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    Pics of my daily driver

    I took these pics to sell the car and then decided I did not want to sell it. haha








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    Nice little ride when I met my wife she had one just like it. I put wider rims on it and upgraded the radio. Lots of fun in that little car!
    Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care....

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    Thanks

    Yeah, I have wider 16" wheels but they are on silver rims and I like the black rims on this car with the black trim for some reason. I might try and paint them and see how that comes out.

    This was supposed to be the car I did not spend money on but I ended up dropping it with some sleeved cilovers and Tokico shocks, got a front and rear strut bar, 4-2-1 DelSol header, Hurst short shifter and urethane bushings, and swapped the 4 speed for a 5 speed. Now I think I want to keep it for an engine swap. :lol

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    Nice Civic. Thought about doing an engine swap in my 92 but haven`t found a cheap donor yet. Wanted to drop in an H22, but now considering one the K engines. Hear the car will do low 14s easy with that engine swap, but it will be a handfull on the street.

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    Keep it. With gas prices rising, you need something economical and paid for.

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    Yeah, engine swaps are nice in these light cars...and H22 would be very nice but a K series would rock!

    andriver...That was my main reason for keeping it

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    2001civicex,

    How did the handling clean up with the coilovers? I`m thinking about roll bars if there are any aftermarket ones. Kinda don`t wanna get the ride too harsh with stiffer springs, but the car does roll quite a bit in the turns. Hoping roll bars get it to the point I want.

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    I noticed the bigest difference with my rear strut bar. But that is expected with a hatch. When you say roll bar do you mean sway bar? A sway bar would help VERY nice. I installed one on my 2001 Civic and the body roll reduced BIG time. My coupe is on stock suspension minus a Progress 22mm rear sway bar and it came with a rear lower tie bar. The car handles much better. My next plan is a set of Tein H. Tech springs. They only lower .75 inches but leave the nice stock ride and won`t have me scraping all the time.

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    Thanks, I did mean the sway bars. In your opinion, what one component contributed the most to the handling? Seems like its the rear sway bar, but figured I`d ask.

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    Rear sway bar by far! I highly recommend Progress brand too.

 

 

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