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The "kit" they sell separately is a set of plates that bolt onto the rear arm where the endlink attaches. It turned out in a few cases that the weak link was not the endlink but the frame attachment itself. The kit provided a plate and bolts that would line up with the 8th gen frame mounting point to add strength.

The kit came with the progress bar for free and I don't know if they would line up on your 9th gen. The eibach bar looks like it fits very well and it is not that much of a size difference. You also needed new frame brackets for the 8th r18 because of how the bar fit onto the "body" of the car underneath. The Si had longer brackets to start and most parts were made for the si and the r18 crowd ran adapters. Some sway bars came with extension hardware.

Get the eibach, it looks like less of a hassle and you know it will fit nice!
 
Nix, Webby...I hate to keep picking your brain but you guys just know so much more for me and there's so little info on the 2012 that I'm having trouble using google-fu for any of these questions

But basically what would be the most cost effective setup for shocks and coilover
would something on this page work

http://redshiftmotorsports.com/RedShift 06 Civic Susp Packages.htm

I've read that 8th gen stuff works as long as you get the right parts from the 8th gen for the swap.
 
Ian Robertson said:
Nix, Webby...I hate to keep picking your brain but you guys just know so much more for me and there's so little info on the 2012 that I'm having trouble using google-fu for any of these questions

But basically what would be the most cost effective setup for shocks and coilover
would something on this page work

http://redshiftmotorsports.com/RedShift 06 Civic Susp Packages.htm

I've read that 8th gen stuff works as long as you get the right parts from the 8th gen for the swap.
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Okay so rear eibach sway with the added kit should work for my LX. As far as coilovers, I've heard you shouldn't run them on the stock dampers. If that's the case, does eibach or anyone make a good damper that's cost-effective as well as useable on the 2012 civic lx?
 
Coil overs are both shocks/struts and springs combined, if you just want to run springs you can do a mild drop no more than 1.5 inches temporality on stock struts/shocks but getting good shocks/struts help... Cost wise shocks/struts run between 300-900 bucks... It also depends on how you want the ride.

I am running HFP springs and Tockino shocks/struts and the ride is almost stock, but it is a 8th gen, for the 9th gen I would go with Eibach and either the koni inserts or Tockino's if you want a smoother drive that works well with the corners...
 
No worries Ian, car stuff is fun. hahaha.... anyway.....

If you are looking to upgrade your suspension theres a couple ways to go and a couple of things to definitely consider.
What do you want out of your car?
What is your budget?

Again most of this is my opinion and it all depends on what you want out of your car. How low do you wanna go and all that.
First off.... where do you live?

If you live somewhere that gets a lot of snow and they use a ton of road salt and sand I would not recommend coilovers. I know people run them in bad climates but the main feature of the coilover setup is the adjustability of the ride height. There is a threaded section on the strut with the coil "over" it. (coilover) There is a lockring that you can spin up and down to adjust the height. I decided against coilovers simply because I didn't want salt and corrosion to ruin the lockring and threads rendering my expensive setup ruined. I just don't know how well they hold up to NY winters with excessive salt/sand. This is a close up of the parts im talking about. These are of D2 coilovers. Nice black threads and purple lockrings to get all crudded up!
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Other option: A spring and strut combo. Non adjustable ride height.

You can run just drop springs on the stock struts but they will wear out much quicker. Koni yellows should fit for you and work extremely well. Read up on redshifts page about how they modify the stock front struts for the 8th gens. It should be the same for the 9th.

I run koni yellow struts and currently swift springs. 1" drop with adjustable struts. Rides great and less parts to worry about. I need my car everyday and it has to work year round so I couldn't go very low but I wanted it to handle way better. Either option can run you about the same $$ although I think a good coilover setup should cost more than a spring/strut combo.

I think my entire setup including labor and all new front strut housings and such was around $1200 from redshift.

I would have dropped $2000 on coilovers but I thought that my climate would eat them alive and the adjustability would probably have been wasted on me anyway.

Also if you plan on lowering a lot you will have to get a camber kit to correct/adjust things properly so that is an added cost to consider.
 
Whats expensive? $90? $150?

Im going with either bridgestone RE11A or dunlop z2s'.

On a budget dunlop direzza DZ101 tires are like $90 on tire rack right now in a 225/45/17
 
nice , expensive is $600 for 4 , ill take a look at those thanks. wonder what 07TLX has, hes always bragin about hangin through the curves lol
 
Awesome. Get camber bolts up front. 1 set will run you about $39. I run -1.2 degrees to balance handling with tire wear. I've gotten about 40k out of the DZ101s. Not my favorite tire ever. I thought they were horrible for $150/tire but with the price drop to $90 I'd recommend them highly. I've recently been driving them in sub freezing temps and light snow which they specifically say not to do and they performed decently. They are worn as heck right now too so they've gone from being a hated tire to a good tire.
 
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