markysparky

ok guys heres the specs....then the questions

1996
silver
4dr
EX
d16y8 rebuilt and bored
i/h/e
system

ok now the questions....

how much should i lower it to look good?
what wheels
what else can i do?
idk i pretty much want some ideas

but no ricey stuff guys cmon! lol
JDM y0

markysparky

its a manual too hehe

EL Vap133

What are your plans for the car? I think you need to decide what you want and not what other people want to do to your car.

markysparky

well i want to lower it...but i dont know the "safe zone" to low....not enough..u know i want to put a lip on the car but i dont know the exact name of the lip...if ppl can post pics of lips on the 96 civic that would be a help too, then ill just say TAHTS THE ONE! and u guys can tell me the name haha

markysparky

anyone??

markysparky

COME ON IM NOT THE ONLY 4dr rofl

EJ4door

heres my four door with about a 3 inch drop

with C8


with gsr blades

Redline96LX

What the hell does engine specs have to do with how the outside of the car looks?

My suggestion though, silver rims. Black with a lip look like ****. Get like some 17s if you slam it. but if you lower it just a bit, get some 15s, or 16s with oversized tires would look good.

http://hondashowoff.com/profile.php?id=5749

thats my car, its a 96 silver 4 door too, check it.


4 door 6th gens have to have the right lookin rims to be lowered and not look too bad. Like my car dropped 4 inches would look terrible.

markysparky

these are the things i know i want done to my car...

yellow oem fogs...the square ones..

wheels...not sure wat kind...

springs...not sure how low and wat brand...

i want to cut my stock shifter....so it looks like a short shifter and i dont expletive my trans.

new headlights...mine are all like "moldy" not clear old lookin..

new grill...

si sideskirts

front lip.....i dont know the name of it but its ******* hott

umm ordered a high flow cat.. thursday

want a RSX type S muffler

i WISH i could afford the JDM bumper

feel free to add any suggestions..

Redline96LX

Suggestions:

Don't get the OEM fogs. Ya don't want em. There overpriced cause there rare cause they didnt sell cause there too ugly.

Short shifters do NOT expletive up your transmission, thats a misconception. The short throw shifters we all have are the same height. Look at your car, you dont want the shifter physically lower, you just cant reach it. Your headlights, go to Napa and get somethin called 3M Perfect It II. Its a rubbing compound and will remove the yellowing from age.
The Si's lip looks nice, don't know what lip your thinkin of. For your grille, dont know what to tell ya, whatever ya want. I used gutterguard after i dremeled out the plastic.

Znypar

ive got some tein ss coilovers. amazing ride, damper adjustment is incredible, adjustable height. yet uber expensive (but completely worth it)

markysparky

just how much if u dont mind me asking?

markysparky

well the OEM fogs would be the ebay ones and i would do the yellow paint in the FAQ section i like them they look hot on my car and as for the short shifter my friend has a 99 civic ex his shifter IS lower and it did eff up his trans...now hes on his 2nd trans and he cant even slam 2nd....soo ill stick with my stock...plus i can already shift faster then kids with a short shifter ROFL stick nubs....thats one thing i do know how to do is shift freakin fast

markysparky

by the way this is the lip i want.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

picture that....the yellow fogs (square type)
and lowered 3 inches... wat do u think...

markysparky

what other engine mods can i do to my car??

skunk2eg

^^ Again, its all about how much you are willing to spend.

NAem1

here's a picture of my old 4 door.


-Lowered with ground control coilovers.
-The wheels are 03' EX wheels
-The lip is a cheap mugen style painted flat black.

amnaej8

a lot of it has to do with budget, future plans, how you want your car to turn out. coming on honda-tech and asking for advice on what you should do is just a way to get flamed. im surprised you haven't gotten flamed already.

2ndly, do some research yourself. look at other civics that have been dropped, read some specs, etc.

as for engine mods, d16...turbo it . if not, go all motor na...? chipped ecu, i/h/e u said u already got, fuel managing, etc. any ideas on clutch/flywheel? new tranny, etc.

read up on other builds. you'll learn a lot more than you think you will.

i may seem like a complete noob posting this reply, but its just my 2c so take it or leave it

Redline96LX

NAem1, i love that car. At that angle, it actually almost looks like a coupe, but ya still got the practicality of a sedan cause hoes dont like crawlin over ya to get to the backseat (till ya know, later.) And because the car is dark and the sideskirts are black, the black lip works.


This is mine, this is what happens when you have 16s at stock height and they give you tires too small. It looks lifted I know.



Modified by Redline96LX at 3:48 PM 1/7/2006

NAem1

hah i would have to agree, thanks man.