Stock ride height? - Honda Prelude Forum

Red4WS · 10-10-2002, 12:16 AM

Can someone with a stock setup measure the distance between the center of the rim to the top of the wheel well both front and back. Thanks

bk94si · 10-10-2002, 07:33 AM

I've got about 14 and 1/2 inches on both. Maybe 1/8 lower in the front but pretty close to the same.

Porschify · 10-10-2002, 07:45 AM

i cant do it right now, cuz im at school, im going home on friday so ill do it for ya then

Red4WS · 10-10-2002, 10:21 PM

Alright cool, that means that my car is lowered just under an inch. Anyone else have measurements so I can double check. Thanks guys.

LudemanDan · 10-11-2002, 08:46 AM

I've got barely 14" all around. Same all 4 corners. 93 Prelude S. That's from the center of the bolt pattern straight up to where the tape measure meets the outside of the fender.
My car has plenty of abuse, but I don't think the suspension would have sagged any (?).

Dan

ME · 10-11-2002, 10:04 AM

The only spring that lowers so little is the Tanabe Sustec H springs (no longer available) they lower about 3/4" to 1". If you have those consider yourself lucky. I have them, the rear should look lower than the front. Or I guess your stock springs could have sagged or rusted out. Two of my stock springs had rused out and snapped so inspect them.

LudemanDan · 10-11-2002, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by ME
Two of my stock springs had rused out and snapped so inspect them.

Wow. What kind of climate/location do you live in, and how old were your springs? Had they been phucked with before they broke? I've never heard of that happening.

Si4WS · 10-13-2002, 11:22 AM

I wanted to know this info too.

Did you guys make sure you were on a perfect level surface? (garage or sumthin)

Red4WS · 10-13-2002, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by ME
The only spring that lowers so little is the Tanabe Sustec H springs (no longer available) they lower about 3/4" to 1". If you have those consider yourself lucky. I have them, the rear should look lower than the front. Or I guess your stock springs could have sagged or rusted out. Two of my stock springs had rused out and snapped so inspect them.

I've got Ground controls and just lowered it so that it looked better and didnt smack everything...I didnt remeber how much it dropped the car so i want to make sure it wasnt more than 1.5 inches so i dont have to worry with the KYB AGX shocks. Thanks everyone!

Crate · 10-13-2002, 05:43 PM

hehe, mines at 12.75" all around.. i didnt think i lowered it that much!... and to think.. i raised my car about an inch or so too.. lol

(ground control + tokico blue)