So wait, thats the front and back all the way down?!

You could get lower then that with a good coilover kit. and handle a crap ton better.

please tell me thats not all the way down.

Brent

 

i really like the new civic + kudos from me and ur focus is very tight too

 

I really like what you've done to the ZX3, except that wing of course :lol: And I'm in love with your Si :thumbup:

-Brian

 

the rear tucks the tire up a little which is pretty low to me...plus the side skirts you can put your shoe underneith the back of the sideskirt and it gets stuck..so its probably 2 inchs off the ground on the side skirts...I really can't wait to see how high it gets up...i bet the front has like a 4-5 inch wheel gap haha
like i said i'm not to mad about the front because If you blow a air line and your front sits real low have fun trying to turn on the side of the road without messing up your fenders ya know

 

But how much money did you put into that air bag system?
i almost tuck as much rear tire as you, and im lower in the front then you. And i just have progress springs, eibach pro dampers and a heavy ass system.

I just dont see the point of the bags if your not gonna get lower.

 

I didn't pay that much for the setup but in baltimore some of the roads are real bad...plus i am about to switch to a different kit which is fiberglass so I don't want that to get messed up...i mean i used to have sportline springs on the car and getting in that drive way i'd have to go at a real sharp angle and even then the exhaust would scrape...

question..even though there is no air in the bags and they are all the way down if you put weight into the back of the car would it go any lower...also notice I left the rubber bushing things in the rear ( I didnt know to take them out or leave them

 

That is as low as you are going to go in the back. Unless you put lots of heavy stuff in.
I mean it looks good, but it just doesnt make too much since if your gonna go low, go LOW.

here is an example of how low it should be

Brent

 

yeah but all that stuff he has done a lot of cutting and stuff...i'm not that good yet...i put this kit on myself (with no experience ever with air ride) plus look at his front..if he's driving down the beltway and say one of the bags blows out or the air line have fun trying to turn the car to get on the shoulder...his fenders will be torn up and so will his tires...and then he has to be towed...while me on the other hand can drive fine

 

YOu cant spell custom with out cut some. and actually he did have his stuff blow on the way back from houston (about 300 miles) and he drove it all the way down. It wasnt a very comfortable ride. but the car was fine.

Brent

 

well going straight i'm sure he was fine but i cant see how turning the wheels wouldnt rub and hit the fenders all the way down..what size rims does he have 18's? if i went with 18's would it tuck more in? I have 17's now..and like I said i'm a novice when it comes to this stuff...I don't know how to weld or anything but I can say i've put my first bag system in my car myself..which is good enough for me

 

eh, regardless. Looks great. Will get you some points at shows. But coming from a guy who has a few friends with bag vehicles. You will wanna go lower. So start learning some tricks of the trade. hehe Good job!

brent

 

well for the rear I left the bushings in on each side...does that matter or should i take them out? any other idea's on how to make it lower? i want the rear as low as possible..and my new kit I have is the evo 3 so that I think sits low to begin with I can't wait to see it on this

 

I like the shine of your Focus, looks great. I like the Tail lights of the Focus too.
The Honda, Ho humm, to plain for me, I like the Focus much more.

 

This is how a bolt on bag kit looks with no cutting.

 

what kit is that the easy street? the strut bags sit lower than the cylinders...what size rims do u have

 

I've thought about getting thoise LED tails, but I can't imagine they'd be brighter than my stockers.

 

trust me they are

 

It is the EasyStreet kit. And they are 18's.

 

I was thinking about going with the easy street front strut bags...the way I see it..I have all the essentials for the kit...so if i were to switch to the front strut bags...its a simple bolting in..lines will already be there..real easy ya know...

should i take out the bushing in the rear perches where the bags are?

 

I think my cup kit sits almost that low in the back and lower in the front on a full tank of gas and no passengers....with my subs in it might be just as low...my front is about an inch lower too....

 

It looks like if you were to take out the bushing that you would collapse your air line. The bag you have in the back really isn't designed for a focus. You need a sleeve style bag like the EasyStreet kit includes. The EasyStreet Kit also includes a new rear A-Arm to allow you to drop all the way down properly. On second thought I looked at the rear pic again. It seems there is a metal plate that wouldn't allow the air line to collapse. Are you all the way down in that pic. Heres what mine looks like in the rear.

 

It looks like if you were to take out the bushing that you would collapse your air line. The bag you have in the back really isn't designed for a focus. You need a sleeve style bag like the EasyStreet kit includes. The EasyStreet Kit also includes a new rear A-Arm to allow you to drop all the way down properly. On second thought I looked at the rear pic again. It seems there is a metal plate that wouldn't allow the air line to collapse. Are you all the way down in that pic. Heres what mine looks like in the rear.

Now that's the way it's suppose to be done.The lower arm is the ticket to doin'
it right.That's what Ice is missing.Nice setup.

 

i dont understand what you mean when you say collapse your air line? theres no air lines ran yet to the bags???the bushing just sits ni there between the bag and the perch top. its all the way down i would assume because like i said before I dont have any air lines hooked up so the bag has no air in it.

honestly with this kit I got i really didnt want to go with the easy street kit...I want more of a built from scratch style rather than just a simple bolt on package deal...like i bought the compressor...i've bought all my own fittings..i'm diong it my way

It looks like if you were to take out the bushing that you would collapse your air line. The bag you have in the back really isn't designed for a focus. You need a sleeve style bag like the EasyStreet kit includes. The EasyStreet Kit also includes a new rear A-Arm to allow you to drop all the way down properly. On second thought I looked at the rear pic again. It seems there is a metal plate that wouldn't allow the air line to collapse. Are you all the way down in that pic. Heres what mine looks like in the rear.

 

Where your air line goes down it looked as if it would crush your air line once installed if you removed that bushing. I will offer all help I can for you but your way won't go down very far and the front won't ride very good being an air cylinder. I have done a few Hondas with Air Cylinders and every one rode pretty poorly. Props on doing it your way. If its what you like by all means have at it. Like I said before any advice you need let me know. Also if it helps mine isn't a complete EasyStreet Kit. Here is the setup in the rear although temporary.

 

what compressor is that....
i bought my kit originally off a guy on focaljet last year for 800 dollars and it came with a different compressor a small little thomas compressor...

i upgraded to viair 460cc compressor...

and i see what your talking about the crushing the fitting...but nahh its just at that angle its not near it like that...u think i should remove the bushings?