ground-control coilovers with stock struts 1.5" drop
 

in reference to this thread: http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=206295 .. i wanted to reply to that thread, but it said the thread expired so i was forced to create a new one..

anyways, need your help guys... i plan on dropping my car.. and i plan on buy ground control coilovers and use it w/ my stock struts.. the drop will be 1.5" .. i was wondering usually how long before my stock strut blow out.. i have a 2003 civic sedan and it's my daily driver.... also , can you guys tell me about the ride quality n stuff?? im newbie, so please help.. yes i've use the search button and read a bunch of thread.. please help me

your stock struts will last you longer than when u drop it 2.5-3 inches...a 1.5 inch drop is the lowest drop without needing a camber kit and shocks blowing out in months

dont groundcontrols drop at 2.0"-3.0"?

why get sleeved coilovers if u're just gonna drop 1.5?

even with a 1.5 drop, your going to have negative camber. I would get a camber kit. 1.5 is ok, its just gonna seem bouncy as hell compared to stock height. I've been on stock struts for at least 10k and they seem ok, just bouncy.

if i get springs.. would my stock struts be okay for awhile or should i look into investing for new struts also??

1-1.5in should be ok. 2in-2.5 get new struts

if theres one thing i would change, it would be "do it right the first time"
don't worry about dropping your car now. just save up for a nice set up.
ive been dropped at least 3in. on dropzone sleeved coilovers since january and miraculously my struts arent blown.
obviously sleeved coilovers are for us people on a budget but once you pop the fun dont stop and you're gonna want more out of it anyway, so just save to do it right the first time

do it right the first time. From searching you should have found that you're going to end up having to do it twice if you don't do it all at once. So just get the Konis with em the first time around, take the car apart once.

or get Tokicos HP or DSpec and a camber kit. the camber kit is a must have, even i needed front/back camber kit for neuspeed sport springs.