Hey guys, I just got myself a 2001 Prelude type sh after having my ej8 civic totaled. So I am not a newb when it comes to Hondas and suspension, but need some help.

I am looking for my first mod to lower the prelude. Now I have heard that there is a difference between the base prelude and the SH when it comes to lowering. Can someone explain that to me, and what do I need to pay attention to?

I am also looking into recommendations on what to lower my car on. In my civic I had H&R Sport springs along with Koni yellow shocks, and that was an ok setup.

For my prelude, I am not trying to get into any crazy race suspension or anything like that, but I don't want to necessarily cheap out on it as well. I do want to improve my handling as well as decreasing that ugly hand gap. I was considering full coilovers, and a friend of mine just gave me a ride in his base prelude with function and form type 1 coilovers and I was surprised by how good it rode for it being so low.

So right now I am considering those, and for around $650 they seem to be a good deal. Any input?

 

SH vs Base suspension info from the Prelude FAQ thread.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-prelude-4/5th-gens-base-vs-sh-762014/

I really liked my H&R Race springs with Koni yellows.

 

The Prelude SH doesn't respond that well to lowering. Your ATTS might go a little crazy, however my buddy has one that he lowered. BC Racing Coils, but his ATTS light has been on for quite a while regardless.

F&F Type 1s are budget, just like BC Racing ones. You can get better.

 

How low did he go for his light to turn on? And also, what recommendations do you have?