has anyone done this? to slam your car

[TheATLien]

found this video on youtube....just wondering if anyone out here has done this before

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxvsG9y7_8"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxvsG9y7_8

[bitchface]

I saw a Ford Festiva with this type system at the Pull-a-Part off Moreland Ave. No joke.

[TheATLien]

i think i might do this ....i thinkkkk...idk yet dont want to fuck shit up lol
but has anyone on ia done this and let me know!

[Sneezin]

ummm...if the sleeve is going to sit exactly where the "perch" was at, why would you even cut it off?

[Relentless]

X2^ So the weight of the car is gona be resting right where the welds are?

[Kyle]

I mean try if you like, but I think it'll probably be a waste of time. Coilovers are so cheap these days I wouldn't bother modifying struts (especially if stock because they will just blow and/or be really bouncy).

[quickdodge®]

Coilovers are so cheap these days ...

Not for his car.

[Durtie]

This isn't anything special. I though all coilovers were installed this way. I had to cut my perch so I can put my skunk2 coilovers on. Thats what the instructions from skunk2 told me to do.

[draggbody]

This isn't anything special. I though all coilovers were installed this way. I had to cut my perch so I can put my skunk2 coilovers on. Thats what the instructions from skunk2 told me to do.

but when your eBay default search choices are set to 'lowest price including shipping' and you dont look at anything except the first page, this the post you get... just go have someone heat your springs for $50-$60 and bounce out...

[bitchface]

I hate to be Mr.Negative here but I don't think this car is going to end well.

[quickdodge®]

just go have someone heat your springs for $50-$60 and bounce out...

Now you're speaking my language.

I hate to be Mr.Negative here but I don't think this car is going to end well.

Mmmmm hmm.

[draggbody]

Now you're speaking my language..

i probably do 4-5 of them a month in my area... cant tell you how many lowered cars with springs come in that people say they arent low enough... burn them bitches down... lol

[quickdodge®]

i probably do 4-5 of them a month in my area... cant tell you how many lowered cars with springs come in that people say they arent low enough... burn them bitches down... lol

I dropped my first car via the $2 torch from K Mart back in 1986, lolol. I used to do them for people for money but stopped after a few years because I didn't want to be liable for any (possible) mishaps.

[PTCDC5]

Why would you do this? Used, half decent suspension will be just as cheap, safer, and ride better.

[draggbody]

QD, i figured you were more of a zayre's shopper... lol

[quickdodge®]

Why would you do this? Used, half decent suspension will be just as cheap, safer, and ride better.

Look. Here's where some people aren't as "in the know" about the car. No one makes after market lowering springs or coil overs or anything that will lower his car. He's going to have to go the old school route on an old school car. Just as I did. Fortunately for me though, is a few people over in the UK did some work for BC Racing and now I have a coil over option for mine. As far as the video and doing what he did, I don't know anything about that. I trust what I know and that's pretty much it, lolol.

i figured you were more of a zayre's shopper... lol

Haha. Nope. They want $3 for their torches.

[draggbody]

Haha. Nope. They want $3 for their torches.

i wonder how many people are wondering what a zayre is... lol... you old bastid... oh, wait, i know too...

[quickdodge®]

i wonder how many people are wondering what a zayre is... lol... you old bastid... oh, wait, i know too...

People today know that store pretty much as TJ Maxx.

[Elbow]

I don't see the point in cutting stuff off? There's nothing wrong with coilover sleeves, sleeves and good shocks are better than half of the cheap full coilovers people ride around on these days.

[Sinfix_15]

This isn't anything special. I though all coilovers were installed this way. I had to cut my perch so I can put my skunk2 coilovers on. Thats what the instructions from skunk2 told me to do.

this kind of makes me sad.......

[Sinfix_15]

I don't see the point in cutting stuff off? There's nothing wrong with coilover sleeves, sleeves and good shocks are better than half of the cheap full coilovers people ride around on these days.

The perch sits an inch or two higher than where the sleeve position would allow the spring to rest. lowering would be the only benefit gained. I would personally have to explore several other options prior to going this route.




What car are we talking about here? that would help in thinking about this.

[quickdodge®]

What car are we talking about here? that would help in thinking about this.

There is no thinking about it. There are no options besides cutting, heating or fabricating your own suspension set up. Literally. He has a second gen Accord. Pretty much in the same boat I'm in. Gotta do what you gotta do..........

............but only if you know what you're doing.

[TheATLien]

I mean try if you like, but I think it'll probably be a waste of time. Coilovers are so cheap these days I wouldn't bother modifying struts (especially if stock because they will just blow and/or be really bouncy).

okay find me some that aree soo cheap and that are made for my 82 honda accord ....

[quickdodge®]

okay find me some that aree soo cheap and that are made for my 82 honda accord ....

Hey ease up, dude. You failed to mention the car you're working on so these guys had no clue.

[TheATLien]

This isn't anything special. I though all coilovers were installed this way. I had to cut my perch so I can put my skunk2 coilovers on. Thats what the instructions from skunk2 told me to do.

so you did exaclty what the person in the video did?if you did can i see some pictures of how they turned out to look?

[TheATLien]

I hate to be Mr.Negative here but I don't think this car is going to end well.

like i said

t I dont want to fuck shit up!

dammmmn

[TheATLien]

What car are we talking about here? that would help in thinking about this.

1982 honda accord hatch my friend

[alex14]

Wow. i thought the video explained it well enough. guess not.


The left is a stock strut, the right is one with the cut purch.

Grey is the sleeve that you put over the strut.
Red is the locking ring that the spring rests on.
Green in the purch.



As you can see, the locking ring(red) hits the purch (green) before it gets to the bottom of the sleeve's threads (grey). If you cut the purch (green), you can lower the car another .5"-1.5" depending on your strut.

I would leave more of the purch on than he did, but that strut looks pretty used so I guess it didnt hurt. This wont mess up your shocks as long as you dont cut anything but the purch. I would however recommend extended top hats so you dont blow your shocks out as quickly.

[TheATLien]

i just don't want to drive a monster truck fml

[alex14]

I dont blame you. I helped my friend do this on his EF. Worked great. I say go for it man.

[NeWTRouBLeArMy]

Well just to throw in my opinion, just listen to QD have someone who knows what their doing heat the springs. I've done several of my own cars and had some that were done by others the ride only gets really bad if they are done incorrectly

[Sinfix_15]

1982 honda accord hatch my friend

looks safe to me, doesnt sound safe.... but taking a closer look at this method, i cant see any problem with it. Plus, we're talking about a 82 honda accord, not a porsche 911 track car so..............

noticed this method used in Dragoncelica's build thread, if he did it.... i'm confident that it's a safe procedure.

[NeWTRouBLeArMy]

With that said if done correctly as pictured above i see it working fine, i just dont like the idea of the weight of the car sittin on just that, but in turn to begin with its just the welds that hold the spring cup to the shock thats holding it. Id say the key to anyone of these methods would be to let someone with the experince of doing them before do it and not just try it yourself

[TheATLien]

looks safe to me, doesnt sound safe.... but taking a closer look at this method, i cant see any problem with it. Plus, we're talking about a 82 honda accord, not a porsche 911 track car so..............

noticed this method used in Dragoncelica's build thread, if he did it.... i'm confident that it's a safe procedure.

damn! tell that guy to do it for me! or if someone has done it before hit me up !or else ima just heat em or cut em ..maybe idk

[Durtie]

this kind of makes me sad.......

I know that full coilovers are direct bolt ons. I just thought that coilover sleeves were all installed this way.

note: My coilover sleeves were professionally installed and they did it this way. The reason they did this is explained pretty well in post 28.

[Sinfix_15]

I know that full coilovers are direct bolt ons. I just thought that coilover sleeves were all installed this way.

note: My coilover sleeves were professionally installed and they did it this way. The reason they did this is explained pretty well in post 28.

gotcha, i personally have never used a coilover sleeve and as long as a real coilover option is available, probably never will.

[TheATLien]

@sinfix that bug thingy always gets me im always slapping my computer screen thinking its a real bug! lol

anyway if anyone can do this or knows anyone who has done this right and knows what he is doing hit me up ill pay

[Sinfix_15]

@sinfix that bug thingy always gets me im always slapping my computer screen thinking its a real bug! lol

anyway if anyone can do this or knows anyone who has done this right and knows what he is doing hit me up ill pay

Any machine shop or exhaust shop that isnt a franchise would do that for you.

[TheATLien]

ima see wassup

[metalmatt47]

Nothing wrong with that method at all if it's done right and properly welded. I know dozens of guys that track cars with these coilovers. Ground control makes them with the intent of having them welded onto the strut.