). Just gotta find sleeves that'd fit the stock shocks.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: crttaz on December 29, 2009, 06:09:55 AM: 92 Accord.........start by replacing the broken coils first.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: arsenio on December 29, 2009, 02:04:59 PM: Get some air shocks. Mount the schrater valve on the bumper or something. When ever you need to "rally" stop at a gas station and air up.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: Ntrain2k on December 29, 2009, 02:12:24 PM: Quote from: arsenio on December 29, 2009, 02:04:59 PM
Get some air shocks. Mount the schrater valve on the bumper or something. When ever you need to "rally" stop at a gas station and air up.

My S10 is done like that in the rear.
Title: Re: Raising up an Accord
Post by: bigdaddyvtec on December 29, 2009, 02:14:05 PM: Quote from: Ntrain2k on December 29, 2009, 02:12:24 PM
Quote from: arsenio on December 29, 2009, 02:04:59 PM
Get some air shocks. Mount the schrater valve on the bumper or something. When ever you need to "rally" stop at a gas station and air up.

My S10 is done like that in the rear.

Johnny does not approve