sup everyone,
i have a 02 honda civic coupe..i bought some Tein S-Tech lowering springs for my car, but have no installed them yet due to some issues with my dad. he won't let me put them on b/c he thinks it will do more harm than good to my car!!! alright heres the deal, he thinks that if i put the springs on, the body of the car now would be so close to the tires that
that if i went over a dip or a bump that the tires would come up and hit the body, thus in the long run cause problems. i counter that by saying i don't think that would be much of a problem, but he thinks otherwise.
i have on 17" Velox Scythe Gunmental rims, with some Kumho Ecsta ASX tires with specs: 215-45-17
so my question i ask all ya'll who have fixed up Honda civics, is that will installing the Tein S-tech springs cause my tires to slam against the car body if i were to go over a dip or a speedbump unexpectedly?? or will the suspension and shock allow clearance of the dip/speedbump without any problems.
any imput/suggestions/personal experience would be greatly appreciated! THANKS :)

Hi New Member...
Are you buying camber kit for your Honda before you try to sway dad on letting you do your springs???

Scorpio7

naw i don't think im gona to get a camber kit...i mean is it reallly necessary? b/c the springs are only gona drop it 1.6 inches so its not going to be slammed. im just wondering how bad the tires will wear out once i install the springs

Welcome to the site!! Great to have you!!

~Amanda

Camber kit will keep your expensive tires tracking correctly which will over time save you many $$$$ on replacing them.

Scorpio7
I suggest Ingals Camber Kits or SpC


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ive seen cars that were dropped two inches who didnt run camber kits, and they were fine...but ive seen some cars that had even a slight drop that had wear issues.

ORIGINAL: Patrick
You are correcto-mugo my friend ...so have I!
Scorpio7
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ive seen cars that were dropped two inches who didnt run camber kits, and they were fine...but ive seen some cars that had even a slight drop that had wear issues.

im actually considering lowering my car, but i dont want to deal with a camber kit...and i dont want to ruin tires, but i havent found anyone who can tell me if i wilml actually need them..i get alot of "i think that you should be fine"..[:@]

sup guys i'm new to the scene here i have a question for yall. i bought me a 1993 civic and i just bought me some 17's the car is currently being painted and havein a body kit installed. i have a set of sknunk 2 lowering springs can i put them on the car without damaging the body kit??

you should probably check for clearances first.

Patrick...there is an expensive way to find out if you need a camber kit or not...don't buy one and don't install one and then go have it aligned at the shop, then if it needs a camber set-up have it installed and then re-aligned$$$$$ with the new camber kits..this way you get to spend more money to re-aligne your ride..

Scorpio7