Here's a couple of Civics I had back in the 80s. My 1977 Civic 1200 and then my 1983 Civic 1500 sitting beside my Mom's 1988 Accord. That pic was taken in 1988. The 1st gen Civic pic was taken in 1989. The 1200 had a little more to the engine and I had it dropped straight to the ground. My wife at the time (and with it being the "in" thing at the time for lowriders on the WC) had the wheels painted florescent pink, along with the high-mounted baby turbo side mirrors and the WINK! mirror. The 1983 model was just lowered to the top of the tires (not in that pic).
I also have a 1983 Civic wagon that sat on 13" reverse offset Prime star wheels that stuck out about 6" from the fender and mono-spring rear and no coil fronts.
Enjoy some more flashbacks! Later, QD.