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.

 

 

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.