I just started auto crossing this year and have been doing a lot of research lately on suspension upgrades. My plan is to run stock till the end of the year and then get coilovers, LCA's, sway bars, and a front tower bar along with front and rear camber kits.

I'm looking to buy the following:

Benen tripod front tower bar

ASR 24mm swaybar & reinforcement kit

koni shocks with ground control coilovers (450-550?)

Function 7 rear lower control arms

Buddy Club P1 racing Rear Camber kit

I own a 1998 acura integra gsr with potenza re-11 tires. So my questions would be what are good spring rates for a street/track/autox car. I don't really care if the ride is stiff as long as the performance part is there. Also, will 24mm front and rear sway bars be an alright set up?

-what are good spring rates for my needs on koni/gc?
-how do koni/gc compare to PIC, and the pro-c's?
-What's the best coilover susp. for under 1200?
-24mm sway bar? overkill or just right?
Any and all opinions would be nice.

Thanks for your time

 

Give me a call at Special Projects Motor Sport I'm happy to give racers free advice and I might be able to stop you from wasting your money on Junk. I can probably point you in the right direction and you might end up with a decent competition car... I've always managed to have good DC2's.

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i found this https://honda-tech.com/forums/road-racing-autocross-time-attack-19/what-suspension-do-you-recommend-convo-rr98itr-2893872/

mods can delete this, sorry for a wasteful thread.

 

Well what class do you want to run next year? Some of those mods will bump you out of ST* because you can only replace the upper rear OR lower rear control arms, you cannot replace both. And the tri-front strut brace is also illegal for ST*.

 

I'm already bumped into the sts class because of some engine mods :/ so ST isn't really a choice at this point.

 

so that means you have a crx? what kind of car do you have?

 

i've already found what i need.

Progress sway bar + progress coilovers

thanks for all the help

 

Only engine mods allowed in ST classes are intake header and exhaust. And ECU flashing.

 

Good spring rates (in general) on a coupe is typically around 1.25:1 ratio front to rear. 500F/400F or 550F/450R is a good all-round starting point for an intermediate driver that is just starting out on trackday/autox/daily driver/hpde. You'll find the Koni/GC combo will perform pretty well considering the low cost.

Sway bar is dependent on your driving style. Hard for anyone to dictate the sway bar settings so it's all by feel. 22/23mm ITR (US/JDM) sway bars are a very cost effective solution, but remember the subframe issues so do get a reinforcement brace kit. If you're getting our arms you can tune the sway bar somewhat (+10/0/-10% stiffness) until you find you sweet spot.

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