So when you guys order your setup how many of you guys did custom spring rates? and what were they???

 

I did for my SCCA STS 00 Civic Si and my 91 Civic Si.

The 00 Civic Si had Koni Yellows OTS with 350f 400r springs. If I had to do it again I would have went stiffer.
The 91 Civic Si had Koni SPSS3s with 400f 450r springs.

 

No one else???
come on guys. . .

 

whatever CivicSiRacer recommends I would take to heart.

 

A better question is what are you using the setup for? CivicRacer's setup is great for auto-x. Are you planning to use yours for track and auto-x or just for daily street use?

 

Oh sorry. stupid me i thought i had said so. Auto x and drag. I know the two require different setups but i am not too deep in either so something in between. More towards autoX hoever. Not that i don't believe CivicSiRacer but i just wanted to see what people were doing with the 92-95 civics.

Also would you guys reccomend spending 125 more to get front tophats or 250 for all the way around? I am in college so that's kinda hard for me but if you guys say it's important i'll get em. So yeah, need some info.

 

You don't need the top hats personally. If this is your daily driver you cannot go more than a 2" drop anyway since that is about the limit of the shocks. Being that low and your daily driver you might run into scraping issues like I did with my Civics.

Realize though with the setup I had the car is going to be a little more bouncy than before. The Koni Yellows are much stiffer than stock, took my wife awhile to get used to it

 

I want to drop it 1.75" to 2". I like the look and feel of a lowered civic my ek coupe was dropped a little more than i should have had it but i know that the ride is tougher. I believe you on teh tophat thing but i was just wondering why you say so. Some ppl have said that their shock hits the fender from the bottom and such. You wouldn't be worried about such issues?

 

We get a solid amount of Koni & Ground Control orders. What I have noticed and always recommend is that custom spring rates is best for those who are heavy track go'ers or those who have experience in figuring out exactly what rates they need. For street use, we recommend our customers to get the standard rates to be safe.

 

OTS rates are too soft for performance. I was recommended 400F/350R by eibach for my daily. Now I'd go 400# all around. I also have 22mm sway bars.

As for the top hats, my front shocks bottomed out when I closed my wheel gap so I got the front GCs. The extended top hats allow more length so you can go lower without compromising the shock travel/performance. The rears usually aren't necessary since they travel less.