hey guys, i have an 05 civic and was thinking about lowering it. I want about a 1" to a 1.5" drop nothing too low. i still want good ride quality but do not want stock height. I use this car almost everyday to go to school and such. the set up i was thinking about was tein s. techs, with tokico hp series shocks. would this be a good set up for a dd? if not what would you suggest? thanks in advance.

 

How about these?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/...74c093be_o.jpg

Just kidding,but there are a myriad of options you could go with.If it's just a d/d,then I wouldn't waste a whole lot of money on something that doesn't suit your use for them.But,if somewhere down the road you plan on doing some major upgrades,then you will have a pretty good setup in place already and not have to worry about it,if you spend a little extra.

Everyone likes the GC/Koni setup,so I guess you really can't go wrong with them.I personally have Ksport on a 94 Accord d/d and I've had no complaints at all.I used to have GC/Tokico blues,and they sucked ***,but I bought the car with them already on.If my Ksports blow,then I'll just put on the GC's back on and get either Illuminas or Yellows.

Whatever you get,you might want to get something with a good amount of adjust ability,just in case you don't like the ride height or dampening.

 

what's your price range?

if you've got the cash, defianlty go with koni/gc...haven't heard anything bad about them...everyone i know who has them raves about how great they are.

 

hey that Batmobile pic is pretty cool... any more detail pics like that anywhere?

 

hmm how much would a gc/koni setup cost? im trying to stay in the hundreds nothing over a thousand :\

 

I just did a Google image search for "the tumbler" and that's one of the pics that came up.Looks like it has coilovers meant for a rock crawler.

 

i got my GC/Koni yellows for 800. it should be around there

 

mm thanks! how do you like that set up by the way? would you recommend it for daily driving?

 

hmm i was looking around and i saw this:
http://www.dezod.com/pd_ingalls_susp...ic_0305_14.cfm

what do you guys think about those?

 

The Ingalls kit doesn't provide dampers. You really shouldn't (although you could) use your stock struts on lowering springs, as the valving is insufficient for increased spring rates.

If you're looking to spend less than $800 and are mostly concerned with a ride height drop vs. ultimate handling, Tein Basics have the potential to come in under $800.

 

yea the setup is pretty good for a dd. koni are adjustables too so u can play with it and find what setting is good for you

 

oh alright thanks DcLs. a gc/koni setup sounds good. how are tein basic coilovers?

 

Haha, I never knew the batmobile had Fox coilovers and Super Swamper TSL's on it. I bet that was a super fun build.

To the OP, yes the tien s-techs and Tokico HP's would be fine for a DD. You don't need to spend hundreds more on adjustable shocks and coilovers if you aren't going to be adjusting them ever. Koni reds are also a viable option, and just search around for springs and what their ride heights look like. There are tons of static drop springs around like tien, eibach, neuspeed, H&R and more.

 

+1

 

if i go with the s-techs i would drop it like 1.3" in the front and 1.4" in the rear. i read that the tokico hp series shocks only support up to a 1" max drop? is that true? here is what it said:

"On these shocks, you can lower your Civic a maximum of 1" without affecting ride quality"

 

whatever you get..make sure you get the right spring rates..

 

You'll most likely be fine. People go way lower on those shocks, so don't worry about being .3" too low for the shocks.

 

alright sweet! thanks man

 

oh just wondering, is that a normal set up to have? (s-techs and tokico blues), i think gc/koni is to expensive for me.

 

tokico with teins s tech is a pretty good combo my friend had it on his car ride pretty smooth but the drop is pretty high still. i dont know how low u wanna go so yea