I am planning to start a suspension set up for my car and I was wondering for all of you RSX-S'ers out there or anyone who is knowledgable about this if I should go 27mm REAR or should I go 25?

I know that it is better to have it bigger in the rear to counter under-steer in track so what do you guys think?

P.S. I was planning on going 27mm Hotchkis, haha.

 

27mm is pretty big

i don't know anyone personally that uses it so i can't tell you the pros/cons

i would do plenty of research before you spend money on something major, especially the suspension

good luck

 

What are you doing with the car, exactly?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by K20Alex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am planning to start a suspension set up for my car and I was wondering for all of you RSX-S'ers out there or anyone who is knowledgable about this if I should go 27mm REAR or should I go 25?

I know that it is better to have it bigger in the rear to counter under-steer in track so what do you guys think?

P.S. I was planning on going 27mm Hotchkis, haha. </TD></TR></TABLE>

It all depends on the charcter your car takes when on the track. If the car just pushes slightly and you go to big you might bring the *** end around to much putting the *** of the car into a drift.

This is how I set up my car
On slow tight soloII course I run CTR 22mm
On faster track days I run a progress 24mm with different tire pressure and camber settings.
27mm sounds way to big.

I run this set up on my EP3 not the same as an RSX but close.

 

So most of you guys think it's way too big?

Even if the front sway bar is 26.5 stock?

Well I was planning to get some Buddyclub Race Headers later on in the future which will cause me to degrade the front sway bar down to 25 mm so basically I was planning on running 25.5mm in the front and 27 in the rear.

Thanks for your input guys keep them coming, oh yeah and I plan on tracking my car at S.O.W and maybe someday Cali speed way, haha

Thanks again guys, i'm still doing alot of extensive research in clubrsx.com

 

Did you read any of the suspension threads in the FAQ? If not, then you should. That's factual information and not a bunch of clubrsx street racers claiming their car handles good.

 

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Sorry again didnt know he did this.


Modified by Cuban Racer at 2:41 PM 8/2/2007

 

Definitely go with the CTR 22mm!

 

The stock front sway for 06 is 21mm.
You said you are planning on buying the BCRH so you can get the EM2 civic sway which is 25.4mm.
So pair it up with the Progress 25mm adjustable rear sway and it should feel pretty good. Or getting the 27mm might not be too bad.

 

ASR 32mm front adjustable sway, sweet! i don't have it, but i plan on getting it. the stock rear sway on an 06 typeS is pretty predictable in solo2. the rear breaks smooth, not jerky. and you can modulate the rotation of the rear with the throttle, whick i've learned to do this year. the reason i'm looking into the ASR is that i want the front to be more planted, less roll, and to apply more acceleration to both wheels w/o having to buy a 1.5 front diff.

 

i would run 22-25mm in the rear, 27 is way to big if its street driven, its easy as fawk to spin out in the rain or snow if your not carefull

 

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In theory this sounds good, but if you develop a lot of understeer (which you will with a front bar that large), then the bar becomes a wash or--more than likely--a detriment.

A lot of people find that smaller front swaybars on a FWD car provides better lap and autox times, even with an open diff.