Your Mods To 2006-2011 FD Civics

[xenfacta]

yea, 18's would have been nice but i wanted to keep a good amount of tyre. i chose this design coz it looks ok with a bit chunkier tyres the others (esp. those with a dish) look way too small in 17". you can feel the bumps now but due to the soft stock suspension theyre not annoying yet - 18's would be a bit different tho.

with regards to the suspension, the height will be staying the same for much the same reason as the tyres.. sydney roads are crap and theres not going to be much benefit to come from lowering other than pure aesthetics.

on a side note, the difference in the way the car handles now is a lot bigger than i expected. there's a lot less roll than i expected (obviously due to stiffer sidewalls). considering its a $20K econobox, the chassis set up of the car feels pretty damn good. i went through some of my favourite roads on the weekend and it felt pretty stable (largely due to the long wheelbase im guessing). very easy to adjust mid corner to compensate for the understeer.

[Shimian]

Agree with lowering your car is more for looks. But since you have urself some nice rims (which is also for looks), lower it to about 2 finger size (from tyre to fender). This will give you some room if you go over bumps and wont scrape your fender. You could fit a whole fist into the gap from fender to tyre with stock setup

[jckidz]

I have only change the wheels.. and the gaps is like 3 fingers front and back from the guards to my rubber.. want to change my springs though.. anyone here from melb know a good place & cheap to buy and install springs?

(I've posted pic of my car in another thread)

[xenfacta]

dunno about the size of your fist but mine def wont fit! yea, the rims were for looks but the size was a practical decision. im happy with the way it looks at the moment anyways and the car will be less comfortable and i drive too many kays to drive a car with hard/bouncy suspension...besides, i'd probably only be happy with a proper coilover set up instead of just springs and i dont feel like spending my money on that right now... not a worthwhile decision for me atm.... in time who knows?

[dmx]

dunno about the size of your fist but mine def wont fit! yea, the rims were for looks but the size was a practical decision. im happy with the way it looks at the moment anyways and the car will be less comfortable and i drive too many kays to drive a car with hard/bouncy suspension...besides, i'd probably only be happy with a proper coilover set up instead of just springs and i dont feel like spending my money on that right now... not a worthwhile decision for me atm.... in time who knows?

new civic FD already have quite low gap between tyres and fender. 3 fingers gap.
if u want to lowered, dun make 2 fingers gap, make it 1 finger gap, still can easily turning

[Frost_FD]

Hey guys i have just received my 19" chromes!!! Woo hoo that was the longest week in my life. Ill be installing them tonight once i get home from work and my car is booked in on thursday to lower my car... king springs going down 30 mm.

Do you guys think this is low enough?

[xenfacta]

plenty low, sunshine... we need pics asap. congrats!

[Frost_FD]

here are some pics before i lower my car on thurs

[Jo_e]

^ nioce something different. =]

[markCivicVti]

Nice Frost.

Look forward to hearing wether you have any problems with the rubber rubbing when u turn or have a few passengers after lowering.

Hows acceleration with the 19"s?

I'm definitly not going for anything larger than 18"s but will consider nice 17"s

[Frost_FD]

Nice Frost.

Look forward to hearing wether you have any problems with the rubber rubbing when u turn or have a few passengers after lowering.

Hows acceleration with the 19"s?

I'm definitly not going for anything larger than 18"s but will consider nice 17"s

Honestly, it doesnt go any more!!! hahaha
I use to beat V8 only up to 100km and my cousins dc2 vtir

Now it doesnt seem to move so fast....

Well ill let you know if i have any problems once i lower it on thursday

[markCivicVti]

Lol... oh well.. at least you were aware of the performance loss.

Any idea on how much each rim weighs? Must say I love those white (OEM?) DC5R/EP3R rims... the white ones with the red H in the centre... I reckon those with a mugen lip kit would look great (on a black civic).

I get my fd1 on friday... so I'll have plenty of time to search for new rims... as I won't buy any till I run through the stock tyres.