devitocoke

1.9 in front and 1.6 in the rear. will post pictures Saturday after car wash.

phil217

the sportlines...nice!!! that is my drop!

devitocoke

Phil where did you align your call, was it the dealer? If not what specs do you tell the techs at the alignment shop.

devitocoke

r33p04s

jeez thats low...be glad you dont have the OEM kit because the front would be sitting on the road in those pics...trust me i know I've kissed concrete with my lip and i only have pro-kit...looks hot

afici0nad0

that's a 1.9 front / 1.6 rear drop?

that does look low.

very nice.

do you have a rear camber kit?

nelsonbelson

Hows the ride of the sportlines? i might get rid of my tanabe df if sportlines arnt that bad.

devitocoke

Eibach 1.9 front, 1.6 rear Sportsline with rubber bushings in the rear. Alignment was done at the Acura dealer, no camber kit needed, and drives just as smooth as factory with better control, especially when turning corners. I chose Eibach because that is what the german car manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes) use for their sports suspension.
Tein has taken over this forum, but without coil overs you wont ge that low on Tein and the drive isn't has smooth as Eibach's.
Thanks for the great comments.

afici0nad0

nice. more money saved...

joerockt

If your still on stock struts, they wont last very long...

Comptech-814

im about to order those same springs they look great btw, but is that true do i need to change struts also or can i keep them stock?

kboosman00

x2

TSX420J

DAMN!!!! That looks nice.... I was going to with go 2 in the front 1.5 in the back but now that i see your car Im going to go with 1.5 in the front and 1 in the back because of my lip kit... Very nice... Now you got to be very careful and not drive fast on roads you dont know.

devitocoke

True, depending on your mileage. the installer told me i would need strut in 6 months, maybe less. So yes i will be installing struts in about 2 months

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Why not just do the struts and springs at the same time to save on labor cost and alignment?

devitocoke

did not think of the labor cost. damn it.

phil217

Yeah...and you will need a camber kit for your rear...I dont have one in the front and the camber wear is very noticeable...time to get 19s...

afici0nad0

^

a camber kit is also required for the front?

from other threads, it's been mentioned that because of the double wishbone set-up and geometry, a front camber kit is not required.

do i have my info mixed up?

97AcuraCL

awesome, the prokit was as low as i was willing to go... my driveway is a pain in the ass with my lip kit and prokits

phil217

Your camber in the front is gonna be off but if I remember clearly, JTSO said you will have about .5 inches less clearance on the bottom and that could cause some damage if you were to hit something...

JTso

iTrader: (2)

This is the reason the front camber kit could be a problem unless you have the type vwong has. vwong pointed out the upper mounting nut can pontentially punch a hole in the shock tower if the car bottoms out.

Look at the big nut on top of the ball joint.


Look what happens if the car bottoms out. I don't remember bottoming out but just imagine if I did. The big nut reduces the overall suspension movement of the upper control arm. The sheet metal actually pushed up slightly from this dent.

Newplay1

Usually sportsline are 2.0+ drop but no camber kit needed for the rear? I would def get one if I was you.