step by step lowering an si 06 - Page 7

xtv-sidecar · 09-15-2007, 09:40 PM

Thanks for this DIY, Dropped in some Megans today....Sweet. Rep for you...

ReddemonSI · 09-30-2007, 11:56 PM

great job, really informative

kilsjdm · 10-01-2007, 11:55 AM

Thanx!!

gdrum · 10-09-2007, 11:30 AM

thanks nice writeup

jackolee · 10-09-2007, 11:37 AM

nice diy
ill give it a try when i order my coilovers

06WhiteSi! · 10-15-2007, 10:20 AM

it doesn't even seem to be any lower..

Chrisrc86 · 10-15-2007, 02:20 PM

Dropped mine on S - Techs and it rides great but i seem to get alot of noise from the rears now just sounds like a slight rumble is that normal?

asdf · 10-25-2007, 02:16 AM

Got a quick question about one part:

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverciv06

now take the rear sway bar bottom connector link off, this requires another jack to jack up the rotor and lower control arm up until there is no tension on the sway bar link.

Does this just pop off or what? How do you take the link off?

***CrackThatTec45*** · 10-25-2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdf

Got a quick question about one part:

Does this just pop off or what? How do you take the link off?

14mm socket, it is fed through a bracket that has a nut on the other end. 14mm should do the trick. If you find it spinning and not threading off, take a vise grip and hold the shaft on the other side of the bracket opposite the nut, where the actual nuckle is

4ADAM12 · 10-27-2007, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrackThatTec45

14mm socket, it is fed through a bracket that has a nut on the other end. 14mm should do the trick. If you find it spinning and not threading off, take a vise grip and hold the shaft on the other side of the bracket opposite the nut, where the actual nuckle is

Vice grips? there is a 5mm allen on the endlink to hold it from turning with the nut.

hbfanatic · 10-28-2007, 02:49 PM

Good afternoon fellow Si enthusiasts. This is my first post and was introduced to this forum by the former owner of the Civic I have a question about (ABO). I put tein suspension on my Si this morning, and cant tell if I need a camber kit or not (I have pics but dont know how to post them w/ html format). It looks like it has a very slight sway on the rear only, but I dont know if its bad to have that little bit and live with it or should I buy and install the kit asap? Also where can I get a relatively inexpensive one if I need it? Thanks a ton! Love the DIY's.

hmooblis · 11-05-2007, 05:29 PM

do you have to get the car aligned? because we are working with struts right now in school, and its basically the same steps as this. but my teacher said that if you were going to take out the strut assembly you have to get it align afterward. so i was just wondering if you have to get it align or is it not required. btw nice diy

broda1115 · 11-06-2007, 01:21 PM

Great post and pics thanks

Chase · 11-06-2007, 01:58 PM

get a camber kit, progress rear sway... You can't go wrong with that kind of handling..

Driversound · 11-06-2007, 02:02 PM

Just a question, did you trim the bumpstops?

jocasti · 11-07-2007, 03:09 PM

I dont think the OP trimmed them. When I installed my eibach prokit, I didnt trim them, but the drop was not as drastic as with S techs.

klk15 · 11-13-2007, 07:29 PM

subscribed for furthur use when i install my stechs

Driversound · 11-13-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocasti

I dont think the OP trimmed them. When I installed my eibach prokit, I didnt trim them, but the drop was not as drastic as with S techs.

Did you get a camber kit with those springs?

***Stein*** · 11-15-2007, 03:52 PM

what springs did you install? for springs with a small drop, it's not really necessary. but, for springs with a more aggressive drop, cutting the bump stops will give the shocks a little more travel. as for how much you should cut, id take about 3/8 of it off.

thoughtshewas18 · 11-15-2007, 04:41 PM

Im pretty sure with any drop you are going to need a camber kit... When I had my maxima (99) I bought Tein Coilovers and droped it almost 2 inches... The camber didnt look any different to my naked eye but seriously almost 2 weeks later me and my friend go under my car and we lookat my tires.... Almost completly bald... I got the tires like a month before I did this.

Be care you might end up spending allot of money in rubber if you dont watch how it things play out. Basically I paid like 1200 dollars in tires within two months after buying a 1100 dollar suspension. A 100 dollar camber kit fixed my entire problem I wish I would have installed that off the bat

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09-15-2007, 09:40 PM	#121 (permalink)
xtv-sidecar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winder, GA Posts: 1,099 Kevin iTrader: 3 / 100%	Thanks for this DIY, Dropped in some Megans today....Sweet. Rep for you...

09-30-2007, 11:56 PM	#122 (permalink)
ReddemonSI Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 121 iTrader: 0 / 0%	great job, really informative

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kilsjdm Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 25 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanx!!

10-09-2007, 11:30 AM	#124 (permalink)
gdrum Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 / 0%	thanks nice writeup

10-09-2007, 11:37 AM	#125 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 19 Posts: 2,316 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nice diy ill give it a try when i order my coilovers

10-15-2007, 10:20 AM	#126 (permalink)
06WhiteSi! Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 iTrader: 0 / 0%	it doesn't even seem to be any lower..

10-15-2007, 02:20 PM	#127 (permalink)
Chrisrc86 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cumming, GA Age: 21 Posts: 50 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	Dropped mine on S - Techs and it rides great but i seem to get alot of noise from the rears now just sounds like a slight rumble is that normal?

10-28-2007, 02:49 PM	#131 (permalink)
hbfanatic Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Good afternoon fellow Si enthusiasts. This is my first post and was introduced to this forum by the former owner of the Civic I have a question about (ABO). I put tein suspension on my Si this morning, and cant tell if I need a camber kit or not (I have pics but dont know how to post them w/ html format). It looks like it has a very slight sway on the rear only, but I dont know if its bad to have that little bit and live with it or should I buy and install the kit asap? Also where can I get a relatively inexpensive one if I need it? Thanks a ton! Love the DIY's.

11-05-2007, 05:29 PM	#132 (permalink)
hmooblis Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: MN Posts: 53 Yang iTrader: 0 / 0%	do you have to get the car aligned? because we are working with struts right now in school, and its basically the same steps as this. but my teacher said that if you were going to take out the strut assembly you have to get it align afterward. so i was just wondering if you have to get it align or is it not required. btw nice diy

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broda1115 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 69 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Great post and pics thanks

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11-06-2007, 01:58 PM	#134 (permalink)
Chase Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: El Paso Texas Age: 22 Posts: 2,377 Chase iTrader: 2 / 100%	get a camber kit, progress rear sway... You can't go wrong with that kind of handling..

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Driversound Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 422 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Just a question, did you trim the bumpstops?

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jocasti Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In yo couch, stealin yo change.. Posts: 1,104 iTrader: 3 / 100%	I dont think the OP trimmed them. When I installed my eibach prokit, I didnt trim them, but the drop was not as drastic as with S techs.

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klk15 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 22 Posts: 2,326 Kerry iTrader: 4 / 100%	subscribed for furthur use when i install my stechs

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*Stein* B-Series For Life! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 503 Age: 21 Posts: 289 iTrader: 0 / 0%	what springs did you install? for springs with a small drop, it's not really necessary. but, for springs with a more aggressive drop, cutting the bump stops will give the shocks a little more travel. as for how much you should cut, id take about 3/8 of it off.

11-15-2007, 04:41 PM	#140 (permalink)
thoughtshewas18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 24 Posts: 190 Garrett iTrader: 0 / 0%	Im pretty sure with any drop you are going to need a camber kit... When I had my maxima (99) I bought Tein Coilovers and droped it almost 2 inches... The camber didnt look any different to my naked eye but seriously almost 2 weeks later me and my friend go under my car and we lookat my tires.... Almost completly bald... I got the tires like a month before I did this. Be care you might end up spending allot of money in rubber if you dont watch how it things play out. Basically I paid like 1200 dollars in tires within two months after buying a 1100 dollar suspension. A 100 dollar camber kit fixed my entire problem I wish I would have installed that off the bat