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If you're looking at performance as your top priority, the Swift spring kit may be a better choice than the Eibach Pro-Kit.

After I got a K-tuner with TSP Stage 1 it became obvious I needed to improve the handling to take advantage of the extra power when driving twisty roads.

You have to maintain balance otherwise it becomes less fun to drive.
 
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If you're looking at performance as your top priority, the Swift spring kit may be a better choice than the Eibach Pro-Kit.

After I got a K-tuner with TSP Stage 1 it became obvious I needed to improve the handling to take advantage of the extra power when driving twisty roads.

You have to maintain balance otherwise it becomes less fun to drive.
Lmao yeah I want performance, I recently got new rims so more weight reduction along with exhaust mods. I don't know if I should lower the car (albeit I can only go less than an inch) or if I should just go all out and dp/fp and tune it now for the summer.

Why is swift better than Eibach? Do you have a link to the ones you're referring to?
 

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Lmao yeah I want performance, I recently got new rims so more weight reduction along with exhaust mods. I don't know if I should lower the car (albeit I can only go less than an inch) or if I should just go all out and dp/fp and tune it now for the summer.

Why is swift better than Eibach? Do you have a link to the ones you're referring to?
Swift offers higher, linear spring rates than the Eibach Pro-Kit (I'm fairly certain they are the highest springrates available in a spring kit for the non-TypeR Civics). They maintain the front-rear springrate bias the factory Si springs have. Also Swift is a really big name in performance springs. They're got a great reputation for incredible quality and performance. I've found various spring dynos of swift springs and they're always a perfectly flat line.

https://www.maperformance.com/products/swift-spec-r-sport-springs-2017-2019-honda-civic-si-4h918r

A few of us have noticed improvements in ride quality with them over the OEM springs. Not as bouncy. Bumps I used to cringe over are very smooth and much easier to driveover. Particularly railroad tracks.

Plus the performance is awesome.

After mine have settled in for a few months, the front was lowered a little less than 1" and the rear was lowered almost exactly 1".

I have the Eibach 29mm front sway bar, progress 22.2mm rear swar bar, the swift springs, and I've dialed in my camber to -0.9F/-1.7R and it's about as neutral as you could ask for, especially when you pound the throttle mid-corner with TSP Stage 1.
 
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