2DoorBandit

so i was reading a thread and somebody mentioned frame locks as a good suspenion upgrade i was wondering if somebody could explain as to what they do and maybe a pic of them installed on an eg/ej......

im all about handleing and im looking into ways to make my 94 civic coupe handle better

civexspeedy

sway bars and a good suspension setup will do just fine...no need for that dead weight.

2DoorBandit

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well im lowered on omnipower full coilovers and i have an asr brace and itr rear sway with the stock ex front bar just looking at the fram lock look kinda interesting....think it will be better just to replace my bushings with poly ones from energy suspenion

blackhope121

make sure you have some good tires before you spend money on the frame locks.... tires will make much more of a difference than the frame locks

kaiba

Are refering to the Korchbach frame lock.

SiYouLater

http://www.korbachperformance.com/

WhiteOnRice

They don't look like $160 of suspension improvement.

doood

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do you even know what they do?

MasterKwan

Yeah, those do absolutely nothing. The website just screams "Scam".

WhiteOnRice

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Explain their magical powers please.

MasterKwan

If you want to do something to stiffen the chassis up, fill the sills with 2 part polyurethane foam.

doood

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do you have any first hand experience with them? it would be nice to hear why you think they wont do anything instead of just saying they wont do anything.

WhiteOnRice

No, "They don't look like $160 of suspension improvement." I was merely doubting.

Just to let you know, I don't have any first-hand experience with turbonators either...

EgSalad

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I wouldnt say that. The guy is here on H-T and seems to be cool and always willing to answer questions.

But.. in the original frame lock thread in the ITR forum there was a lot of debate between automotive engineers and in the end, there was no definitive answer on whether or not they work (that I have seen) on anything else other than "*** dyno's" - i.e. no tested track results.


Original thread from ITR forum
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=928139

Another good thread
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=990843

MasterKwan

The photos don't show how it's mounted.

It looks like it's trying to tie the frame ridgidly to the front bumper support thus making the support a structural part of the front of the frame. Something like the S2000's built in strut bar. Normally the bumper support just hangs there and isn't mounted well enough to offer any support.

RiceKillinSI

You might want to check out this tread before you think about buying frame locks.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=990843

medside

article in hondatuning

http://www.hondatuningmagazine...brace/

Relic1

if you need first hand experience just ask. I have a set and feel they are worth every penny of the price.
All though if I had a track only car I'd build my own. they really are not that complex of a design.

If I remember right when they were being developed it was the testing that took so long. Again I'm not sure if they did crash testing but there are spots in the design that you can tell were made to tear in the event of a major crash.

Maybe I'm wrong or seeing things because I wish they were there.
If it wasn't 15* outside I'd take some pics to show what I mean.

kaiba

What relic1 said. I also have a set for my 95 hatch.

Once you drive it after installed. You'll feel a huge difference when you pull out of your drive way.

I could take some picture but i'll have take my bumper off. Not cold here just lazy.