I just bought a 2004 Civic EX, it's four doors and a five speed. I love the car, but the suspension is a little soft. I used own a 1984 BMW 318i, which had Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks and the car handeled great, even with the stock tyres.

I don't want to lower the Civic more than an inch or so, but I want the same ride I had in the 318, are there any specific shocks/springs that anyone would recommend for this?

 

when you say "soft", what do you mean?

bumpy or smooth?

or something else?

 

All i mean by soft is that the car doesn't handle too well in corners. The suspension needs to be a bit stiffer.

 

best thing to stiffen it up a little is a set of upgraded sway bars. it wont make it ride like a racecar, but it will handle a lot better than stock.

 

I love the search feature, thanks for the advice to him to help me decided how to make my car handle slightly better! Thanks!

 

Maybe just try some stiffer shocks in addition to sacicons idea of sway bars.

 

well do you want adjustability?

struts and springs usually do the trick

tokicos with neuspeed sport springs were a great match when i put them in my 01 ex sedan, then the rsx rear sway bar, then it should corner like mad