Lowering a CRX

[Whit3boy908]

I got a crx with a bseries swap.. And I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how I could lower it to get a nice stance without my header dragging...

[244Brick]

no sure is SRS, I'm not sure what answer you're actually looking for?


There's only 2 ways other than rerouting your header is raising the motor or a skid plate

[crxmarc]

There's only 2 ways other than rerouting your header is raising the motor or a skid plate

i agree with above. raising the motor would require the hood to be lifted or notched since the valve cover on those is extremely close (if it doesnt have the SIR hood).

IMO make a good skid plate and your set!

On that note, i wonder if anyone has smashed their header so hard it snapped the manifold studs off?

[mrg7243]

easy run header dump right out the side

[TrainWreck]

Well if you run coilovers you can play with it and adjust it accordingly... start by dropping it like 2.5-3" and go from there.

[TrainWreck]

i agree with above. raising the motor would require the hood to be lifted or notched since the valve cover on those is extremely close (if it doesnt have the SIR hood).

IMO make a good skid plate and your set!

On that note, i wonder if anyone has smashed their header so hard it snapped the manifold studs off?

HAHA! not yet lol... why, have you?! if so thats a gnarly smack!

[Whit3boy908]

Yea I'm deff going the route of a skid plate.. Or maybe a different style header that has better ground clearance.. But skid plate is going to be first choice.. And I have hit my old header PRETTTY hard and cracked 2 pipes at the flange but haven't taken off any easer studs.. Thanks for the opinions guys!

[long island cartoon]

im going to apply these ideas myself!

[TrainWreck]

Skid plates are definitely necessary if you wanna go real low. My Mazda3 is about an inch and a half off the ground, on BC coilovers, and is my daily so a skid plate was and is my first line of defense lol and has saved my oil pan and trans case multiple times. I'm still looking for one for my Civic.

[los02]

I got a crx with a bseries swap.. And I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how I could lower it to get a nice stance without my header dragging...

What size wheels do you plan on running? What is your definition of "nice stance"? And CRX's have that huge radiator support subframe thing. You can technically get your headers cut so that they are closer to the oil pan and above that subframe thing. I can not for the life of me remember the technical name of it. But it has the 2 radius bars coming off or it. On my EF's and DA's that's the first thing that hits anything. Normally the car will bounce up and scare the living shit out of me. My headers show battle scars but haven't cracked one yet.

Like people have said before. Get a skidplate. Added security.Protect your headers but most importantly your oil pan.

[M.Doban]

I have a 3 inch downpipe on my B-series EF and I'm pretty low. Unless you have one of the funky 4-1 headers you should easily be able to tuck yours up enough. When I made my downpipe I put a piece of cardstock paper between the pan and downpipe and tacked it up. Your header tubes are not close to 3" so it should be fairly easy. Just takes some finessing. I've had to re-make my downpipe several times to get it just right.