first mods

[gotslicks]

15x7 40
205 50 15 azenus
lowered 2"

[satchel]

I kind of like this look, and I'm not particularly fond of red. I think the gray spat kind of sets it off too, does the other side match this side? Distinctively different.

You need another gray spat!

[gotslicks]

i gotta paint that grey skirt...lol
it was missing 1 when i got it.

i kinda wanted blue but ya gotta take what you can get. i couldnt pass up the deal for a 1 owner car. the price was right bob.

[02insight]

looks nice. Can I ask how you lowered it? I have also been wanting to lower mine. Lowering springs? Cut stock springs? How does it handle/ride?


thanks

[crxgator]

watch out people are going to yell at you about your gas loss!!!!!!!!!!!

what springs are you using?

[gotslicks]

ya i kinda figure itll happen.
seriously i did lose about 4mpg with those wheels and tires as far as i can tell.

i did gain about 3mpg when i lowered it and had the stock wheels on it.

not that i encourage people to run cut springs but i know more than a few autox guys that cut springs for different spring rates.

the front and rear springs are cut.
about 1 wrap on the front and rear. also trimmed bump stop in rear.

rides just a bit stiffer than stock.

i only did this to see what it would look like. in the near future i will be swapping the engine and adding either civic or rsx front suspension and brakes. ill probably use some kind of afco or bilstine adjustable race shock on the rear with a coilover setup. basically
the same setup you would run on a old ae86 corolla.

fuel economy isnt my main goal.

a light weight 230whp b series allmotor daily driven street car that gets 45mpg is the plan here.

yes i said b series.

[crxgator]

so you only cut 1 coil from each spring? did you cut the top or the bottom portion?