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Old May 24, 2014
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lowering on tein

hey guys im new to this hope to get some help from you guys. I am looking to lower my 04 civic ex coupe..... just purchased tein SKA22-AUB00 how would my ride look if you guys can help out. people are telling me ima need struts????
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Re: lowering on tein

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You might need new struts depending on how good of condition your current ones are in. Always best to replace them if you are lowering. The car will handle better with a more performance oriented shock. It will also last longer due to the lowering spring having a higher spring rate.
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Re: lowering on tein

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You might need new struts depending on how good of condition your current ones are in. Always best to replace them if you are lowering. The car will handle better with a more performance oriented shock. It will also last longer due to the lowering spring having a higher spring rate.




what kind of struts do you recomend?
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Re: lowering on tein

Originally Posted by em2 10
what kind of struts do you recomend?
Depends on how much you want to spend.
Bilstein is the best oem replacement (handling/comfort), but also the most expensive.
Koni yellow i think would be second best.
Tokiko Blues are also respectable.

A cheap mod would be finding type-r dc5 shocks, (when i had my car) i bought them used on ebay for $300 shipped. It lowers a little, but gave me "type-r" handling.

If you drop the car the oem shocks will blow(almost guaranteed).
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Re: lowering on tein

I keep hearing good things about the Blues all over this site.
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Re: lowering on tein

1.5" drop is pretty much maxing out tokico blues. Go with Koni Yellows. They are more work but from what I've been hearing worth it.
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