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hey i was wondering, i'm getting h&r springs installed monday and i'm wondering, wats some of the things i need to get? strut barts? cam?

 
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get a strut bar and a rear camber kit. not to sure if we need one in the front. the camber kit isn't necessary but if you want a correct nice drop and if you want your tires to last longer you should get the camber kit

 
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strut bar for front or rear? and sway bar..wats that? do i need it? of course i want my tire to last longer, these low pro tires are expensive. and what kinda strut and cam kits should i get, in terms of brand. i dont want so cheapie

 
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dc or neuspeed front strut tower bar. dc rear lower, ebay rear upper. 19mm RSX type s sway bar, ingall camber kit , or eibach

 
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i definatley agree with that. you'll be set and your tires and suspension will really like you. its gonna cost some money tho!

 
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you should get front strut tower bar. rear lower tie bar, camber kit, and later on shocks..

 
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wtf ya'll trippin on??? havnt i been teaching you guys anything??? you dont NEED anything else. i wouldnt even say you need a camber kit with such a small drop. if you dont like the rougher ride then i recommend shocks. but you dont NEED anything. especially any bars... those will help your handling but it has nothing to do with dropping your car.

 
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i do kinda need some handling, its been kinda bouncy already with the 17s and oem springs. after i install the h&r, does the ride get better or rougher? and its 1.3 drop, does it fill up some gaps, i mean when i look at it, is it obvious the car is dropped? well i've done so searching, and neuspeed front strut and ingalls rear cam is the most important right? then the other bars is optional and shocks is also something i can look into

 
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eventually you gonna need shocks. so if you want somthing to upgrade, start with the shocks. everything else is cosmetic

 
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If you take a straight edge and put it to your fender well you can measure the gap and see for yourself. Personally, I don't think it's low enough as there would be enough gap there to freely slide your hand straight in. And since you have 17s, I'd suggest something that drops the car much lower.

I don't know how much it would camber from such a minimal drop but it wouldn't hurt to get one. Shocks improve ride quality but I don't think it's necessary unless you've put a lot of miles on your ride. If you have a 2k1 EX or 2k2 DX, LX or EX you can change the rear anti-sway bar to something larger to improve handling and kill off extra body roll. The one that's stock on our cars is a 12mm rear anti sway bar. As the stock one does a pitiful job of being an "anti swaying" part, something much thicker would be better. It depends on how stiff you want the rear wheels to be that delete the body roll -and- how comfortable you want the ride to be. 19mm is pretty good compared to stock as most people on this site seem to be gravitating to this size. 22mm is better, thicker, much stiffer thus more control, but it might not be comfortable for some since the rear suspension gets much stiffer by keeping the rear wheels equally pinned to the ground. A 22mm rear anti sway bar is also more expensive than a 19mm one, but in the end, you get what you pay for.

If you choose 22mm, you WILL NEED a rear lower tie bar. Any tie bar will do. All seem to be the same except Neupeed's.

 
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rear camber kit? IMO, front camber kit is more important. which wheels do all the turning?? Front or Rear? Front obviously... we use it to turn left and right... and it pulls our car into motion! so it is more likely to have Front Camber Kit. the rear wheels are just pulled around... the front does all the work.. Front Camber Kit. cant go wrong... only $40 for our cars.

 
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yea but how u explain the rear is 3 times more expensive?

soniccivic, i know 1.3 doesn't fill up all the gaps but i was thinking of getting 1.75front and 1.5rear but then i am worry it might be too low since the roads here is pretty bad, and i wanna play it safe. plus i'm plannin to add a bodykit to it, 1.75 with kit thats way too low.

 
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based on my experience we don't need the front camber kit, since we have them mcpherson struts ... our front suspension aligns itself back to normal .. even with a big drop .. .. my car was slammed (FB was about 4 in. off the ground) and it was still aligned ...! ..now the back .. our stock camber pushes the tires outwards, so our tires sticks out if we drop our car ... IMO .. you need the back more than the front ...!

p.s. my front tires were tucked in with my drop and it was still aligned

 
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If you're getting a body kit then play it safe. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] I wasn't aware of that.

And yes, the rear camber kit is more important and more USEFUL which explains why it's more expensive than the front. Negative chambering in the front in most likely too minimal to even care about if let alone you can NOTICE it. Saying the front wheels do all the work is like saying it's okay to drive a car without tires on the rear wheels. If you don't notice the tire wear from your rear tires from the wheels being cambered, guess what? When your tires pop, the front now can't do it's job because of the rear... unless you still think the front can compensate what the rear can't do. Common sense! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

 
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how is a camber kit cosmetic? a SPC or ingalls camber kit basically looks like a stock one... its not like its polished or anything.. they serve a purpose and isnt something just cosmetic

 
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yea i'm glad i mentioned about the body kit. so 1.3 drop is pretty good right? i've just checked out the struts and camber, gee the neuspeed front strut cost 120 and camber cost 120 too. and i have other struts, tie and sway bars. gee its gonna get pretty pricey

 
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Rear anti sway bars is on that list of "not just cosmetic" as well. Gee, with info like that goin around, no wonder people complain about their cars.

 
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IMO, I think 1.3 or 1.5 would be adequate though it would still look better lower to me but yeah, it'll be noticable. I dunno how body kits are able to pull it off.

Just a suggestion, I would rather get the rear anti sway bar before the front strut bar. Depending on which one you get, it'll most likely be cheaper and more effective towards the handling department than the front.

 
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i think ak is selling a 19 mm rsx sway bar for 50, what u think