Civic EG

Yes, I did search the suspension forum for info. I couldnt find exactly what i needed tho. So here...
-95 hatch with some mods, gs-r b18, intake, header, exhaust, function7 lcas, frame brace, strut bar...not that most of that matters, but eventually the car is going to be a good mix of dd/track. right now i cant afford full coilovers so i just want to drop it for better stance/handling. for now i just want lowering springs, but i have a few questions.
-will just springs make a decent difference in handling?
-how horrible is it for the oem struts
-what else will help w/ handling? camber kits...etc...?
-what springs would be good? eibach? skunk2? tanabe? tein?
I'm look for enough drpo to tuck a little wheel. 2"? summer setup is 205/40/15 i believe. thanks.

springs arent THAAT bad for your oem struts, but they will blow eventually... as for the handling it will improve a lil bit, but mot much.. ive only driven on skunk2 so maybe other spring will improve it more so..

The struts are more important to handling than the springs. The struts are what hold your tires to the pavement.

You're not going to tuck that much on springs. I was on a budget as well so, I rocked Sk2 springs on OEM struts and never had any issues. The ride was good and handling/stance did improve! I also had a sk2 camber kit up front.

Here is a picture of how it sat before...





After...

right on. thanks guys. looks i'm gonna go with a set of either eibachs or skunk2 springs and put em on some tokico blues. probably go down 2-2.5". i just dont want to go smashin all over everything. CO roads suck. bad.

Coil over sleeves on for now, stock struts. They will be swapped out soon.

Chance wrote:You're not going to tuck that much on springs. I was on a budget as well so, I rocked Sk2 springs on OEM struts and never had any issues. The ride was good and handling/stance did improve! I also had a sk2 camber kit up front.

Here is a picture of how it sat before...





After...

those HX rim are looking good.

Thanks. ChicagoMike polished them. I re-polished and sprayed the inner portions metalic grey. Sadly the car was sold 1.5yrs ago.. makes me sad everytime I see the pics.
Sorry to thread jack with my sob story.. BTT