project loud and low (EM2 content)

[smokenyall]

well im going to remove 2 of the nuts so i can close my hood without the hood being spaced. and the hotchkis camber plates for the em2 chassis mount onto the top of the tower.

[OpelWagenGT]

Can't believe I took the time to do this.

I drew up something is MS paint real quick to attemp to show you why your setup is dangerous, because apparently you don't understand.



At this point I don't think anyone is going to change your mind but we just want you to know that what you're doing is not safe so you can't complain if the system fails.

-Aron

[G535]

What the fuck????

I think regardless of whether or not you are a "ricer" that is definitely not the correct way to raise your strut towers. Nor is that method safe. Are you even using grade 8 bolts? The force of the suspension should be distributed into the shock tower not centralised on the three small bolt locations.

Quoted for truth.

Honestly, that just looks wrong. Or have you ever seen something similiar from factory

[FittedDownLow]

if you guys dont see the cone spacer on top of the coil wedged in and bolted upwards into the shock tower, that would actually be the first point of "weight distrabution"..... Many people have done this before, i think C hutch's accord use to have a similiar setup....

Gc makes extended top hats cheap...


My friend made me a set of 4 inch ones using schedule 40 pipe... all you have to do is cut your strut mount head off, putg your desired length in and tig it all back together...

Really bad shot but the strut usually sits 3 inches under this plastic cover

[ak-]

Why would you gamble with the part of your car that keeps your wheels to the ground?

[smokenyall]

I think regardless of whether or not you are a "ricer" that is definitely not the correct way to raise your strut towers. Nor is that method safe. Are you even using grade 8 bolts? The force of the suspension should be distributed into the shock tower not centralised on the three small bolt locations.

I would recommend you try to come up with a different idea. But hey I'm not the one driving the civic.

-Aron

yes grade 8 bolts and there's a ring that goes around the bottom similar to the hotchkis plates to distribute the pressure.

[SlyCooperR53]

your going to mushroom the strut towers. that plate should have been mounted underneath.

[OpelWagenGT]

I think regardless of whether or not you are a "ricer" that is definitely not the correct way to raise your strut towers. Nor is that method safe. Are you even using grade 8 bolts? The force of the suspension should be distributed into the shock tower not centralised on the three small bolt locations.

I would recommend you try to come up with a different idea. But hey I'm not the one driving the civic.

-Aron

[smokenyall]

dont see how extended top hats are ricer in any way. am i a ricer because i used nuts instead of a one piece metal spacer on my top hats. yep im totally a ricer. look at my huge wings and my body kit. oh cant forget the million stickers all over it.

[motocaddy]

I suspected you were a ricer with no proper car modifying skills, but now I know.

[smokenyall]

[smokenyall]

it settled and now im at 22in from fender to ground but my tierod ends are sitting on the frame and i still have about another inch of travel before i hit bumpstops . more pics tomorrow after i drop the rear.

[FittedDownLow]

suspension setup looks pretty legit and the soundsystem seems to be top notch, not much of a system type of person but i can appreciate the work in a qaulity sound system

[smokenyall]

One snap ring. Here's a little teaser. Settled down about 3/4 in after more driving.

[SlyCooperR53]

is that bearing held in by two snap rings or one? more details please