craig45131

I am going to put some H&R sport springs on my 96 Civic Coupe. I want it pretty low but not so low that I have to deal with all those problems. Will the sport springs be low enough? Or should I go with the race springs? If anyone has any pics of their car with sport springs, post them. Thanks

Adam

Cynikal.Mindset

stay with sports...they look good and feel good!

imported_SiR_YO

that's plenty low enough... it'll settle a bit too..

1niceSi

stay with the sports.

shlammed

race will be way to low if u dont wana have problems

lordm

ya after about a month or mabe less your springs will setal
they just have to compress from the weight of your car

craig45131

Okay, thats what I wanted to hear. Will it be okay if I ride on my stock shocks? at least for the time being? Mabey a few months or so? or is that a bad idea

lordm

ya but they will blow out after a little while, i rode a 1.7 inch at first on my stock shocks for about 6 months and then they blew out but it also depends on how you drive your car

cee_mon

I have been riding stock shocks for about 1.5 years (summer driving only) and iam lowered with eibach sportlines.

imported_Gatsby

I had Sportlines last summer, with Stock shocks and 205/40/60 tires. It was a summer to remember!!:fustrated In a bad way that is ofcourse! That was one of the worst things that could happen to my car!! Ride quality was SH*T !!! On the highway ramps, car tended to jump off the road over every little bump and the car was just dangerous to drive over 130Kms/h !!!

If you wanna stay with the stock shocks, make sure you use tires with AT LEAST 50mm sidewalls. That is 205/50/15 for example. Reason is that the tires with taller side walls (thats what 50mm is for) will absorb the vibrations and bumps and give a hand to your stock shocks to handle the road conditions. If you go with lower profile tires, 205/45/16 or 205/40/16,17 for example, the tires wont absorb anything and your shocks alone won't be able to damp the ride enough and therefore, you're gonna have the worst ride quality and most UNdriveable car ever!!

This summer, I will be using my H&R sports from last season, with a set of Tokico Gas shocks and 205/45/16 Toyo Proxes.

That should give me a good handeling, good ride quality, and is easy on my wallet as well!

shlammed

bla bla bla it's never a good idea to ride stock shocks with those kinda spring rates because they can't handle them and just because they don't blow right away doesnt mean its ok. if you cant afford aftermarket shocks right away then its your choice but riding on my gr2's i dont know how anyone can ride on stock shocks.

imported_gatherer

take the race springs and cut them in half ..... that should be low enough ....

imported_zc_hatch

and if you do that... you only have to buy 2 springs:P

imported_gatherer

see now thats thinking!!!!

Biggy

LOL!! can u even buy 2 springs, wait, heres a better idea, u and a budy split on the springs lol then u got a cheap and simple lowering solution. man i should get into marketing lol i got 2.5 inch drop on gr2s as well, they are amazing, i never bottom out and i never scrape my front bumper, if u cant afford to lower ur car safly and properly i just wouldnt do it at all, after reading alot of threads on here about suspension i realized when everyone on the board tells u not to lower on stock shocks they are prolly rite, either they have done it or rode in a car who had done it, it sucks lol, sorry bout the long story but just wait till u can get everything at once, or consider a cup kit or something along the lines

punkindrublic

make sure the springs have linear rates if your doing this though...

imported_gatherer

why bother???? the rates change as soon as you cut them anyways

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Biggy

lol

imported_SICTOY

just changed my stock shocks for tokico hp with neuspeed race springs... man what a difference i actually like driving my civic again ..... lowering with stock shocks sucks ! don't do it .... worst case wait and do the job right the first time and you'll love your ride that much more

peade