I am debating on lowering my Civic to mainly get better handling..I have seen several springs kits and debating doing this myself...The local shop wants $300 labor which seems too high to me...How hard would it be? I read somewhere you can get the spring on and off the strut without a compressor.
Also looking for suggestions on springs..I want it to be stiffer but not rattle my kids teeth out when I hit a bump..

 

i hyave yet to lower my car because i dont wanna risk ruining the ride. BE sure to get a camber kit too so u dont wreck the suspension/.

 

You should just buy dampers with your springs...

 

maybe you should just let the shop do it.

 

i just lowered mine it was easy,put new struts and coil overs on u dont need a compresser makes it easier though but u might need new bushing s if the bolts get stuck on my 98 on the front they got stuck in the bushing i baught new bolts at dealer like 8 bucks each then put some neverseise on them when u redo it to help for the future maybe................by the way wut is a camber kit

 

When you drop your car (usually around 2" or more, depending on the model) you end up with a negative camber in the struts (meaning they lean in, like this / \ ). This causes excessive wear on the inner edges of your tires, and also reduces traction dangerously. A camber kit allows you to adjust the angle of the struts so you can re-align them to the vertical.