Well, I recieved my '95 NSX-T w/122k miles on it. The front lip of the Wings West body kit was in mint condition, but in just 7 days (700 miles) of NJ driving, and a lot of careful 45 degree angles, I've still managed to scuff it up pretty good, which really annoys me. I also get rubbing against the body of the car (not fender) if I turn the wheel too sharply, which I find unacceptable (Looking in the wheel well, I can see where the aluminum is shiny and showing through, from being contacted by the tire). After search results for nearly 2 hours, I'm considering my options...
Anyway, at this point, I've decided that the drop is just too radical for street use, despite looking so sweet. Based on what I've read, my H&R springs drop the car 1.5 inches. I was going to just put the stock springs back on, but that seems to give the car a "lifted" appearence, especially with 18/19 inch wheels, which I also think I'd be very unhappy with. I suspect I need something that drops the front end a little under an inch, and it sounds like the Tein STech springs are closest to this (1" drop). However, I plan to pay the dealer to do this install, as I have so little time and energy to do this work myself, despite doing several spring and/or strut upgrades on previous cars I've owned. The dealer is probably going to charge me ~$350 labor to do this work.
So, I'm VERY tempted to drop the extra G, and get some Tein Flex coilovers, which should allow me to dial in as much or as little drop as necessary for my daily use of the car. I'm just afraid that I'll get a set of springs, and then not be happy with the ride height, and potentially have wasted the cash on the springs and install, whereas a set of basic coilovers like the Tein Flex would allow me to tweak the settings as needed to hopefully preserve my front lip and to ideally eliminate any rubbing of the 225/35/18 (if I recall) front tires.
I suppose the other advantage to coilovers is that my stock struts have 122k miles on them, and a set of coilovers essentially replaces these as well.
Anyway, pics of my car follow, to give an idea of my ride height. Any help or insight based on yours or others' experiences is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Anyway, at this point, I've decided that the drop is just too radical for street use, despite looking so sweet. Based on what I've read, my H&R springs drop the car 1.5 inches. I was going to just put the stock springs back on, but that seems to give the car a "lifted" appearence, especially with 18/19 inch wheels, which I also think I'd be very unhappy with. I suspect I need something that drops the front end a little under an inch, and it sounds like the Tein STech springs are closest to this (1" drop). However, I plan to pay the dealer to do this install, as I have so little time and energy to do this work myself, despite doing several spring and/or strut upgrades on previous cars I've owned. The dealer is probably going to charge me ~$350 labor to do this work.
So, I'm VERY tempted to drop the extra G, and get some Tein Flex coilovers, which should allow me to dial in as much or as little drop as necessary for my daily use of the car. I'm just afraid that I'll get a set of springs, and then not be happy with the ride height, and potentially have wasted the cash on the springs and install, whereas a set of basic coilovers like the Tein Flex would allow me to tweak the settings as needed to hopefully preserve my front lip and to ideally eliminate any rubbing of the 225/35/18 (if I recall) front tires.
I suppose the other advantage to coilovers is that my stock struts have 122k miles on them, and a set of coilovers essentially replaces these as well.
Anyway, pics of my car follow, to give an idea of my ride height. Any help or insight based on yours or others' experiences is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Based on this, I think I might need spacers on the fronts, although I'll wait and see if a slight lifting of the car eliminates this rubbing. I do have a set of 8 mm spacers on hand, but I barely clear the fender currently, and I suspect they would push me out too close to the front fenders...although I guess there's only one way to find out. 
