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i have 17" rims with 205/40 tires...and my springs give drops of 1.3F/1.4B....will i still have a big wheel gap? would u guys recommend any other springs with the xenon kit? some where i wont scrape everywhere i go..i live in a pretty rocky area....

 
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yep....still have wheel gap


friend of mine had 17" rims and tein ss drop at 1.75 inch


i keep making fun of him how he spent so much money
and i can still put four fingers b/w the fender and tire

 
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You will have wheel gap with that drop. i would just get new tires though 215/45/17. that tire size will fill up wheel gap.

 
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205-40-17s with 1.3" drop? your going to have a HUGE wheel gap. i'm guessing 3 fingers maybe even a little bit more. i'm not even exagerating... you have some skinny tires and a 1.3" drop aint ****. what springs anyways?
ya i would go with thicker tires.. 205-45-17 with a 2.25" drop. that would have you nice n on the floor with 1 finger gap all around. but then it doesnt seem like you want to so 215-45-17" with 1.75" drop would also look nice. would look similar to mine. 1 finger gap all around. although xenon's front doesnt hang too low so it still might be kinda high

 
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how would the wheel gap look with 205/40/17s and neuspeed race springs (2.25 front/2.0 rear)? can i expect these springs to sag a little more and get actually a lower drop than that?

 
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your still going to have like 1-1/2 finger up front, 2-2 1/2 in the rear. ya the rear on the races are higher than the front. if i ever get them i'll probably cut a DEAD coil off the rear to even it out...
thats why i dont recommened 205-40-17s at all. they are just too thin... stoopid shops still are living in the past and putting these on the new civics... they're nice on the old gens but not 7thgens.

 
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what is a "dead" coil? and i like how 205/40s look. i think 45s are too big and make the rims looks smaller. my rims already looks small now with my car so high up. what size tires are you on? those look almost like 35 series for 18s.

 
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dead coils are coils that touch together when on the car. only purpose they serve is to hold the spring in place while the car is jacked up in the air. it has no effect on the spring rate when cut.
215-45s are kinda too thick but 205-45 imo are just perfect. its even the closest to stock tires size.
i'm actually on 215-40-18s.. they're kinda too thick for my liking... i only have 1 finger gap all around but my car is still really high.. wish i would have gone with a 215-35-18 neuspeed race setup...

 
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i have noticed that on some cars after a month or so the springs sag a bit and get lower. would i be able to expect this to happen with the neuspeed race too? and should i wait a couple weeks or so for the sprins to settle in before i get an alignment, or can i get the alignment same time i install the springs?

 
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They should set in a little lower with time. Mine did... I have H & R's 1.4 drop. They got a little lower then that.

 
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with high quality springs, the springs dont settle but the bushings and everything do... it takes about 3 days but just to be safe i would wait a week. you'll notice a drastic change within a day
it shouldnt lower any more after that tho.
this is neuspeed, h&r and eibach.

 
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thats the only thing stoping me from butying those lol!

 
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On the rear of my car I have a 3 finger gap on one side and a 3 and a half finger gap on the other. How can i make them the same.

 
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How much space do you have before your kit scrapes the ground? Once you find that out you then figure out what direction you need to go. I know that with my 1.4 Eibach Sportlines and a 205/40/17 tire and wheel that I can scrape the tall speedbumps if I'm not to careful. This is with no body kit.. I'd be hatin life if I had a low kit!