How low can u go? - Honda Prelude Forum

H22A_RULES · 05-21-2002, 10:04 AM

Folks,

I have a JDM import with Eibach Sportlines springs on standard size 205/55/15 alloys, but am gettin tired of scraping the bottom of my lude going in/out of multi storey car parks etc...

Here in the UK the government have gone crazy on installing 'speed bumps' which are big humps of tarmac placed every 50 yards or so in urban areas, a real pain in the ass!

I have to slow to a crawl or it's scrapey scrapey time!

Some of your ludes are extremely low...how do u cope? Especially when you have a lower front air dam or wild kit on there.

Is it that as well as cheap gas u also have great roads out there in the US and Canada? If so I'm really jealous

Maybe I'll start a new trend in jacking the suspension up.............................mmmmm.............m aybe not

knightluder · 05-21-2002, 11:30 AM

I have a neuspeed 2.5 in drop and at first it seemed impossible to get in and out of driveways. Over time though I just learned what angles and at what speed I could hit the driveways. How long have you had your springs? Maybe you just need some practice. Then again I have never been to the UK and I have no idea how bad the road/speedbumps are. In some areas a drop is just not practical. You might try filling the wheel well with larger tires and rims but you'll probably have to recalibrate the speedo. Hope this was some help.

luder4lyfe · 05-21-2002, 03:49 PM

i also have sportlines... plus a low hanging greddy exhaust and big mouth front end. roads here r sh!tty as well with many speed bumps in parking lots... i just have to creep over or go around the obstructions. its a pain sumtimes, but the way that i "cope" is when i get out and look at how nice my baby looks with no wheel gap and sitting on the ground

SiR-P12eLude · 05-21-2002, 03:58 PM

knightluder is right i think you just need some more practice on getting up on those nasty driveways... And don't think the roads here in cali is all that great it's fair but not great...

soopaswoze! · 05-21-2002, 03:59 PM

My car's stock height, but w/my kit I typically drive through the grass infront of houses instead of hitting those f'ing things

SiR-P12eLude · 05-21-2002, 04:04 PM

that's true if when i get all my body work and kit done i'm probably going to rise it back to stock height, stock height on preludes aren't that bad...

The wheel gaps aren't as huge as others.

soopaswoze! · 05-21-2002, 04:07 PM

Im getting 1-4" coilovers installed while my cars getting painted.. man, my car dropped 4" on my huge wheels would make me have an instant woody. (not for daily driving of course)

SiR-P12eLude · 05-21-2002, 04:12 PM

i about to say 4" whoa that's crazy. your car isn't a daily driver...? how many inches is your rims..???

soopaswoze! · 05-21-2002, 04:13 PM

no my cars daily driven, i wouldnt drive on 4" daily though.lol
that wouldnt be fun

just 17s, but they look huge.

soopaswoze! · 05-21-2002, 04:27 PM

I keep thinking the topic of this thread is asking "How lon(g) can you go.." so i keep clicking it

SiR-P12eLude · 05-21-2002, 04:47 PM

ha ha ha

brendon2k · 05-21-2002, 05:12 PM

Yes we have cheap gas but cheap crap gas. In Cali its about $1.70 now where I am for 91 octane and that is the best you can buy.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-21-2002, 05:16 PM

yo brendon how much for those LED lights man

brendon2k · 05-21-2002, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by SiR-P12eLude
yo brendon how much for those LED lights man

Whoa your in LA.

They list for 10 each I think. I'll sell both for 10. It would be easiest to just exchange at a local meet. Are you going to lude fest west?

PreludesR4Speed · 05-21-2002, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by brendon2k
Yes we have cheap gas but cheap crap gas. In Cali its about $1.70 now where I am for 91 octane and that is the best you can buy.

$1.70 is cheap??? i'm paying $1.49 a gallon for 93 octane in Alabama

soopaswoze! · 05-22-2002, 12:28 AM

how the HELL did you guys get on the topic of gas prices?

errorr · 05-22-2002, 07:30 AM

SiR-P12eLude · 05-22-2002, 04:21 PM

where is the lude fest located at...? i do want to go but i never attended to one of those, are you goin....? 10 bucks hey i'll take em

H22A_RULES · 05-22-2002, 05:04 PM

Speakin of gas prices, Â£1 a gallon - I'm movin to Alabama!!!! Fetch ma gun ma!

Here in crappy old England we idiots pay the equivalent of $5 usd!!! per gallon for 95octane.

U can also get 97 octane for about $6.50................AND our roads are the worst in Europe, pot-holed to hell

My ludes taken some nasty bangs from 'em.

PreludesR4Speed · 05-23-2002, 01:50 AM

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Originally posted by H22A_RULES
Speakin of gas prices, Â£1 a gallon - I'm movin to Alabama!!!! Fetch ma gun ma!

Here in crappy old England we idiots...

Well bloody hell england boy. That's a lot of money for petrol as you call it over there. Are all of you as white and chubby as it seems? At least you admitted to being an idiot. Isn't stereotyping fun?