I have a 1988 Prelude Si with 4 wheel steering. I'd like to lower the stance a little and still have a decent ride. Are these what's known as (TOKICO Blues) and is anyone running this setup? Can anyone give me any advice or recommendations on this product. The auction says it will lower my car 1.5 inches and will work with 4WS. I have about $400 in my budget for lowering my car and want the best bang for the buck. Here's a link to the ebay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKIC...QQcmdZViewItem


P.S. I have a '95 Civic EX and have Progress Competition Lowering Springs on my stock shocks and I like them, but I want to go springs and shocks on my Prelude.

Thanks! Bill

 

i dont really think the shocks lower your car but rather the spring. I've only heard good things about the Blues though, it seems liekreplacing both your springs and your shocks at a same time is a fairly common thing to do around here, and the blues are a common choice for the shocks

 

Thanks! Bill

 

the shocks come with lowering springs[sm=headbang.gif]


the blues will be nice man, get em and enjoy

 

^ my bad, the link wouldnt work me but it is now and i see the springs, that looks like a good setup

sorry My04

 

good choice if you're on a budget. I like mine. I have them...

 

Me personally I'd say go with illumina's only because you can adjust the shock to better handle with the lowering springs....

 

do you need the shocks if you're going to lower your car?

 

You don't "need" shocks but the fact of the matter is most shocks aren't designed for lowered applications and this in turn will screw up the valving/dampening of the shock.... now there are a few companies that build their shocks with being lowered as a possibility.... but if you want to retain your oe shocks you should get extended top hat units. What these do is they extend the top of the shock mount up into the cabin to compensate for the lost travel from the lowering spring, this means you will get the proper shock travel and dampening from the shock while still being lowered....

Also, to change the springs you have to take everything out and I can tell you for sure that if I could have a set of lowering springs I would have done so and saved myself alot of work. I could have had my illumina's already assembled and ready to go vs compressing the spring down to remove the old shock and re-install the spring on the tokico's....

 

so i should get and set of lowering springs and "top hat units"?I'm just lookin to lower my02 civicabout 2 inches, and some of my friends said that im going to have to get the wheels cambred and what not. If i do get all that i need, who does this type of work? just a regular shop?