lowering my civic

i just put some 18's onmy 2001 civic and its sitting up high...my question is can i lower my car with tthe stock suspension or would i have to buy a new suspension ?

there is no way to lower it without replacing your springs at least. Unless you wanna be ghetto and just cut you're current springs, which is highly unrecommended. Get a decent set of springs, and depending on how low you go, you might need a camber kit for it also. Then later on, you'll need to get aftermarket shocks, cause your factory ones are going to go out in a matter of time.

Yes you can lower your car using stock parts, but it will ride nice and shitty. To do this you would remove the springs to cut or heat them, neither recommend since you can get springs meant for this purpose. With 18's & lowering springs, I HIGHLY suggest aftermarket struts to control your springs & wheels. I also HIGHLY suggest at least some performance brake pads, adding weight to wheels/tires affects a lot more than you think.

If you plan on lowering, for your own sake, install springs & struts @ the same time, espeically if your paying to have the work done.

Suspension is not cheap, if you can not afford springs, struts, *install*, & alignment all at one time, save til you can!

Yes you can lower your car using stock parts, but it will ride nice and shitty. To do this you would remove the springs to cut or heat them, neither recommend since you can get springs meant for this purpose. With 18's & lowering springs, I HIGHLY suggest aftermarket struts to control your springs & wheels. I also HIGHLY suggest at least some performance brake pads, adding weight to wheels/tires affects a lot more than you think.

If you plan on lowering, for your own sake, install springs & struts @ the same time, espeically if your paying to have the work done.

Suspension is not cheap, if you can not afford springs, struts, *install*, & alignment all at one time, save til you can!

Listen to Jackasssi's advice. A good and proper suspension is not cheap. If you can't afford to do it all properly at once, live with the stock suspension for now and save up until you can.