Suspension Help
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Suspension Help
Re-doing my suspension this summer. Planning on getting the D2 - 36 way adjustable suspenison and upper and lower control arms... Can anyone recommend which upper & front lower, and lower rear control arm i should get.
Driving a 96' GSR Thanks guys
Driving a 96' GSR Thanks guys
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Re: Suspension Help (WarpedSportzKid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WarpedSportzKid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Re-doing my suspension this summer. Planning on getting the D2 - 36 way adjustable suspenison and upper and lower control arms... Can anyone recommend which upper & front lower, and lower rear control arm i should get.
Driving a 96' GSR Thanks guys</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would recommend NO control arms.
There's really no reason to replace the front LCAs, unless they're bent. In fact, aside from the tubular drag racing ones (sorry, forget the brand, no swaybar connections), I haven't seen any.
Only reason to replace the rear LCAs is because you race, and are losing by 0.001s, and need that last edge. Otherwise, its useless bling, and possibly more weight than stock and / or inferior bushings. All Integras can take a rear swaybar without swapping the LCAs, unlike some Civics.
Front UCAs can be replaced with Skunk2, SPC, Omni (do your research before buying the Omnis, I hear bad things) for camber adjustment, but again, only useful if you are racing and need more camber than the lowering will provide. If you want less camber after lowering, then the "P" shaped UCA botls are the cheapest way to do it. Ingalls makes a cheap kit that works fine.
Rear UCAs, same deal as front. Only replace if you need more camber than the drop provides. You can remove rear camber with longer bolts and washers for a lowered street car. You could also slot the trailing arm hole where the UCA mounts, to add camber without buying anything.
Driving a 96' GSR Thanks guys</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would recommend NO control arms.
There's really no reason to replace the front LCAs, unless they're bent. In fact, aside from the tubular drag racing ones (sorry, forget the brand, no swaybar connections), I haven't seen any.
Only reason to replace the rear LCAs is because you race, and are losing by 0.001s, and need that last edge. Otherwise, its useless bling, and possibly more weight than stock and / or inferior bushings. All Integras can take a rear swaybar without swapping the LCAs, unlike some Civics.
Front UCAs can be replaced with Skunk2, SPC, Omni (do your research before buying the Omnis, I hear bad things) for camber adjustment, but again, only useful if you are racing and need more camber than the lowering will provide. If you want less camber after lowering, then the "P" shaped UCA botls are the cheapest way to do it. Ingalls makes a cheap kit that works fine.
Rear UCAs, same deal as front. Only replace if you need more camber than the drop provides. You can remove rear camber with longer bolts and washers for a lowered street car. You could also slot the trailing arm hole where the UCA mounts, to add camber without buying anything.
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