ok with all the talk this past year of using accord springs on the rear, i have been wondering why no one has really mentioned.....

 

using 2wd rear shock with 4wd(or other stiffer 2.5 id) spring!

 

the only time i see mention of these rear differences, is when a few xt6,gl,etc people have converted from their awd air suspension (using 2wd parts) and get stuck with a low front and high rear.

 

as you can cleary see the rear 2WD shock has a higher perch than the 4WD shock

 

just thought I'd share.

 

and yes i know why the 2wd shocks are different, you don't need to explain that

I used to think the same thing about the perches. I went through all of this when I was looking for the right combo for the RX. The interesting thing is, when you put all the shocks side by side, 2wd, 4wd. EA, ER, doesn't matter, even though the perches are in different locations, when the struts are assembled, the finished overall length is very close accross all applications. So, the higher spring perch may give you a slight height adavantage by compressing the stiffer spring more but it won't be much.

 

The main reason the XT's with air struts sit so high in the back with springs is because of the location of the lower mount on the car,the 2wd has it down where the axle goes through and on the 4wd drive they have it up above the axle.