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jglovier / project-car

This repo is where I'm tracking progress on the project car I've always wanted to build: a 2000 Honda Civic Si.
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Lower it! #4

Closed jglovier closed 8 years ago

jglovier commented 9 years ago

Bought Eibach springs. Time to get that lower agressive stance.

jglovier commented 8 years ago

Yesterday dad and I finally got to starting this installation. We took the wheels off and started removing the strut assemblies when we encountered some unexpected challenges in the rear. The bolts that go through the lower control arm on each side where fused fast (fused to the bushing maybe?), and we accidentally snapped off the heads on both sides. Took Dad forever to cut them out then, but finally we got them free.

I dropped the old assemblies off at Dwight's for compression and reassembly with the new springs and dampeners.

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jglovier commented 8 years ago

Turns out you can't get replacement bushings for OEM lower control arms, so I just purchased some Skunk2 rear LCAs since they are about the same price as OEM ones lol.

jglovier commented 8 years ago

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jglovier commented 8 years ago

Got the LCAs in, and put everything back together, except for one thing: we couldn't get the OEM sway bar end links out of the old LCAs, so the sway bar is currently unattached. I ordered an aftermarket set of adjustable end links, and will have to install them when they arrive.

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Also washed and waxed the mochine.

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