Coilovers for 01 civic
Coilovers for 01 civic
I just bought new 17 inch rims and i wanted to lower the front end maybe an inch or less. I wanted to get some recommendations on which type coilovers will best suit for what im trying to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
Plenty of brands to choose from. More importantly do you want adjsutable or non adjustable coilovers. Non adjustable are less expensive and the same quality but, can only be lowered to a restricted distance. Koni STR.t (orange color) is an example of non-adjustable. I used them on a Mazda 3 and they improved ride and handling considerably over the stock KYB brand. Stance/Tuck (wheel to body distance) is another thing to consider.
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Tokiko
H&R
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and many more..do research and reviews
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Tokiko
H&R
Koni
BC Racing
and many more..do research and reviews
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Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
Been rocking Twin Super Street coilovers for the last 13 years. Fckin love em. I'm dropped like 2-3" on a DD with 17s
Edit: if youre only looking to drop an inch, save money and get a setup like tokico blues and tein h-tech springs.
Edit: if youre only looking to drop an inch, save money and get a setup like tokico blues and tein h-tech springs.
coilover sleeves on stock struts
I have an 01 civic ex 4 dr. I wanted to drop my car an inch. I wanted to see if its ok to put those sleeves on stock struts with that height. im not trying to do anything crazy, its my daily, just trying to give it a slightly different look. any advice would be great. im pretty new at this.
Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
would it be possible to put coilover sleeves over stock struts since im only dropping an inch. im asking because I don't know. im new to this type of mod. so any suggestion\opinion would be greatly appreciated
Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
would it be possible to put adjustable coilover sleeves over stock struts since im only dropping an inch. im asking because I don't know. im new to this type of mod. so any suggestion\opinion would be greatly appreciated
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Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
If you only wanna drop an inch, go with springs/struts. Tokico HP struts and Tein h-tech springs (will drop 0.7"/0.8" F/R) or Tein S-tech springs (will drop 1.3"/1.4" F/R) have always been a good do-to setup.
If you wanna see what that drop will look like, here's what my car looked like with Tokico HP struts and Tein S-tech springs. Rim/tire combo is 17x7 wrapped in 215/45-17 tires

Closeup of front wheel gap

Closeup of rear wheel gap (keep in mind, I had a 50-60lb sub box in the trunk at the time)
If you wanna see what that drop will look like, here's what my car looked like with Tokico HP struts and Tein S-tech springs. Rim/tire combo is 17x7 wrapped in 215/45-17 tires
Closeup of front wheel gap
Closeup of rear wheel gap (keep in mind, I had a 50-60lb sub box in the trunk at the time)
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Re: Coilovers for 01 civic
ah, yeah, i had also forgotten i had written this piece.
if you feel like, take a tour here, clicking in the link - it's within the site, no worries.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...questions.html
if you feel like, take a tour here, clicking in the link - it's within the site, no worries.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...questions.html




