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Old 03-22-2008, 12:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Just ordered Skunk2 Drop Springs
and i didnt notice until after i had paid that they are for the Si. Will they fit my LX fine?

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eBay Motors: CIVIC 06+ SI SKUNK2 SKUNK 2 LOWERING SPRINGS (item 350037597208 end time Mar-21-08 20:32:00 PDT)
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Old 03-22-2008, 11:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 03-22-2008, 11:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
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hey..you ordered it from the same ebayer i ordered my skunk2's from...but i got mine for a best offer of $115...to answer your question...you should be fine...
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cool. got any pics of them on your car? i wanted teh full 2" drop from the skunk2's over the 1.4 of the tein's.
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I got some pics, they were installed yesterday so it has not settled yet! Rides great though...
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and i didnt notice until after i had paid that they are for the Si. Will they fit my LX fine?

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eBay Motors: CIVIC 06+ SI SKUNK2 SKUNK 2 LOWERING SPRINGS (item 350037597208 end time Mar-21-08 20:32:00 PDT)
You shouldn't worry about it. They'll fit perfectly. Most suspension parts will fit on all 8thgen.
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Old 03-23-2008, 10:39 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I got some pics, they were installed yesterday so it has not settled yet! Rides great though...
looks badass bro! hows your camber? I'm still debating the camber kit.
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Have not installed cambers yet; waiting for springs to settle. Cambers will be in around Wednesday of this week.
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here ya' go...
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looks badass bro! hows your camber? I'm still debating the camber kit.
I would highly suggest getting the camber kit with these springs. I went about a month after I put the springs on to add the camber kit. You should be fine for a while without them
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Did you show any signs of tire wear after a month? Either way I am installing the cambers in a couple of days but thought that I would ask!
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Did you show any signs of tire wear after a month? Either way I am installing the cambers in a couple of days but thought that I would ask!
Honestly, it wasn't really bad. I will add though, that I don't really drive crazy anymore due to several tickets. If you drive aggresively I would imagine the wear would be more noticable.
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I can see that; I drive like a bat outta.... The thing is that I have always driven very aggressive but I only have gotten two tickets in 14 years behind the wheel!
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the front is just bolts right? then the rear you have to buy the arms?
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the front is just bolts right? then the rear you have to buy the arms?
That is correct; up front there are two bolts that you can replace on each side. You do not have to change them both out but you can if you want/need greater range of adjustment. In the rear it's the arms; very easy to remove the left side but on the right it is a little bit of a pain getting around exhaust. Still pretty easy but does not come off ass fast as left!
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i just installed the skunk2 springs and camber arms lastnight.. doesn't look that low... how long will it take to settle and how much more will it drop when fully settled?
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here ya' go...
are they already settled? looks high as wu-tang get
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