help lowering my friends rsx
#1
EbaySpecial
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: yorktown
Posts: 1,227
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
help lowering my friends rsx
i looked around and couldnt really find any faq's or diy's. my friend has an rsx that he wants to start working on so im going to help him lower it. if i remember correctly its an 03. basically my question is, are then any huge differences in lowering an rsx from a civic? ive done 3 or 4 civics so i know that like the back of my hand by now. or are there any problems that i should look out for? any input is greatly appreciated. thanks guys
#2
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
i looked around and couldnt really find any faq's or diy's. my friend has an rsx that he wants to start working on so im going to help him lower it. if i remember correctly its an 03. basically my question is, are then any huge differences in lowering an rsx from a civic? ive done 3 or 4 civics so i know that like the back of my hand by now. or are there any problems that i should look out for? any input is greatly appreciated. thanks guys
#3
EbaySpecial
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: yorktown
Posts: 1,227
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
thanks ^ just didnt wanna get in there and start takin stuff apart if i really didnt know. especially since its not my car that could possibly mess up. but im confident :P
#4
#6
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
Tip though, since it's a single wishbone on the front try not to get the axles pop off the socket. It would be PITA to put back, youre gonna have to open up the boot to put it back if it pops out.
#7
Racetracks
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: How long is a piece of string?
Posts: 15,668
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
You'd really have to try hard to make that happen, especially without the weight of the wheel on the upright. You'd have to rotate the upright outward pretty far and put some force on it also. I've never seen that accidentally happen while doing a strut/spring install, nor have I heard about it. So don't worry about it. This is a very easy install, just like pretty much all MacPherson strut suspensions. That's what you mean by "single wishbone" I assume...
#8
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
You'd really have to try hard to make that happen, especially without the weight of the wheel on the upright. You'd have to rotate the upright outward pretty far and put some force on it also. I've never seen that accidentally happen while doing a strut/spring install, nor have I heard about it. So don't worry about it. This is a very easy install, just like pretty much all MacPherson strut suspensions. That's what you mean by "single wishbone" I assume...
#10
Re: help lowering my friends rsx
You'd really have to try hard to make that happen, especially without the weight of the wheel on the upright. You'd have to rotate the upright outward pretty far and put some force on it also. I've never seen that accidentally happen while doing a strut/spring install, nor have I heard about it. So don't worry about it. This is a very easy install, just like pretty much all MacPherson strut suspensions. That's what you mean by "single wishbone" I assume...
I didnt have anything to support the hubs and it pulled the 3pt universal joint out of the socket.
im talking about the axle, not the joints in the suspension itself.