installing coilovers

may be getting a set soon. anything i should know for the install? any tips or tricks or is it pretty straightforward? thanks all-

well if there cheap ebay coilovers i hoenstly dotn reccommend them. all though be it fun its jsut a waste. if its a coilover suspension like skunk2 or tein suspension then well yes i do say its good and what you should know is have lots of air tools at yoru side. and replace thigns while your there.

well everyones opinions differ..i had skunk2 coils on my civic and i had more bounce then my boys civic with frickin $30 ebay coilovers..alot of ppl run those ebay ones and there seems to be alot of satisfied folks with um.. as for the install..its pretty straight forward..just keep in mind u will need a camber kit and its definately recommended to get a alighnment after tearing ur suspension apart

will i need a camber kit if i dont lower it more than 1.5"? also, anything i should look out for on a used set? the set ive got a line on are tein super streets. they seem to be leak free but at the top mount there seems to be a padding material thats worn that im afraid will rattle, thoughts?

a lot of guys recommend a camber kit...truthfully I don't have one and my drop is way below normal..the lack of a camber kit gives the car a really racey look and I have not had any adverse problems..my tires are marshall(kumho) and have over 70,000 on them..no abnormal tire wear..as long as the toe is set I don't really see the need for a camber kit, I've driven through some intense snowstorms to, so if the camber kit is so necessary I would think I would have been in the ditch by now. I will say that I have to replace the tie rod ends once a year, but other than that everything is still solid on her

oh it looks real racey when ur plantin about 50% of ur tread on the ground..slight camber kinda looks ok but not for me

well i had a set of ebay coilovers as well still do. but i had it slammed so i didnt get much travel. but theres ok isuppose. ive been told anythign over 1.8 inchs is abotu were youll have your problems. ive got tein coils with a 1.5 inch drop and the camber isnt bad. still need an alignment though.

I'm lowered 2 inches with Neuspeed sports and havent gotten a camber kit yet. My tire wear is actually even, as is my alignment. Plus i've heard most kits, even the good ones, don't last that long.

i'm dropped 2.5 all the way around. no camber kit even tire wear.

yeahhhhh boi that drop shit to the ground. who cares if it makes your car handle worse than in stock form. as long as it looks cool right!?!?!!?!?!?!

yeahhhhh boi that drop shit to the ground. who cares if it makes your car handle worse than in stock form. as long as it looks cool right!?!?!!?!?!?!


I heard having some neg. camber actually benefits your handling, especially on turns, etc. as you gain extra traction versus losing that same traction in stock form. However, I do accept that like neg. 3-4 plus degrees in camber is excessive.

http://www.ef-honda.com/main/viewtopic.php?t=25120&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

yeah some is the key word. and when its tuned with a camber kit and corner weighted properly it helps.

the average AF idiot that slams his/her car isn't going to experience the benefits of negative camber.

hwy brian lol daddys still drunk! crazy night wit thugs n hypnotic lol when i first bought my civic..i obught some ractive(junk) dual spring coilovers..but my car was one of thy most dropped cars in the city..damn did i get compliments lol i didnt instALL 2ND SET OF springs THO..MY FRICKIN whoops sttelies were..man who the fuck puked in my bath tub and left it running all night..wtf so yeah i got 6 gears but too bitchass to do over 120..which isnt a problem at all..i musta grew up 9am time check for all u girls

i don't even think a lowered car looks good. the vast majority of people who will see your car won't like it. but hey, to each his own. those people are just old boring squares or whatever. besides, to each his own. it's your car.

however, come drive that lowered car on the streets down here in and around new orleans. perhaps you'll miss the extra cushion you're effectively removing.

over a decade ago, my parents owned an old '85 crx. no mods. normal crx height. on a normal pothole, the front edge of the frame just caught the lip of that hole one day when my dad didn't see it and hit it, and the frame bent so badly the car could never be aligned again.

imagine how bad you can screw up your car if it's lowered even more.

again, to each his own.

i think a lowered car sets it off..when i first bought my civic it was like 4x4 shit..boy was it sexy when i slammed it..one of my favorite appearances on most cars is when its lowered .. hey Skotman were u the dude that posted pics of ur garage and car after the major flooding down there? i know some1 did that was a orginal 4g dude

i think a lowered car sets it off..when i first bought my civic it was like 4x4 shit..boy was it sexy when i slammed it..one of my favorite appearances on most cars is when its lowered .. hey Skotman were u the dude that posted pics of ur garage and car after the major flooding down there? i know some1 did that was a orginal 4g dude

I do agree that lowered cars are sexy as fuck when done properly. Slammed and clean with 13-15 inch wheels.

I think the dude who posted pics of his flooded garage was incubuss or something like that.

ive had ebay coils installed for about a year, they ride decent enough. then i rode in my buddys BMW with real coilovers, and it kicked the shit out of my shitty ride. if you want a low car for $60, do it. Get a wheel alignment right after you lower it, or you will regret it. you may or may not need a camber kit for the front. wait till you see how slanted the wheels are after its low. um for rear camber install washers. search for pictures/directions. im 100% satisfied with the fact my car looks good while sitting and only cost me $60 extra. If i could do it all again, i would spend the extra $ on real coilovers.
good luck
Dan

ha comparing a 4th gen civic with ebay coilovers to a bmw:screwy:

the bmw is older than me, and worth less than my civic, either way trying to help provide information comparing the suspension components not the cars.

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