Who has an EK with 2" or 2.5" drop?

[MrPlow]

After getting stuck on a speed hump with my mum in the car, and coppin a nice backhander and a hour blasting from her, iv decided enough is enough and i am raising my car...

im wanting new springs, but dont know if i should go 2" or 2.5" i want it to sit with 1 finger gap between the tyre and the gaurd...

If you have this amount gap on your ek, or 2" or 2.5" drop, can you please post some pics, and the details of how low you have gone, and whats springs so i can get a nice idea before i go blow money on springs...

thanks heaps guys

[joneblaze]

AHAHAHAHA....LMFAO@Steve....
I can imagine your mummy going off her head ;)
Speak to Tony/Luzinit. His EK4 looks great at current height! :)

[HRV-80Y]

hahaha i took my mum to grocery shoppn and she said she'd rather ride a house den get in my car again.....mauahah

[Alpine]

How low is your car currently??

I found this picture of an EK with 17" rims. I'm not sure how much that is lowered by though. Maybe 2" or 1.5"? But it looks like a finger's width in the guard.

http://www.pedders.com.au/imagelib/Gallery/HD04Civic_large.jpg

[MrPlow]

My car has been lowered about 4", my cat is about 4cm to the ground! As much as i love it, and love the look... for sydney roads, its not that practical... plus im ganna start some engine work so i wanna be about to put my foot down without worring about pot holes and bumps!!!

[rAySiR]

alpine: That looks like a 1.5 inch drop

[Alpine]

My car has been lowered about 4", my cat is about 4cm to the ground! As much as i love it, and love the look... for sydney roads, its not that practical... plus im ganna start some engine work so i wanna be about to put my foot down without worring about pot holes and bumps!!!

4 inches?? Bloody hell, I gotta see that. Post a pic.

[MRJDM]

2" drop is good plow

[luzinit]

steve.. i tell u now. 2.5" is perfect, it will HARDLY ever scrape. 2" is not enuff.. with 2" its about 1.5 finger gap, 2.5" its about 0.5 finger gap, and on my 16's, it doesnt scrub at all...
2.5 !!!

[civic_99]

that black civic is sitting on the grass so it would look low! try having it on the concrete there'll be a big difference.

My EK1 is lowered by 2 1/2 and no problems... ill post some pics when i get my JDM tails and fogs nxt wk.

[Alpine]

2.5" ....are you on stock shocks still or did you replace them as well?

[A'PEXi]

lol my ek had a 2" drop, 1 finger gap between wheels and guard.... 205/40/17

http://users.bigpond.net.au/hyolee/shoot1/10.jpg

[forensics]

bit tucked in the guard..

http://www.coresupreme.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10026/normal_DSC05236.JPG

depends on what rims your gonna have on it as well

[Alpine]

Is that 2" or 2.5"?

[r|Ce_bOi]

My gf's car (Blue EK CTR Civic) has 2.5" drop and has 16" wheels. the setup is very similar to luzinits but using different sussy components
pls note though... that a stereo will weight the rear wheels down..

cheers..

[jackosimm]

My gf's car (Blue EK CTR Civic) has 2.5" drop and has 16" wheels. the setup is very similar to luzinits but using different sussy components
pls note though... that a stereo will weight the rear wheels down..

cheers..

The stereo sure does, my rear is sitting much lower than the front cause of two 12" subs and amp sitting in there.

[MrPlow]

looks like i got for the 2.5" drop then...

here is my car now... its abit lower now due to springs sagging..

http://www.geocities.com/steveniannello/02.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/steveniannello/03.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/steveniannello/04.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/steveniannello/05.jpg

[Perry]

my car is lowered 2.5" with 15's on MrPlow got Jumboz from Allspring
what springs are you using?

[MrPlow]

yeah im using jumboz from allsprings also...

can you post some pictures, cause im thinking of going 2.5"

[Speeder]

hahaha your civic looks good :thumbsup: my plow, but yeah might not be practicle thanks to the beautiful sydney roads with no potholes whats so ever!!!
on the other hand, ive got a set of brand new kings if your interested, about a 40mm drop.
cheers
ps. do you have problems with bumpstops or even your CV joints??

[Alpine]

ive got a set of brand new kings if your interested, about a 40mm drop.

How much do you want for them? 40mm is about 1.5 inches isn't it? Will they fit a '99 Civic?

[SiR JDM]

Do any of you guysb scrape on your driveways n stuff... my driveway isn't the steepest but its not the flattest...
Mr plow your ride hieght looks sweet. Do you have any problems with driveways, speed humps etc?

[Perry]

ill try to borrow sum1's digital camera to show you the pic

[egSi]

mr plows civic looks fukn ill, love that shit ;)

[MrPlow]

nah im a pretty good driver with a car this low... this is my first car and i dumped it afew weeks after i got it, so i never really driven my car much high?
I dont have that many problems, but if i gotta go over a bump, it scraps..

i even scrape on the white square deviders that divide the lanes, the little reflector things!!

[Perry]

i havent driven lowered cars b4 like urs Mr Plow, if you live where i live men my ass will sure after going home from work everyday, but i like the looks of the car low =)

[MrPlow]

Yep thats the bottom line, They look shit hot dumped! But unfortunatly its not suited for sydney roads...

so im guessing 2.5" is the way im going to go... i let you all know how it goes!

[Perry]

kool ok anyways are you using ur stock shocks?

[MrPlow]

yeh but i wanna change them, when i get some $

[Perry]

how long you been using the shocks for with the sprigns?

[Alpine]

Does anyone know if King Springs make a 1.5" drop spring?? A shop told me today that Kings only come in either a 1" drop or 2" drop, nothing inbetween, for a Honda Civic. I'm pretty sure that's bullshit, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Alpine]

Re above post...anybody know?

[-MuGen PoWer-]

haha didnt think you'l ever raise the plow mobile.
mayb its time for me to raise my car as well, im currently 7.5 cm off the ground.