TeeEyeVany's '12 Civic Si Coupe

So I finally put my new wheels on and yesterday was nice enough to clean my car inside and out... it started to snow a little bit on me while I was washing but it cleared off pretty nice in the afternoon so I went and took this
 
Puts on new wheels. Snaps and posts a picture. Can barely see the wheels...
 
Thinking about getting some springs when I get back from vacation to get rid of that awful wheel gap...not sure if I'll go with Eibach Pro kit or H&R Sport Springs

I don't want to go too low because the roads around here are terrible and I have to drive this car in the winter
 
TeeEyeVany said:
Thinking about getting some springs when I get back from vacation to get rid of that awful wheel gap...not sure if I'll go with Eibach Pro kit or H&R Sport Springs

I don't want to go too low because the roads around here are terrible and I have to drive this car in the winter
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Coilovers? If the roads are as horrible as you say, you may end up replacing shocks a lot earlier than you might expect. At that point, you may as well have just bought coilovers in the beginning over springs.
 
squiggy said:
Coilovers? If the roads are as horrible as you say, you may end up replacing shocks a lot earlier than you might expect. At that point, you may as well have just bought coilovers in the beginning over springs.
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That's true...I was considering coilovers but I'll have to wait until next year in order to afford them...probably be worth it in the long run though
 
Or a Spring/Strut combo. The wheels look great.
 
Pretty much any springs with Koni Yellow struts. But the Konis will run you like $500-$600. On top of that, you'll need to get camber arms (even with coilovers). I think a full spring/strut suspension will cost you about $800-$900 (spring/strut/camber kits) which is a few hundred bucks lower than coilovers with camber kits.
 
TeeEyeVany said:
Thanks for the info! I'll see how much extra money I have kicking around after my semester and I get back from Florida for vacation
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Well, there is your problem. You are spending coilover money on a vacation to Florida! :stickpokesmiley:
 
Another option is HFP suspension. I don't think you'll need camber kits for this.
 
Finally decided to give my engine bay and under my hood a MUCH needed cleaning!

Before: (I forgot to take a picture before I started so here is one that was from last summer)


After: (Still needs a bit of work)
 
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Nice! Haven't seen an update from you in a while!

A full koni/spring setup with all new parts and strut fab with camber arms will run you about $1450 from Redshift. Koni's require some heavy modification of the front strut. That price includes new ones so you will have no down time with your car.

I don't live as far north as you but I was concerned that the threads on coilovers would get eaten and destroyed by salt/sand/winter conditions so I opted for the spring/strut setup instead. I don't think you would have an issue with either the eibach or H&R drop in the winter.

The new HFP suspension apparently offers about the same drop now at just over an inch. For less than $1000 it includes the stiffer struts and is a great way to go for a DD.
 
Nix said:
Nice! Haven't seen an update from you in a while!

A full koni/spring setup with all new parts and strut fab with camber arms will run you about $1450 from Redshift. Koni's require some heavy modification of the front strut. That price includes new ones so you will have no down time with your car.

I don't live as far north as you but I was concerned that the threads on coilovers would get eaten and destroyed by salt/sand/winter conditions so I opted for the spring/strut setup instead. I don't think you would have an issue with either the eibach or H&R drop in the winter.

The new HFP suspension apparently offers about the same drop now at just over an inch. For less than $1000 it includes the stiffer struts and is a great way to go for a DD.
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Thanks! Yea I've been pretty busy with work and what not lately...I was thinking the same thing about the coilovers as well... My buddy has a set on his VW Rabbit and they are a b*tch to lower back down after the winter...I've been hit with some unexpected expenses in the past little bit so I may need to hold off until next summer to do some suspension work on my car :(
 
I hear ya man. $$ is always a huge consideration. You'll get decent life out of the stock struts if you just wanna run a spring for a little while. Springs are only a couple hundred. I ran eibach prokits for a while on the stock struts. They were fine. Same with H&R's.
 
Nice TeeEyeVany. I need to clean my engine bay too. Lol. How did you clean yours? I'll use a degreaser (sometimes) and use a foam gun. Then a good rinse with a hose and sprayed dry with an air compressor. ABS and alternator covered.

Nix said:
Nice! Haven't seen an update from you in a while!

A full koni/spring setup with all new parts and strut fab with camber arms will run you about $1450 from Redshift. Koni's require some heavy modification of the front strut. That price includes new ones so you will have no down time with your car.

I don't live as far north as you but I was concerned that the threads on coilovers would get eaten and destroyed by salt/sand/winter conditions so I opted for the spring/strut setup instead. I don't think you would have an issue with either the eibach or H&R drop in the winter.

The new HFP suspension apparently offers about the same drop now at just over an inch. For less than $1000 it includes the stiffer struts and is a great way to go for a DD.
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A bunch of 8th owners go with the Koni Orange for the front bc it's less of a hassle than cutting the stock struts. But they lose the ability to harden the dampening.
 
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Dar-Dar said:
Nice TeeEyeVany. I need to clean my engine bay too. Lol. How did you clean yours? I'll use a degreaser (sometimes) and use a foam gun. Then a good rinse with a hose and sprayed dry with an air compressor. ABS and alternator covered.



A bunch of 8th owners go with the Koni Orange for the front bc it's less of a hassle than cutting the stock struts. But they lose the ability to harden the dampening.
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I ended up using Spray Nine and a good brush and some cloths...took some time but it wasn't hard and looks way better! I still need to do some work but I got through the majority of it!
 
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