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Old 07-06-2013, 03:38 PM
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Icon2 inches of drop for the look i want.

the look im going for is for the fender to be flush with the top of the tire or maby a sliver lower but with the wheel inside the fender with and a camber kit not all hella flush deep dish camber king style.

every spring/coilover/sleeve says how many inches of drop it can provide... well how many do i need to get the look im going for.. also how low will ground control's go? there web sight says .5-4 but now sure how accurate that is.

right now im running 205/40-17s on a 98 civic hatch. car is on unknown lowering springs already so i cant just measure.

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adjust it until you get the height you're looking for. how hard is that?
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like i said everything i look at lowers a different amount some are 1,2,3,4 in well if i buy not enough i wont like it if i spend way more money than needed on 3.5+ drop coilovers and dont need that much i wasted my money.
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Default Re: inches of drop for the look i want.

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adjust it until you get the height you're looking for. how hard is that?
Apparently, very.
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like i said everything i look at lowers a different amount some are 1,2,3,4 in well if i buy not enough i wont like it if i spend way more money than needed on 3.5+ drop coilovers and dont need that much i wasted my money.
So you don't even HAVE the setup yet? Can't make that call for you then. If it's all adjustable then you're wasting your time posting.
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Default Re: inches of drop for the look i want.

Um... tape measure??? Then measure how low you want the fender to be??? Complicated??? I think not.
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Default Re: inches of drop for the look i want.

Hillbillycivic, you're question is not an easy one to answer since all suspension components vary from car to car. I can tell you however that if you want that kind of a drop to fit your need you'll have no choice but to get good coilovers and then dial them in to your specification. I know its not the answer your looking for.
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Default Re: inches of drop for the look i want.

Shoot for 3+ inches of available drop, better to have more than you want then not enough, though im just guessing with your wheel/tire size maybe 2.5 would be about where you wanna be.
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Default Re: inches of drop for the look i want.

i know koni/ ground control can go pretty low. my s2 is tucking tire and i could still go another inch easily. basically any adjustable threaded setup should fit your needs as you can find tune it exactly where you want.
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