Suspension PerformancePost Suspension related modification information and/or questions here.
Welcome to civicforums.com!
Welcome to civicforums.com.
You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, at no cost, you will have access to start new topics, reply to conversations, privately message other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join civicforums.com today!
my '01 coupe has sportlines and koni's, and 215/45/17 does NOT work. Of course the sportlines have a slightly lower drop, but I was rubbing the body tooooo much. I couldn't drive at all with heavy people or more than one passenger without grinding it.
i'm happy with 205/40/17's now, but it's more maintenance.
to answer the origional question, to get a soft ride that youre looking for and no wheel gap, youre pretty much lookin at gettin bags man. it wont be cheap, but it should ride like a caddy. as far as springs go, no matter what spring you get, it will be atleast a few lb/inch stiffer than stock to compensate for the reduced suspension travel. there is NO way to get around that, unless you cut your springs(not recommended), and even then you have the ride that you already seem to hate. all i can do is recommend the Tanabe DressUp Form springs. they lower it but provide a spring rate that is only slightly increased over stock. but get a good set of shocks and struts, or youll be bottoming out man. likei said, the only thing i see that may meet your expectations is bags....open the wallet.....
__________________ "The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land" -- G.K. Chesterton
Contact me about parts for sale(fits coupes and sedans)
In my garage:
2005 Yellow Pearl Harley-Davidson XLH 883C Sportster Custom
2002 Mineral Grey Ford Mustang GT Coupe
Previously In Garage:
2003 VBP Honda Civic Si
2003 Suzuki SV1000S (Silver)
2001 EBP Honda Civic EX Coupe
1984 Honda Shadow VT700
Koni adjustable shocks with either Neuspeed sports springs, Tein S-Tech springs, or Eibach Pro-Kit springs. Those will lower your car, not slammed, just enough to lower the fender gap & still pretty close to your factory ride right now. It won't be the same though, just slightly firmer. You probably won't really notice much.
