Originally posted by 165EJ1
and to add to that......DROCK and i went get prices on shiet and this dude told me since i haven't drop my car it would be fine on stock struts and wouldn't need after markert shocks/struts. true or not?......also that civic he wants to get has a sri but was wondering if a regular cai would work with even if its a d16y7 swap?
Sounds like BS to me. Maybe if you dropped it less than an inch. You're changing the the ride height and shortening the strut piston travel, after market struts are designed to give more support than a stock strut at a lower height/shorter piston travel. I hope this makes sense.
You should be able to use a CAI, I'd say to get the one to fit the 97, if I'm not mistaken the throttle body on the 97 goes up and down, where as the 92-95 is sideways.
If it's a 2 piece design, the throttle body piece should be a 97, and if the bottom piece doesn't fit maybe the 92-95 bottom piece will work.
My suggestions as far as parts go...
CAI, AEM - AEM V2, Iceman
Coils, Skunk2 or Ground Control
Struts, Tokiko or KYB
Front upper strut bar, Nuespeed (one piece design = less flex)
Camber and bushing kit. Any brand. The camber kit is a must, getting the bushing kit now will save you some headaches, unless someone else is doing your work for you.
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