Tone1987

I just bought new 17 inch rims and i wanted to lower the front end maybe an inch or less. I wanted to get some recommendations on which type coilovers will best suit for what im trying to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Wankenstein

Plenty of brands to choose from. More importantly do you want adjsutable or non adjustable coilovers. Non adjustable are less expensive and the same quality but, can only be lowered to a restricted distance. Koni STR.t (orange color) is an example of non-adjustable. I used them on a Mazda 3 and they improved ride and handling considerably over the stock KYB brand. Stance/Tuck (wheel to body distance) is another thing to consider.

Other names:
Bilstein
Tokiko
H&R
Koni
BC Racing

and many more..do research and reviews

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

Been rocking Twin Super Street coilovers for the last 13 years. Fckin love em. I'm dropped like 2-3" on a DD with 17s

Edit: if youre only looking to drop an inch, save money and get a setup like tokico blues and tein h-tech springs.

Tone1987

I have an 01 civic ex 4 dr. I wanted to drop my car an inch. I wanted to see if its ok to put those sleeves on stock struts with that height. im not trying to do anything crazy, its my daily, just trying to give it a slightly different look. any advice would be great. im pretty new at this.

Tone1987

would it be possible to put coilover sleeves over stock struts since im only dropping an inch. im asking because I don't know. im new to this type of mod. so any suggestion\opinion would be greatly appreciated

Tone1987

would it be possible to put adjustable coilover sleeves over stock struts since im only dropping an inch. im asking because I don't know. im new to this type of mod. so any suggestion\opinion would be greatly appreciated

sdaidoji

iTrader: (1)

you posted several threads about similar things, so we just merged it into one - easier to understand...

Tone1987

I appreciate that. First time on a forum, wtill trying to figure it out.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

If you only wanna drop an inch, go with springs/struts. Tokico HP struts and Tein h-tech springs (will drop 0.7"/0.8" F/R) or Tein S-tech springs (will drop 1.3"/1.4" F/R) have always been a good do-to setup.

If you wanna see what that drop will look like, here's what my car looked like with Tokico HP struts and Tein S-tech springs. Rim/tire combo is 17x7 wrapped in 215/45-17 tires



Closeup of front wheel gap


Closeup of rear wheel gap (keep in mind, I had a 50-60lb sub box in the trunk at the time)

sdaidoji

iTrader: (1)

ah, yeah, i had also forgotten i had written this piece.

if you feel like, take a tour here, clicking in the link - it's within the site, no worries.

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...questions.html