Better handling & ride. You keep the stock suspension & throw it back on later, if you decide to sell the car or trade it in. A lot of people who mod their cars generally keep the stock parts to return the car back to stock, if needed.
But if you say take it in for service or something messes up, Im assuming the dealer will put up a fight at least with the fixing.
True, that could happen. You manage that risk by taking it to a dealer that is mod-friendly. You buy parts that are well-made & have a good reputation in the industry, and have it professionally installed. Since we're talking suspension, if Koni & Bilstein had a suspension kit out for our cars now, I'd jump on it. I've used both those manufacturers on previous vehicles & have had a good experience with them. If I experience a suspension issue after the install, I would bring it to the installer that did my car & have them take 1st crack at it. They would have to prove to me that the issue wasn't the suspension kit but rather the other parts that hadn't been modified (i.e. stock parts). Modding isn't for everyone - the stock setup of the car is perfectly adequate for 90% of the folks that buy the car.
And for the other 10% go to the SI or Type R lol
If the Si were available today in a sedan, we would have bought it! The gf needed a car after hers died, so we bought her EX.
1. Because I wanted to lower my car.
Performance benefits were mentioned already, but it's also worth noting that most suspension parts aren't covered under warranty anyway.
lol, because you just don't get it.
The Civic in stock form is not low enough for many people.
It's not quite a matter of seat height. I'm 5'6" and most days I think the seat height is too low.
Your opinion on low differs from mine. Hence why I lowered my car. To be more definitive in your curiosity, I simply wanted to change the esthetic stance and slightly improve handling.
The wheel gap with larger wheels is an issue for me, I agree with you. The nice thing with coilovers is you can adjust the height to as low as you want (for me, a 1.5" reduction from stock height would be fine for being a daily-driven car). If you change out your suspension, you can always keep the stock shocks & springs to return the car back to original suspension setup when needed, which would negate the warranty issue you're worried about.
You think? How easy is the installation though? Do you think I would have to butcher my stock springs and struts to get them out and replaced with the coils? But like someone said I can't possibly see them warranty'ing (if that makes any sense) suspension on the car if its a part that is known to wear... its like them not voiding a warranty on wheels that have not been rotated or aligned.. and Yea a very subtle amount would do the trick but I still need to think about it. First I need to get wheels.
