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I currently have some no name Ebay adjustable coilovers on mine, the drop is set to about 1.5 front and back and blox rear LCA’a and I’ve never had a problem at the alignment shop… however being lowered, and shorter spring travel she bottoms out on pot holes even going slow… Because of this, I now have a leaky oil pan gasket… the pan itself might even be slightly warped. the bottom of my header also has a few scrapes and a dent in it too. The moral of the story, I think if you’re going to daily drive your civic, I wouldn’t lower it.
If you want the aftermarket springs, with your car, it sounds like w/ that much drop, you’ve changed the angle of the front LCA’s… Check the angle of your LCA’s, they should look parallel to each other, not bending up or down. If they’re bending up, then you might want to look into getting extended ball joints to change the angle back normal.
I currently have some no name Ebay adjustable coilovers on mine, the drop is set to about 1.5 front and back and blox rear LCA’a and I’ve never had a problem at the alignment shop… however being lowered, and shorter spring travel she bottoms out on pot holes even going slow… Because of this, I now have a leaky oil pan gasket… the pan itself might even be slightly warped. the bottom of my header also has a few scrapes and a dent in it too. The moral of the story, I think if you’re going to daily drive your civic, I wouldn’t lower it.
If you want the aftermarket springs, with your car, it sounds like w/ that much drop, you’ve changed the angle of the front LCA’s… Check the angle of your LCA’s, they should look parallel to each other, not bending up or down. If they’re bending up, then you might want to look into getting extended ball joints to change the angle back normal.
Idk, cuz… I always run Sunoco in my vehicles and can’t report any problems. I feel like I get better mileage, as long as I don’t lay into the throttle as much. Something about Sunoco, seems like it burns slower than other brands.
Idk, cuz… I always run Sunoco in my vehicles and can’t report any problems. I feel like I get better mileage, as long as I don’t lay into the throttle as much. Something about Sunoco, seems like it burns slower than other brands.
What brand of springs did you use, what’s their spring rate? What was the reason your alignment shop gave you as to why they couldn’t align your car? Gotta break it down a little more…
What brand of springs did you use, what’s their spring rate? What was the reason your alignment shop gave you as to why they couldn’t align your car? Gotta break it down a little more…
GSR’s & ITR’s have about 170-180 hp stock, btw…. And it doesn’t take much to make a civic a performance car, it’s all about power to weight ratio and civic’s are light.
GSR’s & ITR’s have about 170-180 hp stock, btw…. And it doesn’t take much to make a civic a performance car, it’s all about power to weight ratio and civic’s are light.
i’m running a B18b1 in my hatch, and after a couple weeks of driving with the new engine, it’s just not fast enough anymore. i would go with GSR swap, even if that means waiting longer for the money to do it. Say you’ve already spent 1500 on the LS swap and spend another 1500 in performance upgrades, is that extra 1500 gonna net you 30 more hp that the GSR has? it’s not. The GSR is a better base to start out with… plus it has a girdle and oil cooler from the factory.
i’m running a B18b1 in my hatch, and after a couple weeks of driving with the new engine, it’s just not fast enough anymore. i would go with GSR swap, even if that means waiting longer for the money to do it. Say you’ve already spent 1500 on the LS swap and spend another 1500 in performance upgrades, is that extra 1500 gonna net you 30 more hp that the GSR has? it’s not. The GSR is a better base to start out with… plus it has a girdle and oil cooler from the factory.