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Old 03-23-2006, 02:05 AM
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sorry 94 civic
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Old 03-23-2006, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by psycho_vince
I dont think Im going to remove anything, everything in there has a function, if I remove that "stopper" the upper mount would be loose, over bumps causing the spring to collapse seperate from the strut, basically having no dampening effect. Maybe Im not sure what youre talking about, but as far as I know, everything thats in there is going to be required to function right. Heres a pic of the upper mount assembly apart, what part are you refering to (name in pic)?
What are you talking about? 99% of the time lowering springs require you to remove the bump stop. It doesn't "hold" anything. It's just the little foam piece on the strut shaft. You can remove it or just cut it shorter. Also, you asked about all those coils touching at the top. That is perfectly normal.
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Old 03-23-2006, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by highroller54
rear struts wrong? I know if you use teggy or accord struts it will lift a civic.
I used teg suspesion on my del sol, never had a problem or visually displeasing. del sol was 2400lb while the gat is 2900ish lb.

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Old 03-24-2006, 04:38 AM
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i have this same setup on my crx.......and i n otice i have the exact same problem

i have 4.5 fingers gap on the rear fenders , installed everything as per instruction

and i notice the clunking sound too...... at first i thought it was my loose hanging muffler


psycho_vince: did u get to solve it? i'm hunting down whats the problem myself.......

here is a picture of mine






i have gutted interior as well and never thought it could affect this much.....
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Old 03-26-2006, 04:25 PM
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so did you ever found out what happened?

did u remove the gold/silver dust boot stopper right above the bump stop?
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Old 03-26-2006, 04:34 PM
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Do you have after market rear sway bars?
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Old 03-26-2006, 05:34 PM
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cut the bump stop in half.
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Old 03-27-2006, 12:07 PM
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how long has it been? maybe tehy need to settle
shitty springs "settle" if it is a quality part it should be one height and remain that way
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Old 03-27-2006, 02:04 PM
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shitty springs "settle" if it is a quality part it should be one height and remain that way
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Old 03-27-2006, 07:07 PM
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The instructions specifically said leve the bump stops in tact, so I did. I didnt change anything, and it still rides the same. Ive got about 1500 miles on it now, and no settleing. I didnt think it would settle but oh well. I checked part numbers on the struts, they are correct for my car. The sway bar is the factory Si sway bar that I never touched. Im still at a loss as to whats going on. Im half tempted to cut a coil or two off the dead ones that dont do anything.
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