LOWERING THE 3RD GEN PRELUDE...AGAIN

[@jesseroman5913]

I recently got a 89 Honda prelude 4wD and I appreciate you and the time you take for your videos they help a lot and gives me idea for mine .

[@ConnorLee]

Happy to help Jesse! Keep grinding and keep the pop ups alive!

[@drizzy1011]

Low N Slow homie thats what brought me to your channel. Awesome vids!

[@benpopa]

This car is coming out insane 🔥 good work brother!

[@ConnorLee]

Thanks Ben! I appreciate that so much

[@mikelee4796]

Loved the shots when you were rolling the Lude backwards out of the garage! Great job! Mike

[@ConnorLee]

Thanks Mike :) Trying to get different angles for you guys

[@netzyo98]

Looking good man. The paint came out looking really good. Loving the stance!

[@ConnorLee]

Not too bad for original 32 year old paint! Would love too keep it this color forever but unfortunately it will need a respray at some point. Maybe keep it the same color

[@wilo.2216]

I just got my hands on a 1986 Honda prelude 2.0 SI automatic. With only 50k. In factory original conditions. Some wear on the paint from the sun. But running great. I bought from a senior citizen who was down grading his assets. So happened to be very lucky to find it on FB market place. I plan to to resell it soon, maybe will repaint it and keep it's original color red. Your the first to know about it. Will keep you informed when I do it. Hopefully you can help me sell it. I will be asking 10k for it as is and more after paint job and touch ups.

[@ConnorLee]

Keep me in the loop, that sounds like a fun project and honestly an asset youre making for yourself. the prices on these just keep going up

[@wilo.2216]

Cool really appreciate, I'll keep you informed.

[@gaanii3376]

Trying to figure out how id even go about lowering mine, i wanna run coils but idk if struts and springs would be a better idea since i have 4ws.. either way. Low and slow for me. I mean who am i kidding its a 32 year old honda with 135hp

[@yurunning5574]

Its all about that K series Bay-be 😃

[@gaanii3376]

yurunning mine has a B series 😌 same engine as his but direct injection instead of dual carb. I have a short ram but we both know that doesnt really do all that much

[@Stancil1216]

4ws won't be effected with adjustable coilovers. You will need to get an alignment, and i hope you have the 4ws locking tool. But I've got a 450whp 89 prelude that i converted to 4ws. And everything works fine as it should. Lowered on KSport coilovers

[@gaanii3376]

Stancil1216 huh, good to know! Just picked it up a few days ago and ive been told that struts and springs are the way to go, but if there arent any issues with coils thats gonna be my go to. Need to get that locking tool tho, again i did just bring this car home. Its still sittin high and lookin pretty rough. Runs like a dream though, when it starts i mean. I just wanna lower it a couple inches and tighten up the suspension, gonna find some rota shakotans or something similar (sucker for that classic japanese styling, especially on a car like this). Full exhaust, clean up the engine bay, i wanna find a better short ram than the one it already has (not that its bad by any means so far, just something i can verify the quality on and say i installed myself) trying not to plan too far ahead considering all the work it needs right now rather than the work i WANT to do later on.

[@ConnorLee]

@@gaanii3376 How hard was the FI swap?

[@heck8607]

Hey man, what exact parts do you need to actually lower the prelude? I'm looking to get one and want to know what I need to lower it and how much money I'll need for it.

[@ConnorLee]

Honestly, just coilovers. Used for maybe $500, new for $950. There is a link to my coilovers in every video description under prelude parts

[@nickfelice9462]

Starting a 3g build soon. I had a 3g almost a decade ago. Amazing car.... Got into 4gs 6 years ago and just sold my second one. I was gonna do a 1g legend coupe but i cant find a decent one to save my life. And to drop em you have to switch and mod stock top hats to fit accord coils n struts. Meh. Glad i came back around to the 3g idea. I have a prelude addiction lol. Your looks clean af!! 🔥

[@DistinctZombie]

2 years later… but for your sway bar link, the little metal spacer, do you have yours moved to the lower section of the sway link bolt? Or do you have it in factory location just lowered the coil?

[@ConnorLee]

Hmm no I haven’t messed with the sway bar links. I suppose it would be factory location with Megan racing coil overs. What does modifying the spacer do?

[@DistinctZombie]

I was inferring you had all poly bushing upgrade, my bad. Reason I ask is (on the little sway link bars there are 4 small bushings, 4 washers and 1 metal spacer) I’ve seen people delete the spacer and others move it to the lower section of the bar link instead of having it in factory location (middle of link). I was curious if you had an experience doing either way since you’re lowboys too

[@DistinctZombie]

Supposedly lowering the spacer to the lower section of the sway link bolt allows for better sway bar movement when the coils are bottomed out

[@luisportillo1105]

The cleanest honda ever! P.s not a honda boy but you car it’s beautiful.

[@ConnorLee]

Thanks Luis! Means the world

[@imp3rial744]

I’m in love with the 3rd gen prelude. I love my DA integra but I would swap for a 3rd gen prelude in a heartbeat. Best honda chassi

[@minimanadam]

I want coilovers so bad but I already have too much invested in my wheel setup and ALL coilovers have a minimum of 1inch drop for my mini and with more than a 3/4in drop itle rub..I gotta run 205/55r15 tires because the 215/60r15s rubbed and they need the little stretch to pull the tread inside the wheel well over bumps. They are only 8in wide but the setup looks aggressive

[@ConnorLee]

I hear you man, fitment and stance is such a gamble and honestly just trial and error. I think if I were to buy wheels again for the lude id probably change it up a bit with the specs. Keep grinding and you will get to where you want!

[@cre8tivegarage157]

This prelude is so nice love old skool cars

[@ConnorLee]

Thanks man! I love the old schools too

[@cre8tivegarage157]

There beautiful

[@gilbertoalba2509]

So clean

[@dynamoz5191]

I wish I had a low mileage lude like yours, not even 100k miles on it for it being a 80s car. I got a 3rd gen with 345k miles on it and the whole suspension needs to be rebuilt from top to bottom.

[@ConnorLee]

Oh trust me, even with 80k my suspension still needs a lot of work. All the bushings are shot just because of the age of the rubber.

[@nrvous_250gt]

Hey man what is your suspension and wheel set up

[@gav240z]

What side skirts and lower rear bar extensions and lower front lip are you running?

[@markdevera2342]

Hey EM, how is the inside tire wear when you lower your car? Do your tires last long enough? Is it worth it to lower without camber correction kits to keep the wheels even?

[@ConnorLee]

I made it it about 6-8 months on one side of the tires. Could have made it another 6-8 months had I flipped the tires but I decided to get new ones. I kept the old ones because i will still use them once these new tires are all done. The federal 595s do well with camber wear but bad toe will eat them alive :)

[@XTheJenovaProjectX]

Did you alter the toe arms to fit this gen? Since the link is for later gen Preludes?

[@cavanblack]

What coil overs are you running?

[@jaybelurkin]

Just learned something new. Can you adjust that camber arm on the 4th gen prelude?

[@princenissan9121]

Looks good man

[@ConnorLee]

Thank you!

[@eliasb2073]

What coil-overs you running

[@ConnorLee]

Megan racing 👍🏼

[@TheWanderingTimmy]

I’m thinking of buying a 1986 prelude 2.0 si, would you recommend these cars for people wanting to get into the car scene!!

[@damuisaniceman]

i have an 86 prelude si 2nd gen and ive been having so much trouble finding coilovers for it do you have any idea if a company makes coilover kits?

[@ConnorLee]

They do but they are all european makes and they are $$$

[@damuisaniceman]

@@ConnorLee so if it were you, would you pay the money for the quality or find an alternative?

[@ConnorLee]

@@damuisaniceman If i planned to keep the car a long time, Id look into the more expensive option. Worst case, the resale value on them should still be high

[@y0ta.fanb0i]

What valve stems are those and do they come in different colors?

[@ConnorLee]

They are the ones Heritage Wheel gave me. I believe they might have them in silver, gold, brushed and maybe bronze!

[@y0ta.fanb0i]

Elevated Media ooooh what do the gold ones look like?

[@Stancil1216]

Track stance here

[@ConnorLee]

Thinking about going that route for the lude

[@shmancerdriver9729]

Отличный проект!

[@ConnorLee]

Спасибо!

[@Eu9.9.9]

Cant wait to drive monalisa

[@ConnorLee]

Lol you may good sir

[@nickfelice9462]

Whats your rim specs?

[@newyorkers30]

Wanna sale ?

[@ConnorLee]

haha never

[@newyorkers30]

@@ConnorLee good choice lol

[@franciscoinzunza7665]

fino

[@ConnorLee]

:)

[@jenieladames7415]

Cleeeean😳

[@ConnorLee]

tyty

[@ptlpszt1]

That looks pretty sick but not daily drivable.

[@nkkollaw]

Love your videos, but I really can't figure out why people lower their Preludes. The car is already low, OEM rims look amazing, people lower them and now they have to be paranoid about speed bumps and getting out of their driveway. Just why!

[@prontomatt4787]

Dope

[@VFAFOOTY]

Hey mate do you have facebook or instagram i want to add you :) 3 car owner of the 3rd Gen in Australia :)

[@ConnorLee]

Not on Facebook too much, my name is Connor Tadic if you can find me haha. I am on instagram @elevatedmedia__

[@gagefarmer3787]

what coil overs are you running?