datkidmikewitdacivic

I want to tighten up the steering on my 97 dx. As you all know it has no power steering. So the steering should be pretty tight right? Mine feels a little loose. A friend of mine has a 93 hatch and i drove his and it felt alot tighter than mine. He says he didnt do anything to it. So far i have been told to try and tweak the steering gear????? I have no idea were to find that though. Iv looked but cant seem to find it. Any Advice besides getting an alighnment?

LudeHatchH22a

try getting a alignment

Archidictus

Urethane bushings in the front suspension and - though I hate to advertise for something I don't believe in - the Korbach frame lock thingers will help a lot.

Padawan

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Urethane bushings in the front suspension and - though I hate to advertise for something I don't believe in - the Korbach frame lock thingers will help a lot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm curious as to why you would suggest that the Frame Locks would help a lot, while at the same time saying that you don't believe in them. Do you not believe in their functionality, or is there something else about the product that you object to?

SuicideSlide

bump-

same problem

hayabusa160

my car felt very sloppy on the highway going 80 very loose and just plain sloppy.
i replaced all the ball joints and bushings with poly ones now the steering is nice and tight. no more slop.

130R

carbing strutbar and cusco front lower tiebar tightened my steering/suspension


but good luck finding them

Archidictus

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm curious as to why you would suggest that the Frame Locks would help a lot, while at the same time saying that you don't believe in them. Do you not believe in their functionality, or is there something else about the product that you object to?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh, it's not that I distrust the member's reviews of their functionality, I just don't believe in spending $250+ for something I could make with $30 and two hours of my time. I'm sure they do a wonderful job tightening up steering, but there's no way in hell I'm paying that much for some triabgulated brackets and grade 8 bolts.

Ocelaris

Don't dampers play a role in the steering response as well? i.e. turn up the damper's "hardness" if you have one, and get better response, at the cost of stiffer ride... Could be damper's valves worn?

I would eliminate these as problems first... alignment (cheapest, easiest), bushings (cheap but hard), then dampers (expensive, hard) I don't know anything about the frame lock so can't comment...

95excoupe

Get a nice suspension set up, I have urethane bushings but I dont htink they are all that great (they will squeak), Get a swaybar kit from ST and u will love the way your car turns. And dont forget some nice tires yok avs es100's are great

hayabusa160

my poly bushings dont sqeak did you get the black ones?

95excoupe

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hayabusa160 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my poly bushings dont sqeak did you get the black ones?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think they were red. They are ES bushings I got them so long I dont remember... sometimes they do they have there moments I should relube them. Ok correction they MIGHT squeak hahah

Ignitecivic

i heard that the steering can be alittle loose depending on what size tires u got. wider u got the harder.

maskone909

i have a problem with steering also.

on my 96 cx no pwer steering aswell

when im cornering i hit through dips and it feels like my wheels skip through it, like each wheel will spin .... does anyone understand this?