Ive heard of other cars chasis bending/warping/deforming from stiff springs. Is this something to worry about on an R?

 

I would hope not (what with all of the reinforcements that Honda did at the factory).

If you are running very high spring rates however, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get regular alignments, to be sure that everything is straight...

 

I wouldn't expect it either but on the 200sx and skylines with very stiff spring rates their chasis do deform after a couple years.

 

I'm currently running moderate spring rates and after 5 years of autocrossing and track days I have noticed the doors don't quite fit the way they originally do and they tend to stick a little when opening. It's not really a big deal, but there is some chassis flex.

 

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I'd chalk it up to the door mounts themselves rather than the chasis being deformed.

Occam's Razor

 

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If you are running very high spring rates however, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get regular alignments, to be sure that everything is straight...</TD></TR></TABLE>

If one was worried about chassis issues due to very high spring rates, I'd think they'd get a cage.