What is the best drop for 2001 4door accord with 18's, I am thinking on a 2.00 Inch drop since I am getting a good deal on the springs. Can anyone tell me if its common for a 6 GEN with 18's to be that low, and will I have and problems of any kind? If you like you can post what you think is the best setup for my 2001 Accord LX with 18's


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DREMAN

 

Accords with 18s are nothing rare at all....6th gen Accords are about as popular as any other so this will be nothing new.

The main thing to remember is to put on upgraded struts when you do the lowering and to also do the camber kit at the same time (unles you like buying lots of tires).

Stock struts have too long of an arm to be effective for any long period of time and will result in a bouncy ride.

Another thing that you may run into is clearance of the tire to the fenderwell. If you get any rub you can simply roll the lip with a wood baseball bat (usually it is the lip that rubs most) and this will limit chopping up your tires.

 

Thanks for your help bro. I also need to know what is the best drop for my car, I'm looking to drop it a little bit, I don't want to drop it to the point were my car is at it's lowest point, I want it to hide the fender gap but still want a little stock look, I got my 2.00inch springs for $50 new so I had to get them at that price, can you tell me what my choices I have, Also what do you mean about the wooden bat I aint a pro at all. Can you brake it down to me.

Thanks for your help

BirdMan

 

2 inches should be ok and should make for a slight tuck if I remember right. A friend of mine has 18s on his 5th gen with about a 2" drop and he had no problem with rub.

The "bat method" of rolling fenders is real easy.

Get a wooden bat (aluminum is too stiff and creases)
depending on the gap you may have to jack the car up to get the bat between the wheel and the fender.
Once that is done just position the bat so that it pushes the sharp lip flat and roll it through the wheel well so that the sharp lip is gone.

I will try to find a link to the site that shows how exactly to do this in more detail.

If you leave the lip it tends to cut into the wheel when the car bounces or in sharp corners.

As for the struts there are a lot of options KYB adjustables are a good one and provide a nice ride as well as excellent durability. I will leave the strut recommendations to others since I am a little behind in my research on them.

For the camber kit I use a Progress kit with polyurethane bushings. Its a good kit and does its job well but you will notice some squeek for a little while until it breaks in. There are other kits out there so ask around for peoples recommendations and likes and dislikes about each kit.

 

Ok heres the link to a detailed article on rolling fenders the home way.

http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-ar...rticle_id=3511

Not sure if I am supposed to link to vtec.net but oh well.

 

Thanks alot, you made my day that was very smart idea, Do you also know what is the lowest offset for 18'a on accords, I am getting rims in this Tuesday I think there +42 I heard that might be the lowest you can go. The rims are 18x7.5 I am almost sure there +42 offset Look at the pic below and tell me what you think I might go with 215 or 225 series tires, I have a 2001 Satin Silver Accord Lx. I got the rims at a steal for only $350 with Lug nuts and Locks. If you need and rims or tires give me a shout and I can get you a deal

Thanks and tell me what you think

 

Well right now I have 4 sets of rims for my car so I doubt I need more but thanx for the offer.

As for the rims I like em they are similiar to the ones my buddy has except his are the Focals.

Offset I am not too sure on so I will let someone else handle that question.

As for tire size I am assuming you are getting 35 series tires?

215 and 225 is the width of the tire in mm and 35 denotes the tires height (I believe it means 35% of width..not sure though).

I would assume the 215 would work fine with it but remember you aren't going to get the smoothest ride from a tire that thin so expect som harshness in your ride as well as to avoid all potholes you realistically can.

 

Thanks agian the tire size I might get are either 225/40/18 or 215/40/18

 

BTW heres a good calculator for tire size conversions that may help

http://www.dsm.org/tools/tiresize.htm

 

With an 18x7.5 wheel, +42 might rub a little with more than 2" drop, but uncorrected negative camber might compensate.

I have +45, 1.5" drop in rear, uncorrected camber and haven't rubbed at all.

I'd go 225/40 18.

On the second number...35, 40, etc. It's actually a ratio of sidewall to tire width, but it's not a direct correlation of tire width, ie, the 225/40 doesn't have a sidewall that is 40% of 225.

Hope that helps.