I thought the s-tech tein springs were only supposed to be 1.5" so I wouldn't have to buy a camber kit and use stock struts? But on ebay all the sellers are listing the s-tech as a 1.9" (front) and 1.7" (back) drop on a 96-00???

Does that mean I'm screwed and have to buy all that extra ****?

 

you should buy all the extra '****' anyway. it will improve your performance whether you dropped it 30mm's or 2.5".

 

I understand that, but is it totally necessary? I'm not willing to dump any more money than necessary to achieve my goals on this car.

 

yes its nessecary...well...its nessecary in the fact that in the long run y ou will be spending less because you wont be paying for new tires every two months.

btw i budgeted 1500 for suspension on my upcoming project. doesnt sound like much right? i planned for springs, shocks, front UCAs, rear UCAs and LCAs, strut and sway bars (all four), and wheels..and theyre all quality parts (i went over my 1500 budget by 1 dollar, but thats including shipping prices and 1500 wasnt initially planned to include shipping)...now i just need to scrounge up 3 or 400 bucks for tires and i'll be set...

 

OK, well can I get away with just a camber kit or will I need shocks/struts too?

 

I would sugest of getting new shocks/struts. So you dont have to worry about changing them later on. So you wont have to do them twice. Like what I did I bought shocks/struts and springs so I did them together. So i wouldnt have to go over them twice. That would be a lot easier then doing them twice.

 

you can get away with stock shocks with the s-techs...but the problem with the s-techs is, to retain stock shocks, theyre not very stiff. if you look around ebay you can probably find H&R Sports for 150-175 bucks and Illuminas for 200. megan racing rear LCAs and ajustable rear UCAs will run you maybe 75 each, skunk 2 front UCAs for 100, and then you could get strut and sway bars for 100-150 for all four.

 

I like the fact that the s-techs are softer... this is a daily driver, not a race car. All that is just too much money. If I wanted to get a car that I would feel comfortable spending that much money on, I wouldn't have bought a $7k 6 year old civic.

The only stuff I was planning on getting were some cheap ebay strut bars and lowering springs. Anything beyond that is more junk than I'm willing to mess around with, so if I need to get shock/struts and a camber kit, then **** on it... I'm not going to dump that much money into this car. I've got a lot more important things to spend money on, that's why I keep my car budget tight.

 

well you can drop if you really want to...but in the end you'll spend more money on replacing the tires more often than you would have in the first place buying ajustable UCA's.

 

Well, then this project is on hold.... but when I do get the cash I'll need both of these kits, right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK...09705857QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK...10374196QQrdZ1

But my stock shocks will be ok? I don't care about improving anything beyond just lowering it, I just want to know what I HAVE to do to make the lowering springs work well without increasing wear on anything.