struts and or shocks have no bearing on ride height or bottoming out. The
play no part whatsoever in supporting the weight of the car. The springs or
possibly torsion bars in this case support the car.


"Brad Taylor" <BradTaylor@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:115jkm7pk7aqefd@corp.supernews.com...
> Actually, I did get new struts and shocks along with some new motor mounts
> because of all the times I bottom out. Even with the new stuff, it still
> bottoms out. This car has no springs that I can see, unless they are
> coil.
> I can't tell.
>
> "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in message
> news:ZISdnSPBhcjbJ8vfRVn-sw@comcast.com...
>> well then adjust the torsion bars
>>
>>
>>
>> <twillmon@cybermesa.net> wrote in message
>> news:d360v3$edi$1@reader2.nmix.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2005-04-07 somewhereovethe@rainbow.com said:
>> > >Newsgroups: alt.autos.honda
>> > >If you get new springs you shouldn't have a problem.
>> > Oh yeah? Front end is torsion bars on my '84 wagon...
>> >
>> > >"Brad Taylor" <BradTaylor@ev1.net> wrote in message
>> > >news:115bllfq4fjq471@corp.supernews.com...
>> > >> This is probably a dumb question, I have inherited a '84 Honda
>> > >>Civic from my mother. She is still alive however, and I need
>> > >>this car to get her back
>> > >> and forth to the doctors. I can't afford a new car now and my
>> > >>4wl drive truck is too far off the ground for her to get in.
>> > >> Is there a lift kit for this little bugger? The stock struts,
>> > >>even new, are
>> > >> too flimsy and the car bottoms out way too easily. Getting in
>> > >>and out is falling in and climbing out, sort of opposite of my
>> > >>truck. For her, it's the same, but I have to lift her out and
>> > >>sort of ease her down into it. I would like to find a strut
>> > >>system that would stiffen up the suspension and lift it up some.
>> > >>If I could get this little go kart seat height a little higher it
>> > >>would help the gettin' in and out. I'm not trying to go muddin'
>> > >>in this car, but just trying to keep it from bouncing off the
>> > >pavement so much and helping access. >
>> >
>> >
>> > Tom Willmon
>> > near Mountainair, (mid) New Mexico, USA
>> >
>> > Net-Tamer V 1.12.0 - Registered
>>
>>
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