same here man. Thats why I went with Tein S techs. They don't lower it too much. Plus, I do alot of highway driving, which was neary unbearable with the coilovers that came on it.

and now that I have 15's instead of 17's the car rides 100 times better

 

Nike- Go look at my album. Factory alloys. "EX wheels"

Wellfed- we have sets of ten tracks in a row all over my city that could eat your bumper not to mention pot holes that have taken out numerous exhaust systems. I don't feel like pushing a civic out of a 10" drift either come winter time.

Shandles- I like the way my car rides compared to my friends who have lowered their vehicles other than a wheel bearing/shock going out.

 

I scotch-brighted my alloys today.. enough that it got off the uneven clear coat.. it's almost.. a white color underneath O.o Someone told me I didn't need to primer them because they are aluminum.. not metal O.o.. true?

 

LOL.
Pretty sure you should primer any surface you want to paint so that the paint has something to stick to.
But idk much about painting..lol

 

There is an update on how it turned out in my album..