Tein coils, lowest ride height

[streetmachine02]

a wet day in St.Louis with a coilover install gone as planned..




a few taken at the park with out the drop



and last but not least my pride and joy, before my new SI, down in the LOU on a good day with my OLD 02 hx.

[Black_civic_Si]

what your setup, is it basic or ss, nice height.

[streetmachine02]

tein basic coils! yep

[truflip]

whats the drop? how much is it

[Si 07]

i hope you dont mind, i liked the car so much i did a little photoshopin










love the drop!

[streetmachine02]

thank you and the photoshopin is fine by me!

[japspecjohn]

so how you liking these?? are the pics of them all the way down?...you running a camber kit or anything thanks!!!

[streetmachine02]

Originally Posted by japspecjohn

so how you liking these?? are the pics of them all the way down?...you running a camber kit or anything thanks!!!

i like them...alot, the ride is still stiff... hopefully 200 more miles will soften it out, they are all the way down in the front and the rear has another .3 of an inch to be dropped, my only problem is that the coils are a Biatch to raise up! i havent managed to raise it up b/c it was f-ing impossible... i am going to have to completely take out the assembly to raise it up only about a half inch, i dont want it slammed all the time due to rocks and road debris hitting my slammed ride.

[Civicn33b]

those are nice what'd you pay?

[strCIVIC]

the front is all the way down???are you serious???cuz my tein stech is like that low.. except the rear.. how much you got it for?? i wouldn't call it slam..

[streetmachine02]

Originally Posted by strCIVIC

the front is all the way down???are you serious???cuz my tein stech is like that low.. except the rear.. how much you got it for?? i wouldn't call it slam..

i paid $915. and that shit is low. about 2 inches lower in the front.. i am raising the front up as soon as possible, i dont want to get rock chips on my whip.
i dont have any complaints on springs... but i like my tein struts... handling of the car is more agressive... talk to me in a few months when those stock struts blow. youll pay just as much for springs and struts as you would in the long run for coilovers... but alot of people get springs because they can afford them and they make your car look good for the time being. with coilovers you have complete height adjustibility whenever you damn well please.

[blk06si]

I just installed the tein basics on my 06 civic si, hearing some noise from front struts when I hit bumps, sort of a crunching, have you had any noises streetmachine? Also I have my back raised all the way up and the back is still tucked. The shop I had my alignment done at said that is the highest it would go but that doesnt seem right. any help would be appreciated

[blk06si]

other than that the drop looks good

[blk06si]

ill post a pic when i find my camera

[codys8thcivicsi]

the drop is good.. just wonderin, isnt the dynamat supposed to be covered?

[streetmachine02]

Originally Posted by blk06si

I just installed the tein basics on my 06 civic si, hearing some noise from front struts when I hit bumps, sort of a crunching, have you had any noises streetmachine? Also I have my back raised all the way up and the back is still tucked. The shop I had my alignment done at said that is the highest it would go but that doesnt seem right. any help would be appreciated

the noise from the front, i heard a noise that sounded like metal being moved against metal the first few days i had the coils on. i pulled off the front wheels when i did my first oil change to see if there was any rubbing/ and loose bolts, with all the bolts tripple checked at the factory tourqe settings, i have had no more noises. my rear is close to tucked... best guess is to check the way the rear coils are installed. check to see if the coils are all the way down, it is possible that you may have installed the top hardware on the coil spring upside-down. take a few close up picks of the rear spring assembly and see if it matches mine... good luck, let me know how it turns out. peace

[streetmachine02]

Originally Posted by codys8thcivicsi

the drop is good.. just wonderin, isnt the dynamat supposed to be covered?

yes if you put the dynamat under the floor liner in the trunk and move all of the carpeting from your trunk and put it on bare metal... i used a kit of dynamat on my old civic, spent 135 dollars on a kit and used all but 2 strips of dynamat on the my 02 vic. i used what i had on the new car and the best spot for sound deadening was on the trunk.

[Jardiniboy]

So how does the car handle?

[Harry]

How much gap do you have left in the front/rear?

[eckomaster]

First off all nice car man and I love how low you are! It will be nice for shows if you plan on doing that but I understand your concern for the rocks and debree.. but question!? Can you let me know how or where you got that piece that goes around the sub box.. I have been wanting to get something like that.. looks very clean! thanks in advance..