davidofazrael

First of all, great forum. I've been checking things out on here for a little while now and I feel very cool joining the community here.

Anyway, I'm really excited to say that I recently bought a totally stock '98 Civic DX Hatchback. I feel great about it, the car is in really solid shape, and I've wanted one for a long time. I want to start working on the car as I can afford to.

The idea for what I want to do can basically be summed up as this:
I wanted to build something that kicks a little *** that I can still drive a good bit. Nothing too out of hand, I want the car to be "nice".

Eventually I want to swap the motor and do some of those types of mods, but I think I'd like to do some upgrades to the suspension and brakes first. I'm just unsure of where to start. Any info would be totally awesome. Thanks...

Phoenix_ITR

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welcome!

considering the fact that the car is a decade old, new bushings and some sticky tires would be a great place to start.

slacks

If it were up to me I would have done my safety upgrades before any type of performance upgrades, but a dying motor forces me to swap soon lol

Stick to things that can most likely save your life first like these.
-Front Rotors/Brake Pads (I use autozone duralast rotors and hawk pads )
-Rear Disc Conversion (From and integra/civic si... helps stopping power a bunch)
-Good shocks/coilovers (skunk2, koni, ground control.. ect..) and maybe lca's
-wheels and tires (if you need/want them)

after that you'll have decided whether or not to build a motor for na, turbo.. ect...

be sure to check the appearance/cosmetic section when you lose your trial status too! beautiful hatches in there that are all oem parts

gl with the build and welcome to HT

davidofazrael

Thanks a lot- I think I'll be looking into the rotors/pads, and new bushings first.

Is there some sort of kit available that I might be able to get all the new bushings I need at once?

Also, am I right in saying that coilovers consist of a spring and a strut? Would those lower the car, and replace the existing struts and springs?

Oh and thanks for the quick replies, that's really pretty cool.

Phoenix_ITR

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Is there some sort of kit available that I might be able to get all the new bushings I need at once?

Also, am I right in saying that coilovers consist of a spring and a strut? Would those lower the car, and replace the existing struts and springs?

Oh and thanks for the quick replies, that's really pretty cool.

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energy suspension as well as a couple other companies make full kits in order to replace bushings.

coilovers consist of a threaded shock body with a spring on an adjustable perch. they'll give you adjustable ride height while replacing the shock and spring in one shot.

davidofazrael

is there a chance of coilovers (like the skunk2 ones) having an effect on the alignment of the car?

and if so, is there a way to fix it so i'm not chewing up tires (like will getting a simple alignment adjustment be enough)?





Modified by davidofazrael at 8:45 PM 4/22/2008

EKstacy

yes, changing out the springs will affect your alignment but a simple alignment at your local shop will fix all those issues