Lower 01 civic

[Drulex]

Hey, im kinda new to this so I need some advice. I just put 17"s on my 01 civic and they look pretty good, but the car is kinda high. Thing is I wanna drop it, but want to drive it during winter too. What is the cheapest option for a 2.5in drop? I have around 4 inches between tires and car. I want to eventually put a lip kit also.. is 2.5 too much?

thanks

 

[Civic_Addict]

f**k yea dude. if your driving in the snow... an inch drop tops! then you wont blow your shocks... but if you want to lower your car more for the summer time you could always buy coilovers instead. they let you adjust them anyway you want! skunk 2 racing has a good set up and theyre affordable too. if you want lowering springs go with tienen b/c some types are made for the factory set up... Nice rims by the way. What kind are they?

 

[joe7987]

2.5.... I don't think that'll be driveable in the snow. I'm lowered 2.25 in sunny florida with pretty good road conditions and it's drivable, but I still have to take certain precautions and have to look out for certain things. 2.5 in snow will be very very tough to drive.

 

[Young gunna]

drop the car 1.5 maybe 2 at the most. i drove my car in the snow and it was dropped at 1.5 and it was tuff sometimes

 

[xxcha0s77]

i want to no if i could put coilover selves over the stock struts ?

or would the lowering springs be better for putting on the stock structs ... my struts are strong and i looked at them and they look branded new ...

what would a 2 inch drop look like on a 2002 honda civic ... mabe a picture ?

 

[Brian13]

I'm Slammed all the way down on Coiloves (year round)
Here in Jersey, Snow isn't a problem. It actually made it easier to shovel the driveway. Snow plowed it.
This was In the bad snow storm or 2009/2010. Key note - Lip Kit was still in tack.

 

[vjf915]

How the hell did you get your car to move through that?

 

[Brian13]

LOL, It's called skill...just messing. IDK, I love to drive in that crap, my bosses were suprised when they saw me in work those days
Anyways, to answer the OP's question. depending on the with of the tire, you should be able to drop whatever you want. Another thing is if you're just trying to fill the wheel well up. Your tires look pretty thing almost like a 35 series or so. A long time ago, when I had 18"s, I had a 40 series on.

 

[joe7987]

Brian has gained a few badass points in my book

chaos - I really recommend you do not use your stock shocks. It doesn't matter what kind of condition they're in. When you buy lowering springs / coilovers, they're stiffer than your stock springs. Your shocks need to compensate for the new stiffness and it puts a lot of stress on them. Stock shocks are not meant to handle this stress, and usually blow. I've heard of a few cases where they didn't, but those were on people who only lowered their car a little bit. On a 2.5" drop, you're gonna screw up your shocks.

 

[xxcha0s77]

thanks joe !

which braned do you guys perfer ?

should i get all diffrent brand im tryin to get a nice slam !

 

[vjf915]

Whats your price range? And are you going for performance or looks?

 

[Brian13]

LOL, thanks Joe.

 

[Drulex]

TO CIVIC_ADDICT: my rims are 17' gray metallic RTX rims with LEXANI high performance summer tires 40 series. I negociated them for 400$ rims and tires (was 500) tires have been used 2 seasons.

TO VJF915: im looking more into the look than performance, and money is a big issue. im a student and i wanna spend as less as possible as long as i dont buy crap. maybe around 200 bucks would be my budget. any suggestions?

 

[joe7987]

200 bucks to lower it?

Not gonna happen. You need to raise your budget to at least 400 to have a shot... even then, your chances are slim.

 

[xxcha0s77]

i am going for both i want a nice slam but also want nice performance !

 

[vjf915]

Then you will need to up your price range to about $700 at least.

 

[Drulex]

wouldnt just a coil over kit do it? this one for example

http://www.eautoworks.com/product-JKL-6739.htm

EDIT

i just did a quick search and found out the website is actually a scam... explaining the low price. but a similar product would do the job??

 

[joe7987]

That's just a coilover sleeve... AKA, an adjustable spring. You'll still need shocks and camber kits.

You're going to need to look far beyond your current price range.

 

[Drulex]

i see so then I would need an adjustable full kit like this one for example??
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=130371

 

[vjf915]

Correct. Having a full coil-over kit will give you the best reliability and performance.