Need help lowering my 87 wagon!

DomDom Banned
in Suspension, Braking & Wheels
I have the subframe off and the torsion bars out. But i am VERY new to this whole torsion bar suspension stuff. How am i suppose to modify the torsion bar so that my car sits LOW! Please help!

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  • northwest_war_wagonnorthwest_war_wagon Senior Wagonist
    i have no clue bro! all i know is on truck if you tighten them it lifts the truck but have no idea if its the same as a civic oh phuck it just take them out! jk good luck dude
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    northwest_war_wagon wrote:
    i have no clue bro! all i know is on truck if you tighten them it lifts the truck but have no idea if its the same as a civic oh phuck it just take them out! jk good luck dude

    Same exact concept for the Hondas. Then just use whatever coilovers or springs you can find for the rear.
  • JakerJaker familEE
    If you grind the indexing spline (double width) off completely, then you can put the torsion bars in at whatever height you want. It involves removing the bar from the tube, which can be difficult, but once it's out you can grease it up really well, and you'll never have any trouble again.

    I never went this route with my many 84-87 Civic autocross cars, but that's the way everyone else did it. I went with the AT Engineering lowering kit which involved cutting the lower control arms and adding on some lowering "plates". It worked like a hot damn, but make sure you get an alignment right away. I burned through a brand new set of Pirelli P77 tires in a week because the toe was out by a "bunch".
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