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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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Tien Springs 7/6
Rear Disc Brake Conversion
EF EX 10.3” brakes and knuckles (front)
Koni Yellow Shocks
Polyurethane radius arm bushings
Heim Joints for sway bar

i havent decided what kind of wheels i want, im debating 14" v. 15"

i was thinking of throwing on some Si wheels (the 7 spoke ones) but then i thought about going 14", and the 14" honda wheels are pretty skinny arent they? i wanna run at least 195-205 tires. what decently light 14x6.5/7 wheels are there?
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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and im also gonna try to run DA UCA's front and rear
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Why the hell would you run DA UCAs?
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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cheap fix for negative camber in the front. the DA UCA's are about 1/16th of an inch longer than the stock EF UCA's.

any more comments? especially about wheel choices?
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Subterraneous &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cheap fix for negative camber in the front. the DA UCA's are about 1/16th of an inch longer than the stock EF UCA's.

any more comments? especially about wheel choices?</TD></TR></TABLE>

So, less static camber and a weaker camber curve due to the longer UCA in comparison to the stock length LCA. Sounds like an overall lose-lose situation to me.

Why do all these suspenion mods if you aren't going to corner the car hard? And if you are going to, then you'll want that camber.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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its a honda not a race car. less static camber = less tire wear. if you can find me a chart that compares the camber curve of a stock ef suspension setup, and one with a UCA thats 1/16th of an inch longer and there is a big difference, then ill probably scrap that idea. until then, i dont mind losing that extra .01g on the skidpad, or .2 mph in a 700 ft. slalom.

ill say it again. its a daily driven honda, not a race car.
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