Hey guys, trying to start a thread to where we can enlighten a few things under the suspension topic.
For starters: What kind of suspension does a (lets say) 1999 Acura Integra have? As in, Macpherson, Double-Wishbone (I know it doesn't have DWB) or something like Unequal Length A Arm Suspension?
Let's get crackin :D

**Sorry if this is already a thread, I might not have looked hard enough but I hadn't found one yet so I started this xD**

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/
https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-6/all-gen-integra-%5Bfaq%5D-diy-write-ups-how-etc-2419202/

 

Doesn't need to be a thread.

 

B_Swapped93 ...erm...that says NOTHING about types of suspension, the related searches for suspension was based on whether this that or those are good coilovers, asr subframe installations, camber stuff or general understandings. I was thinking more along the lines of how Macpherson suspension works, or those things. Like how the Unequal Length A Arm Suspension helps _____, and such. Oh and thanks @grumblemarc >

 

Im not going to search it to the point for you, it's there look a bit more as grumble pointed out.

 

Why do you need to know?

And you really can't just look up "Integra suspension design" into google?

By the way, you're wrong. Gen's 2 and 3 integra's DO have double wishbone suspension. It's just not stereotypical design

 

90-01 integras have what's considered a double wishbone up front. Multi link in the rear. People who told the guy to search would probably have used less keystrokes/time just answering the damn question. That is...if they knew the answer (doubtful).

 

the rear is also a double wishbone, but it's a modified design that uses a trailing arm lower control arm, and the upper control arm is just that little bar up top.

It also has a compensator link (or something like that) in front of the trailing arms pivot point to keep the toe in check.

A double wishbone suspension doesn't mean that it needs to have wishbone shaped arms. Just that it has an upper control arm and a lower control arm.

Multi link rear ends use 3 or more lateral arms (control arms) where double wish bones only use 2.

The integra's use kind of a hybrid variation of a double wishbone and multi link rear end though.

 

@m4xwellmurd3r Yeah I looked up pictures and all I just totally looked over a very important part of the double wishbone suspension -_- ... but OH! I still couldn't find the rear one, but you answered my question haha. I'm just trying to figure it all out and was seeing if one of ya'll could help...as you could clearly see, most people just troll and then don't answer questions :/ thanks again man

 

The rear suspension is not double-wishbone/double-A arm and to call it that blurs the meaning of double-wishbone to where it would encompass almost anything. It's technically a semi-trailing arm with upper and lower lateral links and a toe compensator link. Reading about semi-trailing arm suspensions should give you some idea of how they work, but the Integra's appears to be somewhat unique.

The front suspension is, however, double-wishbone.

 

yeah I agree the integra/ef civics have a pretty unique rear suspension that has characteristics of several designs. its a very aolid design too I think


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It's a very good design that resists a lot of alignment change when the suspension goes through it's travel (particularly compared to other cars in its class, PARTICULARLY these days when everybody is switching to struts and torsion beams). The suspension is one of the reasons I believe G3 Integras will always be one of the best, if not the best, FWD cars ever engineered. The represent the pinnacle of suspension and engine technology before everything started going drive-by-cable and drive-by-wire.

 

not just the gen 3 but the gen 2 also has the same suspension design. The front end is a bit different but I believe the front is actually a slightly better design that resists a lot of alignment changes under braking (due to the frontal positioned radius bars.) Having the radius bars forwards means under braking they're under compression and resist any toe in the car may induce.

As a matter of fact, the gen 3 doesn't have the radius bars like on the gen 2, and keeps its LCA alignment due to the fact that it uses two mounting points on the inner portion compared to the single point the gen 2 uses. But like I said, I actually like the gen 2's front suspension a bit more as it seems like its design resists LCA movement a bit better.

newer cars are going with suspension designs that are a lot less superior to our cars in the same class, I completely agree with that.

With very light modification our cars handle incredible in heavy corners. My car just has stock struts and ebay coil overs yet it will take any corner as hard as it can (within the tires limits) without becoming unstable and without excessive body roll. It's very predictable and doesn't seem to get upset very easily at all. In fact, besides the tires limits, the harder you push the car the more it bites into the road and grips really nicely.

 

I just wanna jump in here. After driving many different style cars, from buicks to z cars, the integra is by far my favorite car to drive. 90s model hondas ride so well. The car feels more like an extention of your body than a machine. I drove my wifes da today to put gas in it and i forgot how nice it feels. It feels so much better than the 1st gen gsx ive been putting around in. I got a little jealous, and wanted my car to be done. New cars nowadays feel like boats to me, and i think when im old, ill be driving antique hondas.

 

I got ya'll...Just wanted to clear my mind a bit on suspension (going to be studying it for a while haha)... and yeah @Blackhalo6 , I agree. I would say since they are smaller and shorter wheel to wheel lengths, they feel like when you turn, they turn...when you brake, they brake..when you accelerate..well, they try to accelerate x'D plus the FWD helps a bit :D