i was looking into buying some rims...16" i have a white 97 2 door, what color rims? black or bronze would look nice? and also i was thinking of lower it first.. 1.9" front and 1.7" back...with that be enough? thanks

 

Get 17's with 205/40/17 with tein springs which is a pefect drop with no gap but no rubbing..

 

^ thats exactly my setup. Definitely a rough ride, but looks sick as hell. Wish i woulda gone 205s for some 16"s, but oh wel

 

Here's what I have - 16-inch Black Racing Pros on 205/45/16 Falken Ziex 912s, lowered 1.5 inches front and 1.3-inches back using Eibach springs and shocks. Even on 16s, the ride is very stiff, so personally, I would not get any wheels that require 40-series or lower tires. Handling is very good with the 45-series Falcons, which were rated as the #1 all-season tire by Consumer Reports.



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15"-16" Rota Circuit 8 in bronze look crazy awesome on white civic's, I saw them on a coupe the other day and I nearly drooled. Suspension first though for sure.

 

Look through this thread and see what you like

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_265861/tm.htm

 

yeah i think i know what i want... 16" rims with 205/45/16.....and if i get just tein springs would i have to buy shocks n other stuff with it? or can i wait couple of months or so? and which springs would be best?

 

The shocks have to be removed anyway if the springs are being swapped, so why not wait until you have the whole set? That's what I did. But to answer your question - yes, you could use the same shocks, it's just that they were never intended to be compressed as much as they are with shorter springs. Some say the shocks may "blow out", but I haven't seen that happen, yet.

 

well yea eventually i'll buy shocks too. just needa wait for the money haha and the stock shocks will last couple months right? its not like theyre gonna blow out as soon as i put springs... cuz i've seen ppl go on just springs, i've never heard from anyone who's shocks have blown out lol just hear about it... haha

 

Are you doing the work, yourself? If you're not, you could save a good chunk of cash by having everything done at once. The other thing to consider is alignment. If you have just the springs installed, the alignment will be off, so it's have to be done immediately afterward. A few months later, after you have shocks installed, the alignment may be off and would need to be done, again. You see where I'm going? You save alot of hassle and cash by doing both at the same time.