Hey, when it comes to suspension i am totally lost, i have no idea what i am talking about, and i dont know what to get. Well i need help on picking a good one and i dont know exactly everything i need, I have a 1997 Hx and i am looking to spend about 600 to 700 dollars. I really want to go wtih skunk two, but i dont know what i need, is it just the coilovers and camber kits, or do i need lower control arms, i have no idea, I also heard you need to get bushing when you do your suspension because my car has like 130k and the old ones are probably worn, well if anyone could help me with a good set up and give me some sites to where they got it it would be great sorry for such a noob question, but i am lost when it comes to suspension and i hope you guys can help me out without flaming me for being such a noob on this subject, thanks.

 

What is your vehicles main purpose?

 

Well i am not going to be bring to the track or anything, but i would like a tight suspension, I have a stock D16y5, but i might swap it to a GSR if my friend gives me his

 

tokico illuminas and eibach pro kits area good combo. illuminas are a great value and the best prices are on ebay, new.

dont bother with rear LCA, nothing but bling with cheap bushings.

check out your bushings yourself. if they need replacement, but them individually from honda, or online dealers. i dont recommend polyurethane bushings because they dont work properly and dont last as long they make you think. nothing wrong with OEM rubber, especially for the street.

you dont need camber arms either. just get an alignment after you drop your car to save your tires. both toe and camber change with ride height, but toe is what wears tires unevenly.

the best suspension mod youll ever do is upgraded tires.

 

Thanks i have new falken Tires, i like them, but should i just get the whole coilover and thats it or i have to get the springs too, i dont know how it works thats why i am asking hope you get back to me, so no for the camber kit, i heard that you have to get it, but i could have heard wrong well thanks

 

PIC Apex $750 brand new....

 

I think we need more info. Do you want adjustable height suspension, or just damping? Or both? The more info with tire/wheel combo size will all come into play so let us know.

 

If you're gonna drop your car, with those brand new falkens, then you might want camber kit, sometime in the long run.

If your tires are not flat on the ground, and ison the very edge/side of the tires. All your weight, traction etc, is being held on that little side of your tire. Which isn't a good thing, and for most people, doesn't hurt them, until it completely balds out there.

You'll start to see baldness on the side/edge of your tires, which of course will mess with your steering slightly in soem circumstances, but of course you can get use to driving with it like that.

For the coil overs, you'll need some type of spring that will adjust to lower and etc. So struts, coilovers and springs (usually the come altogether)

 

actually very sophomoric of you to conclude, and wrong.

camber doesnt wear out tires unevenly. toe does. thats a fact.

negative camber is good for handling. unless youre drag racing, dont hurt your lateral grip by removing negative camber.




Modified by Tyson at 10:57 AM 10/16/2007

 

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If your tires are not flat on the ground, and ison the very edge/side of the tires. All your weight, traction etc, is being held on that little side of your tire. Which isn't a good thing, and for most people, doesn't hurt them, until it completely balds out there.

You'll start to see baldness on the side/edge of your tires, which of course will mess with your steering slightly in soem circumstances, but of course you can get use to driving with it like that.
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eh not really. Tires are made of rubber and the sidewalls can flex, so the full width of the tread will still be on the ground even with some negative camber. You really don't start to lift the outside edge of the tread until you get past -3* camber.

But if you have the toe at zero (tires pointing straight) then camber isn't too much of an issue. In most cases, a camber kit is NOT needed to keep the tires from wearing unevenly. Usually the tires will wear just fine when the toe is set straight, and the tires are rotated regularly.