Okay, i have a question obut suspension and what all is needed for a successful setup. I drive a 98 integra ls rockin the 14" spider web rims and i have bout 70K miles... i want to get coilovers and drop them so i barely have any room between rims and the wheel well. I've heard that i also need to get upper and lower strut bars, but no one really says what thye are for... are they to make the frame more sturdy? And also i was concerned about camber, but i have no idea really what camber means. Camber has something to do with the angle of the wheel right? so is this like to readjust my alignment?

K thanks fill me in.

 

i don't think i'd drop it as low as you're talking about because you'll probably end up hitting a pot hole or something and putting a huge dent or hole in your header you don't need lower tie bars unless you're going to be doing a LOT of autoX and need a really really stiff frame (i admit that they do look pretty cool though if you have the $$$ for them).
the upper strut tower bars do help to strengthen up the fram of the car under hard cornering (which keeps your wheels firmly planted on the road and not at an angle where you would lose traction). so upper strut tower bars are good.

if you really want to tighten up the way your car handles then you should invest in sway bars. these go under the car and attach the control arms (both up front and in back) and dramatically help to reduce body roll under any type of cornering situation. i would suggest getting an ITR rear sway bar kit from Beaks or BSQ to start out with and then get the front sway bar later on if you want/need it.

about the camber kit. you'll definitely need a camber kit if you drop the car any lower than 1.75" lower than stock height. camber is the angle of the wheel relative to the road when you're looking at the wheel from the front or back of the car (not the side) [top of wheel deep inside the wheel well = negative camber. top of wheel way outside the wheel well = positive camber] most people like around .75 to 1.0 degrees of negative camber for good cornering characteristics. you can get a good kit for about $150 and about the coil overs......if i were you i'd just get a spring/damper package and forget about the coil overs. the coil overs are way more expensive (if you get a nice set) and if you don't plan on adjusting the height of your ride quite often....there's no point in wasting the money on them when you could just have bought a nice spring/damper package and saved a lot of money and still gotten a great suspension setup.

 

yes but if i purchase rims i would like to be able to still have a drop, thanks for info though... btw would i need new shocks too?