sooo what next?

nat3d

Wait, I don't drive a civic anymore....
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ok i lowered my car on h&r springs with koni yellows (set very stiff), have a progress 22mm rsb installed, i have the moog bushings waiting to go on, i will probably do the moog endlinks by summers end.

so my question is what should i do next?

ive come to the conclusion that if i cant make this econobox go fast in a straight line i can make it fun in the corners. :) so the majority of money for this car is going to handeling.
 
Indeed an excellent setup so far! Very similar to mine, and with the same wheels even! Hahaha....so... next..... hmmm...

1) Save your money so you can be sure to come to the Dragon meet in September so you can really test out your stuff! It's also insanely fun.


2) If you don't already have these things: Performance alignment. You can certainly run more or less aggressive settings but since we are so similarly kitted heres my .02

A set of camber bolts in the front so you can dial in a little negative. (I'm running -1.2)

Camber arms for the rear so you can get it set just where you want. (-0.8 since the car gains more under load/cornering/compression)

3) Wear out your current tires and then get some "extreme" category rubber. I just bumped up to a new set and they are unbelieveable.

4) .....Be the 9th gen guinea pig for some traction balls.
 
Indeed an excellent setup so far! Very similar to mine, and with the same wheels even! Hahaha....so... next..... hmmm...

1) Save your money so you can be sure to come to the Dragon meet in September so you can really test out your stuff! It's also insanely fun.


2) If you don't already have these things: Performance alignment. You can certainly run more or less aggressive settings but since we are so similarly kitted heres my .02

A set of camber bolts in the front so you can dial in a little negative. (I'm running -1.2)

Camber arms for the rear so you can get it set just where you want. (-0.8 since the car gains more under load/cornering/compression)

3) Wear out your current tires and then get some "extreme" category rubber. I just bumped up to a new set and they are unbelieveable.

4) .....Be the 9th gen guinea pig for some traction balls.
lol i was really hoping you would chime in @Nix

so whats a decent set of camber arms for the rear and bolts for the front?

and what are traction balls?
 
Q: what are traction balls?

A: Being able to take a turn faster than friction can hold the tyres to the road.
 
like something out of a sifi movie?
 
Well..... Usually it's a drag racing application but traction balls are generally used by the Si guys who are making a lot of power. If you launch too hard the front wheels will tend to "hop" and skip on the pavement. A traction ball replaces the compliance bushing in the front lower control arms and helps to hold the wheel to the ground. They are generally kind of expensive and can make the ride pretty rough but are a great way to essentially force the wheels to stay in contact. The non-si doesn't really have that issue but I did replace my compliance bushings with hard poly bushings. It tightened up the steering a lot. I am going to buy new LCAs eventually and get real spherical bearing traction balls put in. Im on vacation so ill be back in a few days.
 
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