How should i go about lowering my crx two inches or so? my bros saturn was lowered over a year ago and because of it he has extremely fast tire wear. How can i lower my car safely without compromising quality and tire life?

 

well you have 2 routes drop springs or coil overs. i suggest coil overs. then get the thing alligned and work on getting some camber kits for it so you can adjust the camber with into factory specs.

 

Or just dont slam your car...approx 2 inch drop tires dont have that big of a prob.

 

I have a 1990 CRX Si and the biggest mistake I ever made with it was the suspension. I fucked up twice:

1) Tokico Blues shocks with 2-inch drop Neuspeed Race springs.
-The shocks are not shitty shocks and the springs are not shitty springs but together they are a shitty combonation. It was a shittily bouncy ride. I felt/looked like an idiot bouncing all over Dale Maybry and the interstate.

2) Same shocks as above with generic APC coil overs.
-I wanted stiffer springs and the ability to adjust my ride height so I went with the cheap APC coil overs. No more bouncing and nice tight corner hugging ability...but the spring rate is way too stiff. When I hit a bump the cars chassis would absorb the shock instead of the suspension so its kind of a shitty ride on bumpy roads.

Ill probably end up getting a set of Skunk2 or Ground Control coilovers (if I dont sell my car) and maybe a set of Koni shocks when my Tokicos go bad.

Hope you learn something from my mistakes.

Mike.

 

i ordered Tokico blues today and an Eibach ProKit (1.5 drop). dont really want people to notice my car lowered slammed to the ground look is kinda ghey imo. would i need a front end alignment after i get this done?

 

yes you would any time you alter your ride hieght it is a good thing to get an alignment no matter how small or large the drop it still needs to be done.