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got 1.5" drop, less dan a finger gap in the front, and 1 finger gap in the rear. but my car is still sitting too high off the ground. i got oem lip kit, and 215/45/17. will bodykits sit lower off the ground?

 
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dude its useless without pics

 
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^^^ agreed. You could run a set of coilovers and get 205/40/17 tires

 
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imho 1.5" drop is perfect although its one finger length, it still looks good. your tires might be a little big though 40's would be nice.

 
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eh, it could be anything. we need pics. tire size don't say nothin. what kind of rims? what kind of springs? where are the pics?????

 
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of course, you're riding on 215/45/17 which puts your civic at 2" or higher from the hub to ground.

you can have 1.5" drop springs on a civic with 225/30/19 and it'll still sit higher than factory specs.


a ricekit will only make the car "look" lower since its closer to the ground. the kit/lip will fill in that empty gap to make it look like its sitting lower

 
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still strange though. A guy down the road has a civic dropped 1.5"f 1.3"r and 215/45/17 and it looks perfect to me. Totally stock body also

 
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like i said, what kind of wheels? and a "ricekit" is not a rice kit at atll. body kits are for show. respect them. and it IS lower to the ground, cause the kit is part of the car. yes, the appearance is there cause the kit is there for the lowered aspect too

 
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215/45R17 size tires have a radius only .19" (1/5") higher than stock*, so the overall diameter changes by only by 2/5". The difference in size is negligible when it comes to ride height; only 1/5"

* assuming 185/70R14. If stock is 185/65R15, then the radius difference is only 0.08", which is about 1/12" !!!

 
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dude you get rep^

 
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1st of all, 45 and 40z is not a bigger difference in height, 2nd the pics are shown in my gallery, 3rd i have a lip kit, n still looks too high off the ground. but i cuz i m gonna go with super street or flex, n drop 2" off those. rite now i m riding on s techs.

 
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ok i just saw your pics. they are at night. it looks dropped with almost no gap. day pics might be better. the tire looks thick as ****. that might be your problem. thinner tire man

 
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imho the s-tech is the best drop for the 7th a 2" is wayy too low you'll scrap everything and say goodbye to your exhaust on the first speed bump you encounter. And btw there is a noticeable difference between 40's and 45's

 
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Sometimes the shape of the tire makes the sidewall look bigger; some tire brands make their shoulders more square or rounded. The rideheight difference (between 40 and 45-series) might be small, but you're right, the visual difference when it comes to sidewall height will be noticeable.

 
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i'm dropped 2.5 with 215/40/18 and its perfectly flushed.

 
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2.5" on 18's with 40's.....are u talking about the racing harts or the seven mods? the RH's look like they are rubbing when u turn....

 
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Now, why would anyone give me negative rep for anything I've posted in this particular thread?

Everything I've posted is either cold, hard calculations, or fact.

 
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well i positive repped ya so it should cancel out lol

 
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talking about the seven mods. When i had the 17 on 40s on the racing harts i was dropped lower. Almost 3". They never rubbed, but on the seven mods i had to roll my fenders because they were rubbing in the back

 
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Yeah, that makes up for it, appreciate it.

 
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but your car was raised when you swithed to the seven mods i assume...

 
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oem kits are never sitting on the ground.