9thcivic Tail of The Dragon Meet September 13th-16th 2012

Rear sway showed up today for the Si. I don't know who did that. The camber bolts should be here next week, then I can do the front brakes and camber bolts at the same time. I have the ones I removed, but you are not supposed to reuse them. They are even bent. I almost had to use the impact to get them off. I think the alignment shop wanted to make sure they didn't move. I am still trying to decide on one or two sets of camber bolts. I think as a dd, one set is enough.
This is all for the Si. The ride is better with the stock suspension, but the roll is too much.
 
sonej4 said:
Rear sway showed up today for the Si. I don't know who did that. The camber bolts should be here next week, then I can do the front brakes and camber bolts at the same time. I have the ones I removed, but you are not supposed to reuse them. They are even bent. I almost had to use the impact to get them off. I think the alignment shop wanted to make sure they didn't move. I am still trying to decide on one or two sets of camber bolts. I think as a dd, one set is enough.
This is all for the Si. The ride is better with the stock suspension, but the roll is too much.
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HFP suspension ftw. It is a bit stiffer than stock, but body roll is greatly reduced. I think the HFP suspension should have been standard on the FG2/FA5
 
greg porter said:
HFP suspension ftw. It is a bit stiffer than stock, but body roll is greatly reduced. I think the HFP suspension should have been standard on the FG2/FA5
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I just sold mine. It was great, but since I dd my car the stock suspension is better. Hence the reason for an aftermarket sway.
 
The WRX suspension is stiff, but still rolls like a boat :scratches:

Some RCE Yellows and Bilsteins should fix that
 
Jrotax101 said:
Probably more harsh than stiff.. which is all to do with frequencies.
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Suspension talks. Lets hear more. Suspension and tires can be your best or worst friend. Nobody wants to even pay 100 for new camber plates for the 8th gen. They are still 480 through kmac. Should I just keep/use them or go with ebay?

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
 
sonej4 said:
Suspension talks. Lets hear more. Suspension and tires can be your best or worst friend. Nobody wants to even pay 100 for new camber plates for the 8th gen. They are still 480 through kmac. Should I just keep/use them or go with ebay?

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
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Front or rear?
 
Front. They replace the upper strut mount. That is why I am trying to decide to keep or sell. I dont need that much adjustability on a dd.

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
 
debo said:
did you get another progress rsb?
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I actually went with the Eibach one. Its about 65% stiffer than stock, and for a dd its best not to go past about 80%. Plus it was only 98 shipped.

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
 
sonej4 said:
Suspension talks. Lets hear more. Suspension and tires can be your best or worst friend. Nobody wants to even pay 100 for new camber plates for the 8th gen. They are still 480 through kmac. Should I just keep/use them or go with ebay?

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
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Just the shock valving, and how it controls the force it's subjected to.

On another note:
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets5.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets6.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets18.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets19.html

Read those and it will make you a better person. And any other page on that site.
 
Jrotax101 said:
Just the shock valving, and how it controls the force it's subjected to.

On another note:
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets5.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets6.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets18.html
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets19.html

Read those and it will make you a better person. And any other page on that site.
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I learned a lot about suspension while racing rc cars/trucks. I raced offroad, but geometry, shock valving(not as complicated) and oil weight, spring rates, caster, camber, toe front and rear changes are the same.

I will prob read some tonight.

sorry for typos, from phone
E30, FA5
 
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