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Old 08-13-2003, 09:15 PM
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I have too much gap between my tire and my fender....i have the eiback prokit 1.5 drop...but i have 4 busted struts....and im sittin on 17's...if i put the new struts in will it lower it a good amount? or is there anything else i can do
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Remember, prokits are designed more for performance than looks, therefor the drop isn't intended to be that dramatic.

Also, putting in new struts will probably cause your car to sit a little higher then it is now, because they'll actually be working, as opposed to letting the strut compress as on a blown strut.

So, if you want to reduce the gap, go get some springs that are designed to drop your car lower.
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Old 08-13-2003, 09:54 PM
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but since being blown the car looks as if it has jacked up, do you think the sportlines by eibach would do the trick?
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sportlines will drop a car lower than prokits.

if it's just the lowered look you're going for, you should check around for other spring manufacturers for your car and see what the rated drop is.

btw, you shouldn't use stock struts with lowering springs unless you like having them blown over and over again.
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Old 08-14-2003, 07:05 AM
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Get some Koni Yellows. They have 5 perch heights, you can play with the height with those.
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H&R race..... you'll be low
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Get those tein springs, nice drop w/ nice handling.
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I'm getting ready to lower my 4th Gen EX...what struts should I get if I want to go down 1.5"?
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just heat up the spring that will make it drop some
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One word....coilovers. Also, get some aftermarket shocks, OEM shocks aren't meant to handle stiffer spring rates which is why they don't last long after you drop the car.
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