Integra Project, Part 3

Use a tape measure to determine the initial ride height at all four wheels. Measure from the bottom of the wheel to the top of the wheelwell. This distance was 555 mm on the driver-side wheels and 560 mm on the passenger side.
Use a tape measure to determine the initial ride height at all four wheels. Measure from t
Raise the car and support it with jackstands. Remove all four wheels. Remove the brake line (12 mm), lower wishbone (17 mm), and upper wishbone bolts (14 mm). Loosen the two upper strut bolts (14 mm).
Raise the car and support it with jackstands. Remove all four wheels. Remove the brake lin
Mark one of the two upper strut bolts and the adjacent fenderwell area with correction fluid. This will ensure that the strut cap is replaced with the proper orientation. Completely remove the upper strut bolts and slide the strut out.
Mark one of the two upper strut bolts and the adjacent fenderwell area with correction flu

Before disassembling the factory strut, mark the cap and the strut bottom on the same sides. Then mark the corresponding side of the replacement strut. This will keep everything lined up during installation.
Before disassembling the factory strut, mark the cap and the strut bottom on the same side
Compress the spring (with a spring compressor, duh!) and loosen the upper strut bolt. Slide the cap, dust cover, and bump stop off the factory strut. You will transfer these pieces to the replacement strut.
Compress the spring (with a spring compressor, duh!) and loosen the upper strut bolt. Slid
Before assembling the new strut/spring combination, place the factory bumpstop in a vice and cut 25 mm from its top (big) end. Place the Tokico upper bushings into the factory strut cap and reassemble the strut with the Eibach springs.
Before assembling the new strut/spring combination, place the factory bumpstop in a vice a

Slide the strut assembly back into the wheelwell with the marked upper bolt aligned with the marked fenderwell. Tighten the two upper nuts to support the strut before replacing the lower wishbone and brake-line bolts.
Slide the strut assembly back into the wheelwell with the marked upper bolt aligned with t
Pull the interior panel that covers the rear strut tower and loosen the two upper strut bolts (14 mm). Remove the lower strut bolt (14 mm) and sway bar end link bolt (14 mm). Disconnect the ABS brake line by loosening the two 10mm bolts.
Pull the interior panel that covers the rear strut tower and loosen the two upper strut bo
You can get the strut out now, but it requires some creative manuevering. To make things easy on yourself, Eibach recommends removing the 14mm lower control arm/hub assembly bolt. Drop down the control arm and slide the strut (easily!) out of the wheelwell.
You can get the strut out now, but it requires some creative manuevering. To make things e

Repeat the spring compression/strut disassembly and reassembly process for the rear struts. Cut the rear bumpstops by 10 mm. Note that the shorter Eibach springs mean you shouldn’t need a spring compressor to reassemble the struts. Replace the rear strut starting with the upper two bolts and finishing with the ABS bolts.
Repeat the spring compression/strut disassembly and reassembly process for the rear struts
Now that’s more like it! Even with the off-year factory wheels, our Acura looks much improved. It also handles better due to the lower center of gravity (a 45mm drop in ride height) and improved spring and shock movement afforded by the Eibach/Tokico combination. Just wait ’til we get 17s on her!
Now that’s more like it! Even with the off-year factory wheels, our Acura looks much

Youve probably noticed a trend lately on the pages of Super Street: It seems we cant go more than a few weeks without lowering a vehicle. Its an addiction, really. We tried to kick the habit a few months back, but, after three weeks of commuting through L.A. gridlock, Editor Pearson burst from his office in a panic, Sport/utility vehicles! Their all around me! Everywhere! So tallsuch high centers of gravity! We must create more lowered vehicles to compensate! This time, our own long-term Integra was the target of our agenda. By lowering enough cars, either directly or indirectly though the readers of Super Street, we can maintain a suitable ride-height average across the North American continent. Sure, its a crazy plan, but it just might work!

Whether you have a personal vendetta against sport/utes or you just want to make your Integra handle better and look cooler, these Tokico shocks and Eibach springs make a killer combination. We watched as Eibach performed its magic on our 94 Integra. Check out how easy it is to slam your ride.