I own a 99 civic coupe, im putting on 17 inch rims after winter is gone

howmany inchesshould ilower it down with that size wheel, for both performance and look, thx.

 

Depends on what you really want out of the car which way are you leanig towards more performance or looks. If your in the middle of that and don't plan on heavy turn racing then I'd go with like 1.5" drop. Tokico shocks and Tein springs are popular for a lot of civic owners on here.
Tokico HP's- not as performance oriented
Tokico Illuminas- a little more aggressive driving oriented
Tokico d-spec- even more aggressive

For springs just get a good set i'm not to keen on different springs but you just have to search. There is a lot of info if you search on here. Hope this helped

 

ya i wouldnt drop more than 1.5 on 17's...tien s techs would prob be good...there is someone on here that just did the tokico hp and stech you might want to check out that thread and see how it worked out for them

 

Anyone running illuminas on here that has tried HP's too? I wouldn't mind knowing if there is a huge noticeable difference in the control.

I drive hard and fast most of the time, so I want excellent control. I like Tokico though.

sorry to thread jack. I am looking for the same thing you are, lol.

 

i had both i like the illuminas alot more....i just kept them on the stiffest setting all the time

 

ill def look into those tokico shocks n tein springs, i was thinkin 1.5 myself but just wanted another opinion, thanks for the help.

Also, about how much would it cost to lower it?

 

Looking on pro-civic using their prices, which I honestly believe is about 10-15% higher then normal, the Blues and all 4 springs, H or S tech is gonna run about 500 bucks.

Lastnight I noticed someone in the classifieds is selling a set of blues for like 260 shipped. Add 150 for springs, save almost 100.

Not sure if he's still got em though, its like 3-4 pages deep.

 

I found a set of tien s.tech springsfor $130,is thata good price?The drop in the front is 1.9' and the drop in therear is 1.7', will this be too low of a dropfor 17' wheels?

 

YUP, i still have them for sale....................................... https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_338132/tm.htm

 

i have a 00 civic coupe and i put on tokico hp blues and s-tech tein springs with a 1.9 front and 1.7 rear. i have 17" on them now and they fit and it looks great and the ride is the same. but my offset was to low and i had to roll the fender lip in the rears to fit the rims so them would rub. but i have a camber kit in the back to help tuck them in more so they fit in the wheel well. just make sure your rims have a high offset.