98 Civic Coupe Allignemnt Specs to Daily?

Raise it up and put on real tires. Stretched tires are foolish and cause extra tire wear just by themselves, regardless of how good the alignment is. The tire needs a nuetral spot, and stretched means it is constantly being abused.


Throw a set of 215 45 16s on there, raise the car up so it sits nice and flush, and enjoy a far better ride quality.

Very slight toe out up front (0.25 degrees overall, 0.125 each), and zero toe out in the rear will help it rotate a bit while not wondering too much. The toe out makes hte wheels want to rotate, but keeping it minimal means it stays under control while daily driving.

Make sure you set preload on those coilovers. If not sure, check out a few youtube videos. It is critical to have proper preload so you make the most out of them. Too tight, you bounce off a piece of paper. Too soft, and you shorten the life of the strut. I like starting with car jacked up, and snugging the spring seat, then going half a turn more. Soften from there by loosening.

Thanks for the reply’s, Matt I did preload the coilover on install (hand tight while in the air annd a full turn tightened past this) and they seemed good to me but I will double check, ride quality was night and day compared to how it was before install. Unfortunately I already spent the money on the 195/45/16s, Yokohama advans, that what was on the car when I bought it and figured I’d go with the previous owners choice, guess that was wrong. Looking it up now it’s a half inch stretch currently, next time I need tires I will upsize. Thanks again for the info, the car rode surprisingly well and seemed very planted on the road when I first go it/anfter coilovers install too. Insides of tires wore out and I had one blow out while on a road trip, which is why I replaced them. I don’t know for sure but I’m thinking everything just out of wack. The more I messed with the car the more rigged stuff I found, one side of cars suspension being super loose, the other side being super tight, mix match everything, no castle nuts, all the wiring being JUST electrical taped, you get the point. Definitely has been good to learn on so far😂 hopefully they don’t wear terribly and I can enjoy them for a bit… but thanks for the info and the knowledge fellas I appreciate it.