thebull1tt Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have a 94 Accord coupe that I'm about to put a bunch of audio gear into. What can I do besides air ride (too expensive at $4-5K). I've looked at coil overs and someone advised Function Form type 2 (he said Tein were too soft). I was also thinking about replacing the stock springs with units from a heavier Honda but Honda doesn't disclose their spring rates and I don't know what would fit. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote '94 Honda Accord EX coupe (may be getting an '04 Accord EX coupe soon): Iraggi 200 amp Amputator alternator Alumapro 15 farad CAP 1/0 Knukoncepts wire throughout w/the Big 3 underhood 10 gauge speaker wire Q-Logic kick panels Scosche HEXAD RCA's XS Power D6500 (2nd battery) Die Hard Platinum AGM battery (main battery) 4 Horizontal Fans 144 sq. ft. Dynamat Extreme Dynaxorb panels inside the doors behind the mid bass Eclipse CD-7200mkII w/IPC-106 iPod module Precision Power A600.2 (2) (150x2 @ 4 ohms)w/Power Class adapters Precision Power A1200.2 (1200 watts @ 4 ohms bridged) w/ Power Class adapters CDT ES-01 tweets, ES-02 mids (both PSS spec) CDT PSS 6iM midbass CDT MX-1000 passive crossovers Image Dynamics IDMAX12 in 1.3 cu.ft. sealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdks Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Damn what do you have in the accord thats making it sag or gonna make it sag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead4life Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 my elantra does the same thing Quote Team S.M.D. Maritime Car Audio- (2) 18" SSA ZCON D1 - American Bass 500.1 - 60 ft of 3/0 -480 Ah of battery - (2) stock alternators (70 +90) - Kenwood Excelon x-794, 4v preouts car audio is just a LOT more complicated than "this amp does this power" or "this sub will be this loud". its like 2 + 2 = banana. (if that confuses you then you get the point) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itssteve Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 i had a toyota that did the same thing it droped the back down about 2 inches, i would say try new struts and just stiffer springs and go from there or just lower the front to match Quote TEAM NEMESIS my system 1) us amps MD3D, us amps md21 2) kicker solo x 12 in 2.7ft^3 at 37hz Meca scores 1 xxx12" 141.8db at 40hz, 1 18 rd alpha v.2 145 db at 38hz , 2 12 orion hp 144.9 at 43hz Refs: hollatchaboy, schrummy, nitro_freak1,Brandon15zzz,Hellbound Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Slaps Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 they sell some spacers to put between coils on your sprince ( on struts or regular coil overs) at autozoem or other auto parts stores. they run about $10 to $20 it will give you about 1 1/2" to 2" cheap and it works great try that out guys. Quote I Rock 4 Doors 4 More Whores! SMD SUPER SELLER my seller feedback http://www.stevemead...-mama-feedback/ more seller feedback http://www.stevemead...-slaps-yo-mama/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebull1tt Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 they sell some spacers to put between coils on your sprince ( on struts or regular coil overs) at autozoem or other auto parts stores. they run about $10 to $20 it will give you about 1 1/2" to 2" cheap and it works great try that out guys. B Slaps Yo Mama, thanks for the info! I'll have to look into those spacers! I don't think I've ever seen them before and I went to UTI and I work on Porsches and BMW's 5 days a week. You learn something new every day! BDKS, to answer your question, the car is going to get 3 amps (one of them is 24" long), an Alumapro 15 farad cap, 200 amp solenoid, relays, 4 fans, one 33 pound 12" sub in enclosure, lots of 1/0 and 4 gauge wire, Dynamat everywhere, and lots of 3/4" and 1/2" MDF for the amp rack and sub enclosure. I'm keeping the spare tire too. Can you see why it's gonna sag now? Quote '94 Honda Accord EX coupe (may be getting an '04 Accord EX coupe soon): Iraggi 200 amp Amputator alternator Alumapro 15 farad CAP 1/0 Knukoncepts wire throughout w/the Big 3 underhood 10 gauge speaker wire Q-Logic kick panels Scosche HEXAD RCA's XS Power D6500 (2nd battery) Die Hard Platinum AGM battery (main battery) 4 Horizontal Fans 144 sq. ft. Dynamat Extreme Dynaxorb panels inside the doors behind the mid bass Eclipse CD-7200mkII w/IPC-106 iPod module Precision Power A600.2 (2) (150x2 @ 4 ohms)w/Power Class adapters Precision Power A1200.2 (1200 watts @ 4 ohms bridged) w/ Power Class adapters CDT ES-01 tweets, ES-02 mids (both PSS spec) CDT PSS 6iM midbass CDT MX-1000 passive crossovers Image Dynamics IDMAX12 in 1.3 cu.ft. sealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibs Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 i hate when her rear end sags.. Quote Tibs 99 F-150 Build 8 twelves 8 - Re SE 12"s 2 - SunDown Audio Saz-3000d's 1 - vx4004 planet audio amp big 3 1/0 gauge MECHMAN 250 amp alt MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 i hate when her rear end sags.. Yeah that is a lot of stuff but unless your suspension is completely shot you should be fine. If you really think you need it though there are plenty of suspension kits out there. Tein is nice and all but way too expension. You can easily find a set of 4 for between &200-500 (compared to the easy $1000 you can drop on Teins). Quote Check out my build and the band Like We Always Do! Once you start you can never stop. Bass addiction is serious. And there is no 12 step program for it. Subs are like titties, They need to come in pairs because ones and threes are just wrong, and larger amounts will always draw a crowd, we all have our favorite sizes, but the bigger ones are more fun to watch move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) Running with what Bslaps was talking about, those same blocks you can use to raise the back of your car can be used to drop the front, if you so desire. (I am planning on using this method to match the front/rear heights on my Grand Prix, since the rear spring [singular...transverse leaf FTL] seems to have a rate of about 5lb/in.) I have never known someone that has actually used them to lift, but it seems to me that if you were to fully extend the suspension for whatever reason, they could fall out...I'm sure there is some kind of retention system on them though. EDIT: Me+ parentheses=fail Edited June 13, 2009 by ktownsdriftking Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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