http://www.showstoppersusa.com/produ...roducts_id=131

if i get theese and ride with them for 2 months till i get after market shok will i be fine and what about my rack and pinon? what will happen to that will it creek like no tommorw or would it go bad and i know i need a camber kit so i have that already in mind

 

I'd be more concerned about the bad camber angle you'll get from going too low. Roll center adjusters are the solution but are pricey and not fun to put in. I was lucky enough to find them for $100 on craigslist, but you should expect them to be $200+ online.

 

i would honestly suggest saving up for slipovers, or coils. springs cancel out the adjust ability aspect of lowering a car. if ep3 are anything like dc5s, the butt of your car will be slugging around after a few weeks of riding.

save yourself now

 

damn orlando you really wanna lower your ep dont you? IMO just bear the mini van look for a while and just save up for some coils. well whatever you do good luck with it (side note) i really wanna lower mine too. its KILLING me. but too bad i cant get a full time job yet. and im not sure if my job would let me have overtime.

 

thanks guys. and yes i do want to lower it. im tight on payments and i have court coming up here in 25 days for 82 in a 55. i might lose it for 6 monthss mhmmmmm bugs me but im gonna plead my *** to the judge since i work 2 jobs like 60 hours a week i need my car lol

 

Cut the spring save cash .

No matter how you do it a slammed vehicle will handle like ***.
Track cars have thousand of money just put into suspension alone..

 

^ ummm how bout no thanks lol u can do tht to your own car

 

Do you consider this 'slammed':


Thanks to roll center adjusters, it handles really f'ing good, even with cheap *** soft springs. I may even try going lower when I finally get good springs.

 

^ i like it

 

Don't get the Neuspeed Race springs... Neuspeed made a mistake when making these springs... they are too soft, actually they are softer then stock!!! Which is bad!!!!!!!

Orlando go with the Progress springs or the H&R Sport! Do it right or don't do it all!!! Trust me on this...

 

wow thank god u came in here or i would of screwed myself over. im going to check out H&R sport

 

so dave theese right here are the ones i want to go with? are they better then progress? they offer a drop by a little then progress.

http://hrsprings.com/scripts/appguid...DA%20|%20Civic Si

 

The thing is that H&R don't give us the numbers of their spring rates for the Sport suspension specifically for the EP3 so I couldn't really tell you how much stiffer they are or not!

Now between the 2, from a lot searching and reading people's opinions about the 2 different springs I would go with the Progress springs! They seems to offer a very good spring rate that is good for the street and a little track/autox... H&R must have a better then stock spring rate but like I said I am not sure on how much more stiffer they are! But they drop the car a little to low which will lead to problems with the rack and pinion and trust its a very expensive repair!

Progress drop is 1.8 front and 1.5 rear

H&R drop is 2.0 all around

 

yep i have gone that far into reseach myself. thanks for the input. man i dont know how thoose others guys go lower and run their cars for like 90k and still dont have problems with the rack and pinion

 

wow... nothing but crazy *** opinions... :shakehead:

to the OP... call it a day and either get you the HFP suspension or try and go with the rsx a-spec suspension... either one will lower your car by about an inch all around and will still be within OEM alignment specs... so no camber bolts or kit needed... anything lower than that will result in not so good handling and will have you bottoming out like crazy... go to clubep3.net and take a look at the suspension forum in there... TONS of info... if you have any questions, revert to the forum i specified or hit up mustclime... he's pretty knowledgable when it comes to suspension...

 

thanks man i have had my head stuck in HT for a while not that it isnt bad but i totally forgot about clubep3.net and ephatch.com haha guess i love HONDA-TECH what can i say

 

Btw Mustclime is also on Honda-Tech! And I have also read the suspension thread that mustclime wrote and I agree he knows his stuff but I have read different things from different people who know just as much as him so its hard to just say what is right and what is wrong!

 

ok i get paid like 680 fri and only need 289 of it for my car payment. what do i buy?

 

Start off with Progress springs and get some Tokico shocks... you are on a budget remember! Don't be stupid do it right please!

 

yeah thats number 1 one on my list! ur gonna walk me along with all this. thanks Dave. so if i wait like 3 weeks after i get the spring then get the tokico shocks? or would i be fine riding around on the progress spring on my stock struts for like 4 weeks?

 

there's no point in putting your springs on if you're gonna be a few weeks behind getting your shocks/struts replaced... just wait and do it all at once... it'll be less of a headache for you...

 

what can i say im crazy hehe. nah i wont

 

ya if you are going to end up getting the shocks in a couple weeks wait but if its going to be like in 5 months then put them on... no point in paying the techs 2 times to do the same work!

 

Dave ForTheSave.!... Orlando if you do go with Progress springs and Tokico shocks.. tell me how it goes. im in the same budget boat as you. so GL with that.

 

will do. the money is coming together. but one thing it sound like my engine is knocking now slightly?? wtf first it was my clutch and i got that fixed and now this.