Ground Control's installed today on my EX

otsacto · 06-13-2006, 09:33 PM

I live in Sacramento, and Ground-Control's main office and shop is up in the foothills of El Dorado Hills, which is within the greater Sacramento area. Anyway, a few days ago I inquired again as to when they were going to release a kit for the FG's, and the owner replied that if I was willing to donate my car for the day, then they would do the final test fit on my ride, then let me have the kit for free, already installed of course. I couldn't pass it up.

The car is very low now, the front has no gap at all, and the rear is tucking. The back is not lower than the front, it just appears that way because the front fenders have a higher wheel opening than the rear. I might raise the back slightly if it starts to bother me. Regardless, it rides great and looks good too.

Ground-Control staff were very nice while they did the install and took their various measurements. I waited for a while, but totally worth it to me. The kits should be up for sale very soon---Brian

otsacto · 06-13-2006, 09:35 PM

Damn pics didn't upload for some reason. I'm on dial-up so that could be it. I have 4 pics if people want to see

el_ben2 · 06-13-2006, 09:58 PM

send the pics to el_Ben2@hotmail.com or eltiobiyick@hotmail.com and ill upload it for you

Kurt · 06-13-2006, 11:26 PM

pics!

skittleslegend · 06-13-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otsacto

Damn pics didn't upload for some reason. I'm on dial-up so that could be it. I have 4 pics if people want to see

DIAL UP IS THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MrEmO · 06-14-2006, 06:09 AM

please post pix ASAP! sounds nice dood!!

**atruhondagrl** · 06-14-2006, 08:30 AM

Too cool. Thanks for being the Guniea Pig.

I think I'm going to go drive down to GReddy on Friday and see if they have any mercy for us regular road warriors. Lord knows what they've done to that car Honda gave them.

Kurt · 06-14-2006, 04:24 PM

they still make dial-up?

peliROJO · 06-15-2006, 09:41 AM

The Internet and Dial-up. What a great thing!

1983
"On January 1st, every machine connected to ARPANET had to use TCP/IP. TCP/IP became the core Internet protocol and replaced NCP entirely.

The University of Wisconsin created Domain Name System (DNS). This allowed packets to be directed to a domain name, which would be translated by the server database into the corresponding IP number. This made it much easier for people to access other servers, because they no longer had to remember numbers."

Check out these interesting facts.

1983 on Wikipedia

# McDonald's introduces the McNugget
# The U.S Embassy is bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people.
# The immunosuppressant cyclosporine was approved by FDA, leading to a revolution in the field of transplantation.
# Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program launched in U.S.
# Microsoft Word is first released.
# Martin Luther King Day created
# United States invades Grenada

...AND # Metallica released their debut album Kill 'Em All.

otsacto · 06-15-2006, 01:24 PM

I emailed the pics to El_ben last night. I tried to upload them here, but they were over the size limit for the site. I lowered to car a bit more in the front yesterday, and now it looks absolutely pefect, but tends to bottom out on the freeway. I heard an awful noise coming home last night, like metal getting hit which was probably my shock bottoming out. I'll try to be more careful or just raise it up a bit more all around. No rubbing though, which is what I expected since the guy with the Neuspeeds said his EX sedan rubbed over bumps with the stock tires (205/55/16). I would say the car is lowered overall about 2" to 2 1/4", the very tops of all four tires are tucked into the fender--Brian

kenchan · 06-15-2006, 01:40 PM

^^ unless you have aftermarket dampers with high damp rate, that sounds
too low for street. great for static model though for show's and stuff. :)

supersly_jones · 06-15-2006, 01:55 PM

i wanna see.... supersly_jones@hotmail.com

06_civic_si_gi · 06-15-2006, 03:09 PM

yeah same here sephiroth15_2000@yahoo.com please send them i am waiting for my neuspeed race spring that drop it 2in and i would love to see what it looks like

el_ben2 · 06-15-2006, 06:08 PM

here are the pics... sorry for the delay but i was @ work

MrEmO · 06-15-2006, 07:22 PM

clean!

otsacto · 06-15-2006, 08:06 PM

Thanks for posting those el_ben, and thanks for the comment Emo. The car is lower in the front now, it looks great but might now be suitable for the street. I have to wait and see--Brian

jspecFG · 06-15-2006, 11:26 PM

When do you think its going to be availble for purchase?.. any idea also on the price? Looks clean by the way

Kurt · 06-15-2006, 11:37 PM

daaamn that's slammed. looks nice though

1493cc · 06-16-2006, 11:53 PM

God I cant wait to get rid of my Tiens (which are great) and get the GC's.

How much lower do they go F/R compared to your pic ?
Inch ? More ? Less?

Thank YOU.

otsacto · 06-17-2006, 09:55 AM

The rear will go down another inch, the front has maybe 1/4 of an inch more, but right now my car sits with stock tires slightly tucked all around. It looks perfect, but I have to be very mindful of poorly paved roads or spots on the freeway. I can hear it hitting the bumpstops in the front sometimes.

I got lucky with this kit, if you look on the ground-control website, they want like $479 for the kit, plus you have to pay for install someplace else. I got the kit and install done at ground-control for free. I had Teins on my car before also, and they were not low enough, nor were they very stiff. This kit uses Eibach race springs, it handles significantly better. I'm a paycheck to paycheck kinda guy, and I was trying to save money for Nuespeeds for awhile, plus the install. I scored big time getting this for free--Brian

06-13-2006, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
otsacto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ground Control's installed today on my EX I live in Sacramento, and Ground-Control's main office and shop is up in the foothills of El Dorado Hills, which is within the greater Sacramento area. Anyway, a few days ago I inquired again as to when they were going to release a kit for the FG's, and the owner replied that if I was willing to donate my car for the day, then they would do the final test fit on my ride, then let me have the kit for free, already installed of course. I couldn't pass it up. The car is very low now, the front has no gap at all, and the rear is tucking. The back is not lower than the front, it just appears that way because the front fenders have a higher wheel opening than the rear. I might raise the back slightly if it starts to bother me. Regardless, it rides great and looks good too. Ground-Control staff were very nice while they did the install and took their various measurements. I waited for a while, but totally worth it to me. The kits should be up for sale very soon---Brian

06-14-2006, 08:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,986 General Zod iTrader: 23 / 100%	Too cool. Thanks for being the Guniea Pig. I think I'm going to go drive down to GReddy on Friday and see if they have any mercy for us regular road warriors. Lord knows what they've done to that car Honda gave them. __________________ Rise before zod. AWD is RWD with training wheels.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Official 1.8L 1/4 TIMES!!!	Tikolx333	Civic Coupe And Sedan	85	05-08-2008 03:00 AM
AEM CAI Installed on EX Coupe! (1.8L) (pix & Video!)	Lo0T	Bolt-Ons And All-Motor	150	07-12-2006 02:22 PM
Installed DC race header today.	06redsi	Bolt-Ons And All-Motor	32	06-16-2006 12:45 AM

06-13-2006, 09:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
otsacto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Damn pics didn't upload for some reason. I'm on dial-up so that could be it. I have 4 pics if people want to see

06-13-2006, 09:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
el_ben2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Age: 25 Posts: 1,236 iTrader: 4 / 100%	send the pics to el_Ben2@hotmail.com or eltiobiyick@hotmail.com and ill upload it for you

06-13-2006, 11:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kurt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 4,028 iTrader: 2 / 100%	pics!

06-14-2006, 06:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
MrEmO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: sO caL Posts: 172 iTrader: 0 / 0%	please post pix ASAP! sounds nice dood!!

06-14-2006, 04:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kurt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 4,028 iTrader: 2 / 100%	they still make dial-up?

06-15-2006, 09:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
peliROJO Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: currently in Africa Age: 30 Posts: 1,234 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The Internet and Dial-up. What a great thing! 1983 "On January 1st, every machine connected to ARPANET had to use TCP/IP. TCP/IP became the core Internet protocol and replaced NCP entirely. The University of Wisconsin created Domain Name System (DNS). This allowed packets to be directed to a domain name, which would be translated by the server database into the corresponding IP number. This made it much easier for people to access other servers, because they no longer had to remember numbers." Check out these interesting facts. 1983 on Wikipedia # McDonald's introduces the McNugget # The U.S Embassy is bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people. # The immunosuppressant cyclosporine was approved by FDA, leading to a revolution in the field of transplantation. # Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program launched in U.S. # Microsoft Word is first released. # Martin Luther King Day created # United States invades Grenada ...AND # Metallica released their debut album Kill 'Em All.

06-15-2006, 01:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
otsacto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I emailed the pics to El_ben last night. I tried to upload them here, but they were over the size limit for the site. I lowered to car a bit more in the front yesterday, and now it looks absolutely pefect, but tends to bottom out on the freeway. I heard an awful noise coming home last night, like metal getting hit which was probably my shock bottoming out. I'll try to be more careful or just raise it up a bit more all around. No rubbing though, which is what I expected since the guy with the Neuspeeds said his EX sedan rubbed over bumps with the stock tires (205/55/16). I would say the car is lowered overall about 2" to 2 1/4", the very tops of all four tires are tucked into the fender--Brian

06-15-2006, 01:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
kenchan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,429 iTrader: 1 / 100%	^^ unless you have aftermarket dampers with high damp rate, that sounds too low for street. great for static model though for show's and stuff. :)

06-15-2006, 01:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
supersly_jones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: funny thing about my back is, is its located on my c**k!! Age: 20 Posts: 1,285 Ryan iTrader: 3 / 100%	i wanna see.... supersly_jones@hotmail.com

06-15-2006, 03:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
06_civic_si_gi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Grand Island Nebraska Age: 24 Posts: 341 Miles iTrader: 1 / 100%	yeah same here sephiroth15_2000@yahoo.com please send them i am waiting for my neuspeed race spring that drop it 2in and i would love to see what it looks like

06-15-2006, 06:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
el_ben2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Age: 25 Posts: 1,236 iTrader: 4 / 100%	here are the pics... sorry for the delay but i was @ work

06-15-2006, 07:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
MrEmO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: sO caL Posts: 172 iTrader: 0 / 0%	clean!

06-15-2006, 08:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
otsacto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks for posting those el_ben, and thanks for the comment Emo. The car is lower in the front now, it looks great but might now be suitable for the street. I have to wait and see--Brian

06-15-2006, 11:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
jspecFG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 861 iTrader: 0 / 0%	When do you think its going to be availble for purchase?.. any idea also on the price? Looks clean by the way

06-15-2006, 11:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kurt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 4,028 iTrader: 2 / 100%	daaamn that's slammed. looks nice though

06-16-2006, 11:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
1493cc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 168 iTrader: 0 / 0%	God I cant wait to get rid of my Tiens (which are great) and get the GC's. How much lower do they go F/R compared to your pic ? Inch ? More ? Less? Thank YOU.

06-17-2006, 09:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
otsacto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The rear will go down another inch, the front has maybe 1/4 of an inch more, but right now my car sits with stock tires slightly tucked all around. It looks perfect, but I have to be very mindful of poorly paved roads or spots on the freeway. I can hear it hitting the bumpstops in the front sometimes. I got lucky with this kit, if you look on the ground-control website, they want like $479 for the kit, plus you have to pay for install someplace else. I got the kit and install done at ground-control for free. I had Teins on my car before also, and they were not low enough, nor were they very stiff. This kit uses Eibach race springs, it handles significantly better. I'm a paycheck to paycheck kinda guy, and I was trying to save money for Nuespeeds for awhile, plus the install. I scored big time getting this for free--Brian