I am going to pick up my ITR tomorrow. I've driven it a few dozens times (it's actually a good friend of mine's).

My question is, what suspension setup would give me a similar ride to the setup on my EG?

EG Suspension - Koni Yellows, Ground Control coilovers (425F/550R)

I wouldn't mind getting the same setup for the ITR, but would think the spring rates would be different because of the different weight.

 

I think there are a few ITR guys that are running revalved KONI w/ 700f/600r.

I talked to 92TypeR for a little while last night and he strongly recommended ithe set-up to me.

 

And people criticized me for going overboard on the spring rates!

I would think the jump in spring rate from the 2 cars would make a HUGE difference. I'm looking for something closer to my setup on the EG.

 

He also tracks his car 1500 miles a year....

 

I would say that you should try it in stock form for a little while to see if you like it... then modify after some time/mileage.

 

I've had plenty of seat time on this ITR to know that the suspension could use some stiffening. It has Sportlines on it now (he just wanted a lower stance).

 

he let you track his car alot?

 

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Define "seat time" in this ITR? Have you tracked it yet? And if so what experience did/do you have?


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Did you get the stock springs as well?

And how fugged up are the stock shocks now after the drop?

If you liked the Koni/GC setup, you might want to contact CRXlee to help you decide a similar setup for the R.

 

Seat time = spirited driving (non-track)

I have the stock springs as well, and as far as I can tell the stock shocks are in good condition as well. But the car does have 95k miles on the chasis, so the shocks probably aren't perfect.

 

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Your definition would easily be misconstrued then.

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If those are the original stock shocks I wouldn't be surprised if they're on their way out if they aren't already bouncing all over the place.


What about Koni's with Stock springs? I'm sure that would be a vast improvement to begin with.


BUT, What's your goal and budget? That's really the first 2 things you need to decide.

Here's a nifty link to some suspension topics and putting a post for the FAQ:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1085106

 

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BUT, What's your goal and budget? That's really the first 2 things you need to decide.

Here's a nifty link to some suspension topics and putting a post for the FAQ:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1085106</TD></TR></TABLE>


My goal is to have a very firm nice planted ride without spending much more than $1000 on shocks, springs, and some sort of camber ajustment.

 

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My goal is to have a very firm nice planted ride without spending much more than $1000 on shocks, springs, and some sort of camber ajustment.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why not just keep it stock? OEM suspension handles

 

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Why not just keep it stock? OEM suspension handles </TD></TR></TABLE>

But is there not room for improvement?