Civic EG

Well my car has always been uneven since i bought it, so i just purchased a set of maxspeed 3" lowering springs, they are about an inch shorter than the ones in it which i assume are 2" ones.

So i installed the new springs, all the bump stops out, and the car sits EXACTLY the way it was

Spring comparison:





before





after

Dude!! Your shocks look old as fuck, 1993 OEM equipment??? I bet thats part, if not all your problem. Also make sure your tire pressure is even all the way around the car.

Coilover time!

^^^ yep more than likely shocks, my car sits un-even also and its cuz newer/older shocks

AddictiveAllMotor wrote:Dude!! Your shocks look old as fuck, 1993 OEM equipment??? I bet thats part, if not all your problem. Also make sure your tire pressure is even all the way around the car.

Coilover time!

change the shocks lol koni yellows FTW!!

bushings also play a roll in resistance that affect ride height. broken bushings will sagg more than new ones.

Ditto on the coilovers and Konis.

With that much drop, you MAY want to get the Koni's shortened, btw.

LowTEC-Derbo wrote:bushings also play a roll in resistance that affect ride height. broken bushings will sagg more than new ones.

Good call!! Its something thats easily overlooked!

new springs can take a little while to settle, they say to wait a day or 2 before you get your car aligned after installing springs because it will be a little bit lower.

wow there sure is alot of fingers pointing at my shocks hahaha, my car was in an accident before i got it, i wonder if that has something to do with it?

Also, what are these koine things? are they cheap, i know i dont have money

york62 wrote:wow there sure is alot of fingers pointing at my shocks hahaha, my car was in an accident before i got it, i wonder if that has something to do with it?

Also, what are these koine things? are they cheap, i know i dont have money

koni yellow are shocks that are adjustable they run for about $125 each... but yeah bushings can be the problem too...

konis are not cheap... if you only want to spend 200-300, try some tokico HP or AGX.

better shocks will make the ride more stable and less bouncy than with the oem ones

teal_dx wrote:konis are not cheap... if you only want to spend 200-300, try some tokico HP or AGX.

better shocks will make the ride more stable and less bouncy than with the oem ones

tokico hp go for about 300 and they are pretty good... i heard kyb are pretty cheap too

sweet i will have to do some more research

Are the spring rates a lot higher than OEM? If not, and it's a street car, I'd agree with saving money with the Tokico's. Either way, I'd call them and make sure you get the right shock for that much drop...or have them shortened.

If the springs are a lot stiffer than OEM, I'd go with the Koni's, when you can afford them. If not, especially if you race the car, you'll risk blowing out the shocks.

FWIW, I put Koni's on mine, with OEM springs (for now). The car didn't handle better...it handled like a totally DIFFERENT car!

At full soft, it feels 10x better...sportier, more responsive...just plain better. On full firm, they help the soft OEM springs a TON and it feels like a race car!