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Rep Power: 266 If you read back through this thread, you'll come to the following conclusions.
a)people seem to get a year or two with stock shocks on lowering springs before the shocks blow.
b)everyone recommends a camber kit, but not everyone is actually using one.
I've decided to just do everything at once, cause I don't wanna take everything apart again when the shocks blow.
I've seen multiple people selling s techs on here lately, and some eibachs too. Check the FS threads if you're ready to buy now.
a)people seem to get a year or two with stock shocks on lowering springs before the shocks blow.
b)everyone recommends a camber kit, but not everyone is actually using one.
I've decided to just do everything at once, cause I don't wanna take everything apart again when the shocks blow.
I've seen multiple people selling s techs on here lately, and some eibachs too. Check the FS threads if you're ready to buy now.
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Rep Power: 254 A lot depends also on the drop, if you are going say 2" you WILL need a camber kit, however if you only go 1"-1.3" a camber kit is RECOMMENDED instead of absloutely required. Also shocks will last longer w/ a smaller drop as opposed to a larger one (say 2") I'm waiting for my shocks to go, but in the meantime I'd like to have the Tokico Blues, but Eddie (truehonda) isn't replying to his vendor thread...
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Rep Power: 227 I myself have 19" wheels with a 45 series tire... My suspension is stock at the moment, and I have no problems with rubbing. My speedo is only 2 MPH off at 60 MPH (I have GPS on my stereo). The tires are only slightly bigger than stock. I suggest using a tire size calculator to determine how much larger or smaller your overall tire size is going to be from stock. That is a good determination on if you're going to have rubbing or not. I'm kinda in your same situation. I under no circumstances want a crappy ride nor do I want to be extremely low to the ground. I just want that huge gap gone! I want only around a 1" drop as well, with as low of a cost as possible. I would like to have a ride that is the same as stock, or as near to it as possible. I don't do any sporting in my car because quite frankly, a Civic is not a sports car, it's an economy car that looks damn good for under $15k. I'm wondering is such a mild drop on stock shocks/struts will require a camber kit, and also would the stock shocks/struts last very long?
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