On Feb 16, 8:41 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> MPro...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello- I recently bought a '99 Civic HX, which the previous owner had
> > put in a coil-over kit that stiffened the suspension and lowered the
> > car about 1.5". Now I have changed jobs and have a much longer
> > commute, and the hard ride is starting to get old (handles great
> > though in cornering and quick maneuvering). The car has low mileage
> > (65k) and gets 40+ MPG, so I'd rather restore the original ride height
> > and quality than sell it for something else. I have two questions
> > before I get too far along:
>
> > Is this reasonably do-able for a weekend mechanic?
> > and
> > What tools and parts am I likely to need?
>
> if you have the right spring compressor, it's easy enough. but the
> right spring compressors are not cheap or common for hondas because the
> coils are very tight. you can fudge with bad ones, but they're not a
> good idea [potential damage] or safe to use.
>
> you can often find stock pre-assembled units for sale used or from a
> junk yard because ricers swap everything out and get rid of the stock
> units cheap. check your local craigslist.org. if you're new to the
> suspension game, that's the easiest way to go.
>
>
>
> > I did see in another post the suggestion to get the shop manual for my
> > car, and have ordered one.
>
> > Thanks!

What does the pre-assmbled unit consist of? Would installing one
still call for a spring compressor?
Thanks for the suggestions too.