Best place to get a lowering job done
16-Feb-2004, 09:39 PM
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Best place to get a lowering job done
Hey all,
Where are the best few places to go in the GTA to get a lowering job done on a '98 Civic hatch ??
I'm thinking I'm gonna go with a coilover kit (and get it properly corner-weighted) and custom shocks.
Any suggestions on good shops to go to for this would be greatly appreciated.
TIA.
Paul
Where are the best few places to go in the GTA to get a lowering job done on a '98 Civic hatch ??
I'm thinking I'm gonna go with a coilover kit (and get it properly corner-weighted) and custom shocks.
Any suggestions on good shops to go to for this would be greatly appreciated.
TIA.
Paul
17-Feb-2004, 03:38 AM
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if you wanna dig through a crazy number of posts ... go back to one of the first threads I posted in ....and it's in there ...
thats a daunting task I know thats why I don't wanna go through them all..
thats a daunting task I know thats why I don't wanna go through them all..
17-Feb-2004, 05:29 PM
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I'm not sure what type of coilovers and shocks I'm going to get yet.
What I REALLY need to know is where are the best places to go in the GTA to get lowering done!! What about Under World Customs, on Harvester Rd? (www.underworldcustoms.ca)
Paul
What I REALLY need to know is where are the best places to go in the GTA to get lowering done!! What about Under World Customs, on Harvester Rd? (www.underworldcustoms.ca)
Paul
17-Feb-2004, 11:30 PM
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Originally posted by deviant1
exactly y dont u learn and DIY....thats what car hobby is all about....
exactly y dont u learn and DIY....thats what car hobby is all about....
18-Feb-2004, 12:42 AM
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Guy, you drive a civic.
Why on Earth would you waste the money corner weighting each side?
Installing them yourself is very easy. Grab a manual, and it'll take a novice an afternoon to do it.
Very straightforward... theres no rocket science behind it.
Why on Earth would you waste the money corner weighting each side?
Installing them yourself is very easy. Grab a manual, and it'll take a novice an afternoon to do it.
Very straightforward... theres no rocket science behind it.
18-Feb-2004, 06:44 AM
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Originally posted by Tman
Guy, you drive a civic.
Why on Earth would you waste the money corner weighting each side?
Installing them yourself is very easy. Grab a manual, and it'll take a novice an afternoon to do it.
Very straightforward... theres no rocket science behind it.
Guy, you drive a civic.
Why on Earth would you waste the money corner weighting each side?
Installing them yourself is very easy. Grab a manual, and it'll take a novice an afternoon to do it.
Very straightforward... theres no rocket science behind it.
Tman, you running springs or coilovers?
18-Feb-2004, 08:22 AM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
Tman, you running springs or coilovers?
Tman, you running springs or coilovers?
Unless someone wants to buy my skunk2's.
I'm going to mate them with tokico illumina's.
I don't see the big issue with coilovers. Measure each side equally, then get an alignment, after that there shouldn't be a problem.
18-Feb-2004, 08:26 AM
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measure your car with a stock suspension you'll notice not every corner is the same hieght... why because it's been balanced when they designed the car .... but hey even for a lark if I find the place that can do corner wieghing I'd be willing to do a before and after comparasion for you ...
what this would involve is driving it at an autocross (driven by me..)
then I'll pay to have the car corner wieghed....
then drive it in another autocross
of course the corner wieghing would be done with you in the car .. but the handling difference is night and day ....seriously I say this because I've seen it....
what this would involve is driving it at an autocross (driven by me..)
then I'll pay to have the car corner wieghed....
then drive it in another autocross
of course the corner wieghing would be done with you in the car .. but the handling difference is night and day ....seriously I say this because I've seen it....
18-Feb-2004, 01:19 PM
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Originally posted by Tman
Looks like I'll be using coilovers in the spring.
Unless someone wants to buy my skunk2's.
I'm going to mate them with tokico illumina's.
I don't see the big issue with coilovers. Measure each side equally, then get an alignment, after that there shouldn't be a problem.
Looks like I'll be using coilovers in the spring.
Unless someone wants to buy my skunk2's.
I'm going to mate them with tokico illumina's.
I don't see the big issue with coilovers. Measure each side equally, then get an alignment, after that there shouldn't be a problem.
18-Feb-2004, 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by chillinit
I thought u were out the game!!
I thought u were out the game!!
but I still like to increase my post counts with my useless info
