A few nights ago i hit some raised concrete and after driving around for a while my oil pressure light came on so i pulled over thinking that i was just low on oil. So after getting more motor oil I poured it in but the car wouldn't start. So i got out and noticed that my shoes were very slippery. The $20 worth of oil i had just bought had all leaked through to the ground. So now my car is at the shop and I dunno what the hell happened. I'm guessing that I cracked my oil pan or stripped the bolt off that holds the oil in.



Anyways, no doubt the reason that this happened was cause of my car being too low. I'm running Eibach sportlines and I love the look and the handling that they give. But I know many of you with lowered integs also have to deal with **** like going up driveways the "cool way" at an angle, potholes, speedbumps, **** in the road that won't go under your car, the fact that if you rear end someone hard you're screwed and the all around stiff ride . Apparently being cool has cost me and now i gotta pay even more most likely because of my lowered car.


My question is, im thinking about making my car higher a bit once it is outta the shop. I don't wanna have to get all new springs and I definatly dont want to put my stock ones on. Is there a place that sells spacers that I can put in that will raise my car slightly? Just about a 3/4 or 1/2 inch. Or maybe there is a place that sells a something to shield my oil pan? Cause lowering my car is cool and all but it's definately not worth the trouble that it causes.


P.S. I also have some minor scrapes on my front bumper, and yes, it is caused by my car being too low.

thanks in advance



-sky

 

highering, eh?

umm, well, i'm not sure about spacers, but my springs are eibach prokits and i have no problem with sh*t in the road or scraping the hell outta my bumper in driveways and such

 

Time for new springs. You can't spacer ANYTHING a half an inch.

 

Pro-kits all the way. I've only encountered one speed bump that I can't go over, and that is a huge motherf*cking speed bump.

 

If you're set on getting new springs, get ground control sleeves instead; well worth the $299. I've found myself adjusting the ride height more than once this past month.

Shingo

 

Yeah, just go for Ground Controls :thumbup:.

 

I would go the other route and replace your shocks. Koni Sport (a.k.a. Yellow) shocks are firmer so they'll keep the springs from bottoming out the suspension as much as the stock shocks allow. They also have a limited height-adjustment capability. You should be able to raise the car up a half an inch or so and keep the same springs, plus upgrade the handling significantly by getting good shocks.