Hey guys,

So I plan on getting either 15" or 16" Konig Countersteers and putting them on my stock 94 civic ex coupe. I would like to know, where could I get my speedometer readjusted to the tires? Would I need to change the springs/shocks? What else do I need to change on my civic? How much am
I looking at overall, and what's the best shock/spring to buy. I'm not going to use this car for anything other than regular day by day city use. Thanks for reading, and I appreciate any help given.

-Ajyizze

 

Okay, depending on tire size, you shouldn't need to worry about your speedo and odo; with the right sized tires, the overall wheel/tire size should be very, very close to the stock wheels.

With 15's and 195/50-15 tires, the speedo will be off by roughly 0.3%.
With 16's and 205/40-16 tires, your speedo will be off by roughly 1.3%.
You could do 16's 205/45-16 tires for a little more comfort (taller sidewalls), but your speedo will be off by 2.2%

Even if you opt for the 16's and 205/45's, the 2.2% difference is not much; your speedo will read 58.6mph when you're actually doing 60.

For just wheels, you won't really need anything extra; your stock shocks and springs will be fine unless you want to lower the car (and to be honest, aftermarket wheels look awkward at stock height). If you choose to lower, I'd suggest one of two combinations:

1) Ground Control coilovers with KONI shocks; excellent ride quality, and you can dial in the ride height to exactly where you want it (also you can raise it back up to near-stock height for the winter). Just remember that every time you change the ride height you'll need to have the car aligned.

2) Tein S-Tech springs and Tokico blues; they'll drop you between 1.5" and 2" (enough to almost eliminate wheel gap, but you won't be tucking the tires or anything).

For wheels and tires, you're looking at $500+, depending on brands, sizes, etc.
For shocks, you're looking at around $300-$500 on average
For lowering springs, $150-$300 is normal, and for coilover sleeves (Like Ground Control), around $300 is what you should expect to pay.

But like I said, if you just want to do wheels and tires, you won't have any problems.

 

Wow, you have really helped me. You summed everything up in one post.
I can't thank you enough, you're a lifesaver. Thanks again, I will definitely
take what you said into consideration.

-Ajyizzle