hi, i have a 98 civic ex coupe, i have installed the Tein SS coilover, what is the best ride height? I am just wondering is it the lower the car gets, the stiffer and more handling control?

Currently i just have it set at Tein's spec on the installation manual. does anyone know how much drop that is?

Also anyone heard of the H&R camber adjustment bolt?

thx

 

the lower the car the better it should handle, due to lower center of gravity

 

1.5"

 

I just don't understand why someone would buy some coilovers and the best setting would be 1.5". Aren't they made to be lower than THAT? If they ride like crap any lower, why buy them? Just wondering.....

 

yea u can adjust the height to be low when ur driving on the street for looks, but performance-wise, anything lower that 2.25"on a civic isn't beneficial. the ride won't be crap, thats why u can adjust the dampening on true coilover setups.

 

I like the Apexi WS coilovers. Probably what I'll go with if I get the WRX I want.

 

in the tein website, it said the recommended road clearance ride height is 54mm front and 48mm rear, how do i measure that?

and also how do i measure how low my car has dropped?

thx

 

i have mine set at 2.25" front and 2" in the rear..pretty agressive looking

 

u measure it from the ground up to the body. rear 48mm = 1.89" & 54mm front = 2.12".

 

i installed with the specs written on the installation manual, how come the front is more stiffer than the rear?

Also is it better to set the front higher than the rear, or the rear slightly higher than the front or even height all around?

thx