I hope in about 3-4 weeks, I will be purchasing the H&R Sport Springs. But here's my dilemna, in some pictures it looks like its not lowered that much at all and doesn't make difference and some other pictures it looks a like a good drop (I read in about 4 weeks, they springs will settle it...it will lower even more). I would go for the Race springs, but its going to be a daily driver, my driveway is pretty steep upon entering it and probably have trouble driving around the city with potholes, speed bumps, so lots of scraping. Also I would need a camber kit, aftermarket performance shocks is a must and on top of that I have the Civic Type R front lip. I am looking 70% looks and 30% performance, I want it lowered but not slammed but you can tell it's been dropped, I don't plan on taking it to the track since its only got the d16y7 but I would like to a stiffer ride and less body roll. So my question is, are the sport springs a good drop?


IF I do decide a to go with sport springs, Is the camber kit really necessary with the sports? what other things do I need to really enjoy the new springs?


Thanks,
Fred

Here's how it currently sits on stock springs:

 

You won;t be tucking but I find it to be a very good drop on my car // I am also running Koni red strts as well

 

you may want to look at a camber kit later on due to tire wear

 

I have some troubles going up certain driveways and I'm on sports... Mainly due to me having a front lip.. Stick with sports.. Heres a pic of mine:

 

Vato, you're from Hamilton right? Pm me and we can meet somewhere. You can see what an H&R Sport drop looks like in person. I have the Sports and Reds just like Bond.

 

I have H&R sports and the CTR lip on my 00 and it's a nice drop. I do hear the lip sliding on the ground sometimes in parking garages so I don't think you'd want to go much lower if you need to find parking spots downtown.

 

Yeah, plus if you decide to get rims and tires, it will drop a bit more.

 

hows the ride quality.. right now i'm debating between race and sports but i need shocks too... tokico, koni red/yellows? iduno.. how do you guys like it?

 

The Sports are a perfect drop. I'm finding the Red's a little too stiff for the bumpy Hamilton roads. But they are set on the stiffest setting, so this weekend I'm removing them so I can adjust them to a softer setting. You can't go wrong with H&R or Koni products.

 

Nice drop, I don't think you will have to wrry about anything.

 

I have Neuspeed sport springs and they provide a nice drop like H&R sports and the ride handling in terms of comfort is amazing. It's like being in a lowered car but having the spring rate of stock suspension. Don't listen to everyone saying you need aftermarket shocks, you don't really. With race springs or coilovers you do need shocks but not with Sports. My 99 hatch has gone through different kinds of bumps and I haven't heard any banging noise from the car. Ride handling I say is soft but not overly done, it's all good.

 

booooo... the drop is pretty nice if your rolling on stock wheels.... but i dunno man... i recently installed rims and it raised it to a point where im debating on changing the sports to the race springs from h&r..... i miss the my drop on stock wheels ....

 

If you installed new rims and tires and your car got raised then you put the wrong size tires on your car.

 

I have H&R sports with KYB AGX struts and I am running 17" rims and the drop is great. My tires are right at the legal limit (no tuck) and the ride is only a little bumpier than stock.

 

Some pretty good reviews on the H&R's, I use to use there intakes a while back.