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Alright so I want to lower my civic. Right now i got 15" stock wheels. Im planing on putting on some rims after this winter. Should I lower my car first on my stock wheels or should i I wait until i get my 18" rims after the winter then lower the car?

 
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well i would say lower it first

 
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lower it first for sure

 
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thanks but you dont think when i put on my 18 it will be too low since it was low enough on the 15"s. how big of drop do you think i should put on a civic with 18"? how about 15"? Oh yea im planin on getting s-techs

 
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if you lower it first then you can choose what size u want and how thick of tire without rubbing. i would say 17's as max size. after that the bigger is just pointless.

 
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Lower it first to get the full appreciation of the drop. Then pick out a nice set of rims that will accent the drop. The stockers will look "that" much better with a drop. S-Techs only drop it I believe 1.4 in the rear and 1.3 in the front. Nothing real major but helps eliminate some of the wheel gap.

Also 18's are a bit much for Civics. Not un-heard of but a little big. 17's will be just right IMO.

 
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Yeah drop it first... if you're dropping the car more than an inch and a half you're gonna need to get some 45 series tires to squeeze them in your wheel wells if you're going for 17s... 40's are just too skinny for me. I had to roll out my rear fenders with a baseball bat

 
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i trade you 17s for your OEM 15s...whats your location?? tires?? pm me

 
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^^^were you looking for fat 5's cause i got a set and im in nj

 
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new style fat fives?? im looking to trade only not buy and just straight up trade i dont wnaa add cash, and i dont think its fair if you add cash cause its worth about the same...LMK I sent you an IM a minute ago

 
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i got steelies and hubcap 15's! in MD

 
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i hope you werent reffering to me...come on man im not crazy

 
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I got OEM 15's there not in too good of a condition though. 2 or 3 rims are in good shape and either 1 or 2 have curb rash n scratches. Im located in Queens, NY. What kind of rims do you got? pics?

 
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I have the stock alloy 15's off of my 03 EX with brand new tires. Lmk. peace.

 
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sorry but i dont want stuff thats only subpar
unless you want to drive them to philly lol i dont think its gona work

 
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wat are u gonna lower ur car with, wat kind

 
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drop first, you will thank yourself for doing it

 
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Tein S-Techs

 
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better not be a sedan or you'll get the complimentary s tech saggggggg

 
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nah man its a 04 coupe....wondering should i lower the front and rear? my rear is already really low since i got a heavy enclosure with 2 12" kicker comps in the trunk and and evo2 cat back

 
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your back is going to be lower than your fronts for sure. I got an 04 coupe as well, but I'm dropped on neuspeed sports. Back is lower due to my system in the trunk. You eventually get used to the look.

However, I think you should still lower the front and back. Just get some coilovers if you are worried about height issues.

 
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what kind of lowering springs do you reccomend? how are those neuspeed sports? how much of a drop are they? im planing on getting 18's with 215/40/18 tires

 
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Its suppose to drop 1.75 in front, and 1.5 in rear. My rear is around 2.0 for sure, because of my system. I've taken my system out before, and the rear comes up, so its more even drop. My rears have very little to no gap (not tucking). My fronts have about a 1 finger gap.

I like my neuspeed sports. I don't think I would be happy with the tein s tech drop. Its all personal opinion though. I must admit, that I do scrape the bottom of my car depending on the speed bump. Very minor scraping, but you do hear it though.

Everyone's going to recommend different springs, but I think the neuspeeds give a perfect drop if I didn't have a system. The tein s techs are decent springs too. I would say plenty of people on this board have them. I just didn't get them because they don't drop as low as I want. If I didn't end up getting the neuspeed sports, I probably would have bought the tein s techs.

Here is a pic of my drop (system inside though, rears sits higher without system). Tires are 205/45/17.



I know its not the greatest side picture, but you can still see the drop in the front and back.

 
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looks really nice bro...it looks like a decent drop...most s-techs that ive seen have bigger drops in the rear, dont know why....but it looks really nice...i love your car color...was it waxed and polished? really shiny...lol..do you think if i got 18's it would defenitly scrape a lot more then your 17's?

 
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Thanks, yeah it was waxed in the picture. I think the scraping depends on where you live, and where you drive. I don't scrape everyday. I get over most speed bumps/humps fine. There are just certain ones that I scrape on a rare occasion. 17's or 18's I don't think it'll make a difference.

 
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oh alright man....thanks a lot I like the drop on your car im just still trying to figure out if i should get 17s or 18s . Believe it or not my cars exhaust scrapes alot( evo 2) its really low i can imagine how low it would be wit the lowering springs

 
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forgot 2 ask u hows the handling and how is it when you hit a bump? stock suspension?

 
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I'm on Tokico D-specs. I have it setup pretty firm. Its almost set to max firmness. So the ride is harsh when you hit bumps, and dips on the road. I can always set it to the softer setting, but I don't like the way the car feels when its on the softer settings. Handling is amazing imo. Its even better when I take out the system. The system does affect your handling. I'm 100% satisfied with it.

Forget to mention, when the road is not bumpy, the ride is very very smooth.

 
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you dont think itll be good on stock suspension? or if im using stock i should stick to tein lowering springs

 
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No I don't think it'll be good on stock suspension. I think my handling is as good as it is due to the struts and shocks I have. Stock suspension also been known to be blown out after a short while. I've read threads where people blown their stock shocks after 2 days, no joke. I've also read threads where people have been using stock shocks for 2 years, and no problems.

I would go with after market struts and shocks, cause the ride is going to $hit on stock shocks. Also I know I wouldn't want to change my suspension twice. Once to install springs, and once to install struts and shocks. Even if you stick with stock shocks, you'll eventually have to change 'em out.

Just do it right the first time. Spend the money and do it right. Don't do a half a$$ job.