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#22 ·
Congrats on dropping your van.

Yes, I was the first idiot to try and lower his '08! Glad you figured out the front strut change!. My van has 55K miles on it now, and still LOVE the H&Rs. I have lent the van to my parents for two cross-country trips, and my mom likes the van being lowered because it's easier for her to get in and out of.

My 68 year-old Aunt (who drives a 2010 Scion tC) recently said my van looked "bitchin."
 
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SoCalSC4 said:
Congrats on dropping your van.

Yes, I was the first idiot to try and lower his '08! Glad you figured out the front strut change!. My van has 55K miles on it now, and still LOVE the H&Rs. I have lent the van to my parents for two cross-country trips, and my mom likes the van being lowered because it's easier for her to get in and out of.

My 68 year-old Aunt (who drives a 2010 Scion tC) recently said my van looked "bitchin."
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Thanks! Your threads were what got me up to speed on this. I didn't even know Honda changed strut designs for an MMC!

Anyway, glad you like the ride... I love mine too, as well as my wife. My 2.5 yr old definitely likes the easier ingress/egress.
I just need to get my tires sorted (Tirerack sent me 3 new tires when I told them my wheel/tires were still shaking at fwy speeds). I'm hoping to get the new tires mounted tomorrow.

As for the Airlift bag, I have mine inflated to 30psi, and they fill up the spring well. Looks like even if the wheels come off the ground, I won't have to worry about the bags getting misaligned.


For ground clearance, so far I've never had any issues with speed bumps, dips, or driveways... granted I don't drive it like my Ridgeline. The bottom of the front bumper does slightly rub once in a while on the parking blocks (so be careful if the rebar is sticking up from one).

Overall, the rear airbag seems to help keep the back end tight, but on big freeway bumps, I could see where tighter rebound on the front strut would be nicer... but otherwise, it's perfect.
 
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Well, I just got 3 new tires from TIRERACK... and finally got them mount/balanced... Hope everything is smooth sailing.

Also got the ATEQ TPMS tool installed on my laptop and ready to go too.

Hope to have the wheels on soon as well as some new pics of the finished Ody~
 
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!9" wheels

joe422 said:
Well, I just got 3 new tires from TIRERACK... and finally got them mount/balanced... Hope everything is smooth sailing.

Also got the ATEQ TPMS tool installed on my laptop and ready to go too.

Hope to have the wheels on soon as well as some new pics of the finished Ody~
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What tire pressures do you run with 19's ?
 
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Got the wheels/tires sorted out and balanced perfect. This time with WAAAY less weights. Anyway, I couldnt wait any longer and installed the rims last night.

For tire pressure, my tires have a max of 51psi, and I'm running them at 40psi cold.

I took the Ody out for a drive last night (maybe 5 miles) to refill the gas, and interestingly, the TPMS light hasn't come on yet with the BBS wheels. I wonder how long it'll take before it misses the stock wheels and triggers the light.

Anyway.. here's a pic~

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#30 ·
Ofcourse that is "all" that matters, making the missus happy! hehehe.

Looks really really nice there Joe. Congrats!

Do you think you can do a side by side before & after pic showing stock springs vs H&R?

Also, Will the rear bottom out without the airbag?
 
#33 ·
looks great. May I ask why did you install the airlift bags?
Was that a personal reason or is that recommended for the ody?
I wanna lower mines in the coming weeks and wanna know the pros and cons of installing the bags.

thanks.
 
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triton3k said:
looks great. May I ask why did you install the airlift bags?
Was that a personal reason or is that recommended for the ody?
I wanna lower mines in the coming weeks and wanna know the pros and cons of installing the bags.

thanks.
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Ever seen an Odyssey driving done the road with the rear sagging due to having a lot of stuff in it? That is what the airbags are for, they increase the effective spring rate of the rear suspension keeping the vehicle level when you load up. I've got them on my 02 since I constantly carry a couple hundred pounds of product for work along with the kids. If you go with seperate fill lines for each bag it also helps in cornering by giving you a little more roll stiffness.
 
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^thanks for the info Greg.
Can you point me to where I can purchase the bags.
I'm thinking of getting the springs from tire rack since thats the only place i've found them on for my 06 touring.
 
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Yea... the Honda "trucks" have been known to have soft rear springs. They all sag under load... even just passengers.

I figure the bags are real easy to install, and cheap ($45 on ebay, new). They work very well too. Fully loaded or not, you can't tell from outside. I might also do some towing soon too. The bags are definitely a "must do" in my book.

Overall ride is fine too. No complaints on ride quality (considering it's stock shocks)... and looks great. Still getting compliments to this day...
 
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