Does the '09 Si sit higher than 06'-08' + lowering with softer ride?

[Janos 1]

Hello folks - first post.

I'm looking at trading in my '06 Si for an '09 Si, but I was looking at an '09 on the lot and it appeared to sit higher than my '06 (more wheel well gap).

Has anyone else noticed this?

This might be a dumb question and not be possible, but is there any combination of springs and struts that will allow the car to be lowered an inch or so, while actually making the ride softer than stock? I don't care about the handling, I just want the car to sit right and improve the ride if I can.

Thanks for any help.

[skinsfn36]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the 06 sat the lowest of all the Si's for some reason

[spenny]

different wheels might make it appear to have more gap?

[Janos 1]

Originally Posted by spenny

different wheels might make it appear to have more gap?

not sure - my '06 has 17" HFP wheels on it and the '09 I was looking at has the new stock Si wheels. Both cars riding on factory tires.

[SImike]

i just got my dbp 09 last monday and im thinking the same thing. my si looks like a truck compared to my boys 08 si on stockers and my brothers sedan lx on 07 si rims. i hate it. but i cant decide which spring set up to go with.

[Janos 1]

Originally Posted by SImike

i just got my dbp 09 last monday and im thinking the same thing. my si looks like a truck compared to my boys 08 si on stockers and my brothers sedan lx on 07 si rims. i hate it. but i cant decide which spring set up to go with.

Just got back from a dealer - there's definitely a difference in at least the rear wheel gap between '06 and '09. Using the highly scientific "how many fingers fit between" method, I could stick in 3 on my '06 and barely move them up and down between tire and wheel. On the '09, there was a 1/2 inch more space, or more.

The front ends seemed to be the same.

Same boat here - as I did make a deal to trade in my '06 for an '09. I'd like to lower the new car slightly but don't want to spend all the money and hate the ride. If it's not worse than a stock Si, it's OK, but otherwise, not sure what to do to improve on the stock height problem. Could the increased height have something to do with VSA showing up on the '09s?

FWIW, I test drove the '09 Si and it seemed like the revs dropped faster when pushing in the clutch; nicer to drive. The seats have better cloth in the center sections. The grille is ugly as hell - I hope somebody comes out with something half decent to improve that. Very happy to finally have a remote trunk release on the key fob!

[Ayodog]

maybe cuz the suspension is a little more worn and gives a little.. kind of like a new set of springs being installed and giving it time to settle?

there was no difference in weight really and 1/2 finger gap increase is rather large. Honda would have said something if the suspension was altered in any way..

[armenakadino]

the suspension is old thats why it looks like that I remember my homie had his 06 next to my 09 and his looked way lower and he was on stock suspension it was sagging you dont notice until the 2 cars are right next to each other.

[Janos 1]

Originally Posted by armenakadino

the suspension is old thats why it looks like that I remember my homie had his 06 next to my 09 and his looked way lower and he was on stock suspension it was sagging you dont notice until the 2 cars are right next to each other.

A friend of mine works for Honda R&D in California (the team that designed the car) did tell me back before I bought the '06 that they had achieved the lowest stance in the car's class. I always thought that was great - no need to lower the car for the average consumer.

Yet when I saw the '09, I couldn't believe how much higher it looked. Hard to believe my suspension is sagging that much.

[DjWalking]

ok so i have a 06 si and yes i do think the 07 and on have a lil higher stance but in the last 7,000 miles my rear has been eatin tires up on the inside like no other i have seen i checked it out looked under it and decided that yes the bushings and shocks are fairly harsh got to replace em i did a quik fix with a ingalls camber kit i needed anyways because i plan to lower it anyways my car has 55,000 ish miles on it, normally its 120k on MOST cars for shocks but hey gotta build em cheap what i recomend on these cars when this happens is just fix what honda cheaped out on get some poly bushings for all that apply get a good set of shocks and a good spring rubber the stock ones get lookin pretty bad.... hope this helps a little and VSA makes the car a lil hevier more like 100ish pounds thats why i traded my 07 back in for a 06 .... and yes i took it to a weigh station and did this honda might not say nothin about the weight but its not like they havnt lied about hp numbers in the 90's from year to year ....all companies do this its not a large enuf number to matter

[suzawa94]

Originally Posted by Janos 1

Just got back from a dealer - there's definitely a difference in at least the rear wheel gap between '06 and '09. Using the highly scientific "how many fingers fit between" method, I could stick in 3 on my '06 and barely move them up and down between tire and wheel. On the '09, there was a 1/2 inch more space, or more.

The front ends seemed to be the same.

Same boat here - as I did make a deal to trade in my '06 for an '09. I'd like to lower the new car slightly but don't want to spend all the money and hate the ride.

i am wondering the same also. i was looking into dropping a 09 FG2 with springs, but am looking to get a even ride height.

anybody got some 09 coupe pics dropped on springs?

*edit* found this link with a 09 fg2 on sportlines
2009 PMM FG2 - cAPS

[sik20fan]

sportlines ftw.. no gap in the front / 1 finger in the back

rides like almost like stock, just a bit stiffer

[CraveTive]

the 09 is higher

i noticed it because i had an 08

[fg2king]

ya i just got my 09 2 weeks ago, and it looks like it sits higher than my friends 07, he just threw in sportlines(1.4 drop), n wow it looks beautiful, i ended up buying skunk2(2.0 drop) two days ago cant wait to put them in

[suzawa94]

Originally Posted by fg2king

ya i just got my 09 2 weeks ago, and it looks like it sits higher than my friends 07, he just threw in sportlines(1.4 drop), n wow it looks beautiful, i ended up buying skunk2(2.0 drop) two days ago cant wait to put them in

nice! if you can, post up some pics when it's dropped

[jaxson]

hmmm interesting...I thought something was different but I always thought it was mainly due to an illusion created by the wheel design.

[CraveTive]

nice...i dont if i should lower min

[CraveTive]

mine*