front end drop

Kuchtaboy

Unregistered User
..... Who the fuck needs an update on a thread that was last posted in 6 months ago?
 


mayhem251

New Member
graveyardhippie said:
havent seen this on here yet..... so for those who are, and who may come, a little help.


Lowering the front ride height
It is possible to lower the ride height of the front suspension of a 1st generation Integra using nothing more than simple hand tools. (For reference purposes, the factory height should be 653 mm +/- 15 mm from the ground to the highest point of the wheel arch.) To adjust the torsion bar in order to adjust the front ride height, the 1989 Acura Integra Service Manual offers these directions:

1. Raise the front wheels off the ground.
2. Adjust the height by turning the height by turning the height adjusting nut.

3. Lower the front wheels to the ground, push the car up and down and back and forth several times, then confirm that the spring height is within specifications.
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I did this today & it only took a few min's...lowerd it,but its still not low enough...& im still kinda cunfused about the whole torsion bar thing!
 

mayhem251

New Member
what if i where to take the HEIGHT AJUSTING NUT off?would it f@ck anything up? i know it would ride like sh!t but i really dont care! i hate the way this car looks stock.... i want it slammed!
 


ixcocoyxi

RS owner
just like on my toyota truck.. i completely turned it all the way down on that bad boy.. lol!!

and lowering blocks on the rear of course n_n
 

mayhem251

New Member
ixcocoyxi said:
just like on my toyota truck.. i completely turned it all the way down on that bad boy.. lol!!

and lowering blocks on the rear of course n_n
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word...im a minitrucker by heart,i have 3 bagged trucks...but i needed an everyday driver that was cheap on gas so i bought this 88 for 500bucks...& this it what it looks like when you take that bolt out...i just wanted to see what it would look like...

oh & those are 13" wheels...lol





 

graveyardhippie

New Member
you have to pull the torsion bar out and rekey it, i misspelled the sticky, it's Fron End How To or something like that. but it gives step by step instructions to dropping it as low as you want.
 

graveyardhippie

New Member
mayhem251 said:
word...im a minitrucker by heart,i have 3 bagged trucks...but i needed an everyday driver that was cheap on gas so i bought this 88 for 500bucks...& this it what it looks like when you take that bolt out...i just wanted to see what it would look like...

oh & those are 13" wheels...lol





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just fyi, dont drive it like that, the strut is the only thing holding you off the ground, and it wont last long like that, then you may end up going down the road without a front end.
 

jotcrx

Still going strong :)
I agree with the last post, I would not drive it that low with only the strut holding the car. The factory struts are not strong enough for that kind of load. I lowered my car 1.5" front and rear (used Suspension Techniques lowering springs in the rear) with Koni adjustable shocks and struts. To keep the struts from bottoming out (I adjusted the adjustment nut for lowering the front, but I did not go exteme, just a few turns), I reslotted the struts so they sit lower in the spindles so they won't bottom out. I have theym adjusted for a sport tune ride (adjustment is on the top of the strut) and it rides great on smotth roads. On our pot hole ridden roads here in Charleston, SC, the car rides rough and depending on how I drive, the tries rub some times (205/50R-15) on the inside fender wells with it only lowered an 1.5". I can only say with cars lowered lower than that, you would eat tires up very fast and I have better things to do with my money than buy tires every three months. Lowering the car an 1.5" lowers the center of gravity enough to definitely increase the car's handling characteristics, yet still leave some ride commfort for every day driving.
 
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