Amazing what difference new rims make...
project low and slow ek
- Thread starter lowandslowek
- Start date
lowandslowek
New Member
the roads are ok the way my car rides right now... if i go any lower i will scrape....
lowandslowek
New Member
there in really good shape too... other than missing one center cap
Not everyone thinks its cool to scrape frame I guess.
lowandslowek
New Member
like i said before.... my car is at the level where it doesn't scrape.... but if i go any lower right now it will scrape on the road........ and what is "doing it right"????? when the roads get better i will go lower but till then i am happy the way it sits.....O P is floating from scraping frame. And if its such bad roads, why lower the car. And if its lowered, why not do it right so that you don't scrape.
lowandslowek
New Member
nah..... i am not down to ruin my car my ripping off the exhaust.... lol yes its lowered and i have to watch where i drive... but laying frame in New England is not practicalNot everyone thinks its cool to scrape frame I guess.
doing it right (in this sense) is by having a spring rate and dampening force that is adequate for the ride height. As you go lower, the spring rate and dampening should compliment the height which will keep you from scraping. Things like extended top hats to increase shock travel at low ride heights help as well. Plenty of cars much lower than you without scraping issues.
lowandslowek
New Member
Its not my chassis i am worried about scraping.... its the exhaust that hangs low so spring rate isn't going to do a thing..... when the frost comes out of the ground i wont have this issue and i can go lower with out any worries
A higher spring rate will actually keep the car from dipping low enough to scrape the exhaust. The ws2 lowest section is the resonator, which when properly installed with new hangers doesn't hang much lower than the jack points...and you're nowhere near your jack points.
lowandslowek
New Member
with the ws2 the lowest point is the resonator.... I work at a exhaust shop and there is no way to bring that exhaust up any higher without cutting the hangers off and welding new ones on.... and thats not a option IMO.... spring rate is not going to help with the "problem" i have with the exhaust...
and its really happens if i pull in to a driveway with a good pitch... which is basically hardly ever
I don't think OP is talking about scraping from having the wrong spring rates. Its more about ground clearance for the front lip, exhaust, etc. I'm not lowered at all, and my front lip is only like one inch from my driveway curb. Add in unavoidable potholes too. Like I said my car isn't lowered at all yet, so maybe I'm just ignorant. All I'm saying is the lower a car is to the ground, the less clearance it has, its simple.
my old coupe slammed on 15's with apexi ws2 exhaust WITHOUT scraping. Also with a b series in it and a long 4-1 header.
if OP is scraping, something is f*$ked up. Nothing custom done to the suspension and nothing modified on the exhaust for clearance.
if OP is scraping, something is f*$ked up. Nothing custom done to the suspension and nothing modified on the exhaust for clearance.
lowandslowek
New Member
nothing is Fu$%ked up on my car its simple.... its ground clerance from the exhaust ... its like 2 inches from the ground... we can back and forth on this issue and your not going to convince me that my problem is spring ratemy old coupe slammed on 15's with apexi ws2 exhaust WITHOUT scraping. Also with a b series in it and a long 4-1 header.
if OP is scraping, something is f*$ked up. Nothing custom done to the suspension and nothing modified on the exhaust for clearance.
Not saying your problem is spring rate, a stiffer spring will help from you bottoming out the f**king exhaust. My s**t was much lower and didn't scrape so you shouldn't have a problem not scraping as well. Assuming scraping is an issue for you, its not the damn exhausts fault, its something else with your setup and my old ride is proof of the clearance issue that you should not have.
civicexkid
New Member
hey child your missing his point to the fullest. he doesnt want to lower his car more during the winter months b/c of ice and pothole and stuff like that. like he said he'll lower it when the weather is better and road arent icee while driving and not eveyone has to be scraping to have a nice stance which is obv what he is going for.
Op said he wants to go lower, then has the excuse of ground clearance issues....ground clearance issues that I never had with the same low hanging exhaust. So I don't understand the clearance issue got winter or not.Updated 3/7/12
Dropped the front a lil more looks better... got to go more
if the winter roads were so bad, its pretty stupid to lower the car in the first place and just waitcivicexkid
New Member
well i no going through snow with a low car sucks its like a snow low so what if he lowers it here and there everyone has to do that to fine there perfect fit for themselfs. mayb u liked it lower but by ur pics u arent really low so you mite scrap on a speed bump or two but no during dd. by the time he lowers his ek for summer he'll be at your height or lower. and you tell me how a stiffer spring rate would keep you from scrapping it will help to sum extent but ull be riding on bricks and you cant get custom springs(well you can but not alot of companys do that) yea you could get damoing but thats firmness and stifness. which is what your talking about. spring rates are different and can help with under/over steer which is why when you buy coilovers they have a 12k in front or 10k in back etc to help with the weight of the car and all the above while damping helps with shock travel so getting different springs for him when he has coilovers already wudnt do anything. idn if his coils have damping on them my dads form & function coils didnt until they released the 2nd series for his tsx. his tires are tucked most of the time unless its winter driving comforts.