HELP! Suspension, Lowering setup!

[isak]

I am thinking of lowering my car about 1.5 to 1.8 inches.
I was looking at tein s tech springs with tokiko blue shocks.
on top of springs and shocks, are there anything else that I need to complete my setup?
struts? bars? i am not 100% clear on what they are. Please help me out!

 

[Evan.]

what are you looking to get out of your car / setup?

 

[vjf915]

A strut bar combo (front upper, rear upper and rear lower tie bar) will help you get a lot out of your setup. Megan Racing makes a relatively decent priced set that you can order from wesellcarparts.com with a discount if you contact Don on the site.

 

[stince]

if your thinking of just lowering it a little but still maintaing your stock ride.

Get a set of S Techs on illuminas or at least blues.

The s-techs on Tokico illuminas will feel almost as close as stock on soft setting

 

[isak]

hmm, i'm looking at s techs and illuminas. (are ebay illuminas okay? trustworthy?)
do i need to get camber kits?
if I dont get camber kits, wouldn't my tires go bald really fast?

how about struts/bars, is that necessary?
which bar should i get first?
any recomendations on brands? (i heard ebay struts make no difference at all)

 

[Evan.]

Sway bars make the biggest difference, strut bars are for a "finishing" touch.

 

[EK|B]

You DO NOT need a camber kit, you have to get an alignment though. The alignment will fix the tire wear.

 

[95 modified]

you only need a camber kit if you get at least a 3in drop. You should be alright with out it.

 

[PhntmSk8r]

hmm, i'm looking at s techs and illuminas. (are ebay illuminas okay? trustworthy?)
do i need to get camber kits?
if I dont get camber kits, wouldn't my tires go bald really fast?

how about struts/bars, is that necessary?
which bar should i get first?
any recomendations on brands? (i heard ebay struts make no difference at all)

you wont need a camber kit, just get an alignment after the suspension gets put in.

 

[stince]

well.. its foolish not to get a camber kit when you lower a car.

Anything over a inch n 1/2 is not what honda ment when they made the car.

Camber kit when you lower it over a inch n Half.

Just do it. Don't complain. you'll love it in the end when you don't have to keep dishing $$$$ for new tires.

 

[EK|B]

well.. its foolish not to get a camber kit when you lower a car.

Anything over a inch n 1/2 is not what honda ment when they made the car.

Camber kit when you lower it over a inch n Half.

Just do it. Don't complain. you'll love it in the end when you don't have to keep dishing $$$$ for new tires.

lol?

 

[isak]

hmmm so.. camber kit yes? no?
i commute daily pretty far. dont know if that makes a difference for the answer.

anywyas, so far this is what i'm getting:
tein s techs
tokico illuminas
sway bar (dont know which brand or how much its gonna cost. i'm looking for middle range, not shitty nor too baller status)

anything else that i'm missing???

 

[Black99Si]

alignment will run close to 100 bucks, so add that

 

[stince]

camber kit and an allignment will save you moeny down the road spent on tires.

Believe me. Just get it. Coming from someone before who didn't think they would need one

 

[EK|B]

camber kit and an allignment will save you moeny down the road spent on tires.

Believe me. Just get it. Coming from someone before who didn't think they would need one

 

[stince]

what? lol

i'm just speaking the truth

 

[PhntmSk8r]

well.. its foolish not to get a camber kit when you lower a car.

Anything over a inch n 1/2 is not what honda ment when they made the car.

Camber kit when you lower it over a inch n Half.

Just do it. Don't complain. you'll love it in the end when you don't have to keep dishing $$$$ for new tires.

thats great, read the first post.

Tein s-techs he said.

which will NOT lower him enough to need a camber kit.

factory spec calls for up to 1* negative camber front and rear anyway.

 

[ryanM]

thats great, read the first post.

Tein s-techs he said.

which will NOT lower him enough to need a camber kit.

factory spec calls for up to 1* negative camber front and rear anyway.

you dont need a camber kit, camber doesnt hurt your tires that much, just get an alignment to fix toe.

toe eats tires like a hooker on a $50 blowjob, negative camber just makes you handle better and it looks cool.

unless you are low enough that you are driving on your sidewalls, dont worry about camber.

 

[isak]

okay tahnks a lot guys for all th input!!!

 

[isak]

how about tokiko hp suspension kit (springs and shocks combo)?
heres the link http://robearracing.com/pd_tokico.cfm
is this website reliable?