Haha, that ish is funny..

 

I have a super-low car and the CX and when it came time to decide how low the Civic would be set to, I chose 1.5". Why? Because you REALLY slow yourself down when you have to come to almost a complete stop every time there is a dip in the road, a speed bump, a driveway, or anything that exceeds a few inches in height. I fly by the lowriders, daily because they are afraid to damage their oil pans or something else that is exposed.
2+ is great for a smooth track or autocross, but like I said, you might as well get used to being a cool-looking cruiser, cause too low is too slow.

 

Different strokes for different folks. You do what you want it dosent really matter I was just trying to help and not be a d**K about little stuff. I had an 01' that was lowered and the toe was set. I also had a little more than 3 degrees camber and I had a set of yokahama prada spec 2's on it and my tire blew due to the fact that the tire had worn through the belt on the inside edge. literally 8000 miles later. new tires shot to pieces. But like I said whatever I was just trying to lend my experiance and little knowlege to help out a fellow civic owner.

 

parada spec 2's and your toe was your problem. they probably didn't set your toe correctly.

 

They said it was I had the sheet and everything looked legit. but yea that tires were really soft and had some crappy treadwear rating.

 

yeah, when you run that type of compound, you need camber correction with a severe drop.

 

false. leave the oil pan explosions to the silly VW kids. like i said, i'm lowered somewhere around 2.25-2.5", can maybe fit my pinky between the 195/50R15 Kumho SPTs and my front/rear fenders, with a much harder ride than most ppl would ever want on their cars. i daily drive my car, lots of neighborhoods around my area with speed bumps that i have to go through. pot holes, dips, etc all around. only time i have to slow down a good amount is over large speed bumps and pulling up on my driveway only because of how high the spring rates on my car are. i've never any problems. become familiar with the streets u frequent and pay attention to roads u arnt familiar with and u'll be fine.

also don't associate a large drop to automatically having horrible ride quality. the right spring rates with properly matched shocks can easily make a 2.5" drop feel about as smooth as say the S-Techs with Tokcios..

 

It's not so much the potholes, it's the entrances and exits out of malls, plazas, private parking lots, all kinds of driveways, etc. I see low-riders scaping their undersides, daily whereas I have no issues at all. Everything is a compromise - 18-inch wheels might look cool, but in most cases, ride, acceleration, and braking will suffer. The same is true of slammed cars that are often out of their element on the street. Like I said, I have another car that is at least 2 inches lower than my Civic and although like you, I know its limits around town, it is a relief to drive the Civic out of parking lots that make my other car creep along while its spoiler is scraping the pavement. Cool-looking? Yes. A pain at times? Double yes.