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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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4x4 no more.

it finally happened. it took two years.

springs are eibach 2.5" all the way around from a 95 accord I4. stock shocks. just to add, they were freeeeeeeeeeee.

oh yeah, these are pics right after i put them in, they arent as low as it is now, after they set in and stuff. i dont have pics of that, but these will suffice.





the straight labor alone was a good half day. i had to drive two hours to get stock springs for my friend who gave me the springs. remove the springs from his accord. removed the shocks, compress, remove springs, recompress stock springs, reinstall shocks. the front took about three hours, only because i didnt know what was really going on. the back took about two because i spent almost an hour figuring out how to remove the rear nut, but it was attached to the strut permanently! doh.

this afternoon, the same thing with my car, remove old, reinstall new. took about four hours or so for all four. was it worth it? sure, i guess.. not only that, but i also did an oil change this morning too.

more mods are soon to come.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Looks good man, I am really surprised that it isnt sitting front down.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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Looks awesome man.

And of course it was worth it. If you think you like it now, wait till it grows on you even more.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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when i first lowered it and finished, i didnt really notice anything, it looked almost the same. but by the end of tonight, i walk out of dennys and see its pretty low now. i like it, but it took a lot of labor for just four springs.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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I thought that its not recommended to be using I4 springs on a V6 CL, due to the differences in the weight and stiffness required of the V6 compared to the I4?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 1V4N
I thought that its not recommended to be using I4 springs on a V6 CL, due to the differences in the weight and stiffness required of the V6 compared to the I4?
they look fine to me. pretty level looking imo. if anyhting, its unnoticeable.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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That shiz doesn't even look lowered, wtf
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
That shiz doesn't even look lowered, wtf
but it is
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
That shiz doesn't even look lowered, wtf
i agree i doesnt look dropped either just my
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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ugh, ill find something stock to sit by and take a pic with it.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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looks better doggy
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Personally I really like it, its low enough to look good and get rid of the ridiculous stock wheel gap but its not too low. Looks OEM




Now wash your car
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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i mean i cant reall y talk cuz im riding 4x4 for now but when spring comes i should be sitting pretty nice. hey bro gotta rep the inza red pearl cl's.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Looking at it sober it does look lowered, hopefully it'll settle in lower
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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looks like my car now
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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2.5" on a V6?! You're gonna be seriously slammed after they completely settle in.. Hey, the lower the better!
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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looks good bro, u dont want it lower, it looks good how it is and all that labor was worth it cause it didnt spend on dime paying a local shop to do it. Whens the photoshoot???
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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^^^ labour cost do suck but evereyone has their own limit to what they can DIY. I will never touch my suspension myself...too much work
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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yeah. the only thing was it was very labor intensive. it was two cars.

the car is much lower and the gap is barley there. they have settled in nicely.

i will wash the car soon, just been lazy.

i have to replace my cv joints this coming weekend.

i just replaced my front speakers with infinity ones, ill be replacing the 6x9's soon and tweeters.

i want to also tint my tail lights. again. my grill is also blah, i messed it up when i was painting it. but i have an idea.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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dude i have some tweeters for you.

holler at me, i wanna get together next month.

this month is crazy.

after thanksgiving im golden
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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looks better than stock. new pics!! and def look into rplacing stock shocks in 2-3 months..
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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hey i have some accord springs on my cl too but good job u might want to take pics from a higher point it might show more of the drop
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