got this back in end of july. 99 Integra LS car is stock engine wise...my daily driver so i might be looking for header, exhaust and intake. thats it. just wanted to show some pics of the car. just everything is done for looks as of now. got the spoiler and rear emblems shaved, tinted windows, and wheels.

tein SS suspension
ITR rear sway bar
Drag 16 inch wheels (dont hate...its my daily didnt want to spend lots of money on wheels for my daily)

quick question does anyone have problems with rubbing with 16inch wheels with 40 offset at my height....the tein ss was made for a civic. i'm rubbing while turning thru bumps. i was hoping maybe if i get stiffer suspension i wouldn't be bouncing that much thru the bumps and prevent it from rubbing....

thanks



and group shot

 

I have H&R springs with oem shock sittign on stock ls webs and around corners my **** scrapers the fenders. Mine is also 99 LS.

Nice ride by the way.

 

ok i'm hearing that from lots of ppl...guess i'll jsut take the corners slower

 

what size tires? you shouldnt be rubbing all the time.

 

clean ride

 

That's one lonely focus But yeah, nice ride. As for your question, you'll probably end up scraping even if you do get a stiffer suspension.

 

roll your fenders?

 

you probably got conned into buying a camber kit?

If so, add a little more camber. It's much more practical than just adding a stiffer suspension. If you stiffen up your suspension too much, you're not going to grip around normal corners. American streets and tracks are known to be a little bumpy.

 

i was thinking the same thing as for the camber kit....i got it because my ball joint went bad and it was cheaper to get the replacement camber kit with ball joint so i got the blox one. i'm currently at -1.4 camber on both sides...if i go to 1.8 or 2.0 would that be better?

only reason i'm also thinking of getting stiffer ones is because the tein SS i have were for civics...got it from a friend and i slapped it on not knowing how it will run. i love the ride quality of it since its not too stiff but i do notice once there are passengers in the car the car sits even lower and rubs more frequently. car only rubs when making turns at speeds faster then letse say when you are parking...size of tires 205/45/16. i was just thinking of getting street omnis

 

its koo

 

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have you rolled your fenders yet?? http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=698

 

i have a 99 gsr. try not to slam the teg... it looks good, but man when i took turns it rubbed.

i raised the teg to a finger clearance all around, and omg can my dc2 handle.

o yea i have fully upgraded suspension from bushings to coilovers to everything in between.

HAHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

im on 205-50-15 azensis

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAmodified &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 99 gsr. try not to slam the teg... it looks good, but man when i took turns it rubbed.

i raised the teg to a finger clearance all around, and omg can my dc2 handle.

o yea i have fully upgraded suspension from bushings to coilovers to everything in between.

HAHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

im on 205-50-15 azensis</TD></TR></TABLE>

What's so funny? I feel like I'm missing out on something...


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by supracrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was thinking the same thing as for the camber kit....i got it because my ball joint went bad and it was cheaper to get the replacement camber kit with ball joint so i got the blox one. i'm currently at -1.4 camber on both sides...if i go to 1.8 or 2.0 would that be better?

only reason i'm also thinking of getting stiffer ones is because the tein SS i have were for civics...got it from a friend and i slapped it on not knowing how it will run. i love the ride quality of it since its not too stiff but i do notice once there are passengers in the car the car sits even lower and rubs more frequently. car only rubs when making turns at speeds faster then letse say when you are parking...size of tires 205/45/16. i was just thinking of getting street omnis
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Well, adjust your camber kit at home till it doesnt rub at all or it rubs less. Then have the car aligned for toe and tell them to make sure the camber is even on both sides. Done.

Camber doesn't wear tires very much. Toe does. Camber facillitates wear caused by toe, however. Put the toe back to factory, and you wont wear tires even with -2.5 to 3 degrees negative camber. Unless you're doing a lot of launching or burn outs.


If the ride quality is good, then leave the suspension alone. Stiffer springs suck for the street. JDM coilovers are usually setup on the stiff side. If you have a civic setup from a japanese manufacturer, you probably have a good amount of spring rate for a DC that's driven in the U.S.

Awesome street/weekend track spring rates IMO are around 350-550 lb/in. I wouldn't really go much higher.

 

im laughin cause i love my suspension. its something im proud of having.

camber does effect tire wear. thats why tires wear on the inside or outside... your toe and caster also play an important role.

when getting an alignment you will always be in a spec range. like camber i think for my dc2 is 0 to -2.0 and your in the green... and with toe and caster the same thing. the alignment shop needs to put ur specs in the green.

i recommend skunk 2 upper arms

and spc rear camber...

if you dont believe me upgrade your suspension fully and test what handles the best.

i already did.....
i need a

 

I have a set of 16" wheels with a 40 offset and im lowered about 2" if not a little more... I dont rub that much unless I take a long tight turn at a high speed and even then its only hitting the front fender linings... so far ive pretty much ripped one down the middle but other than that i usually never rub.

 

yea my inner fender was eaten by my tire. that crap was dragging on the freeway and almost made me crash...

 

Funny how the focus is in the front
shouldn't even be in the pic

 

i do my own alignments at the shop...i wanted to get it as close within spec just to show less camber wear....camber does play a role in camber wear but not as much toe.

are you saying skunk2 is better then blox? i ono but i wasn't about to spend $100 more for it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAmodified &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im laughin cause i love my suspension. its something im proud of having.

camber does effect tire wear. thats why tires wear on the inside or outside... your toe and caster also play an important role.

when getting an alignment you will always be in a spec range. like camber i think for my dc2 is 0 to -2.0 and your in the green... and with toe and caster the same thing. the alignment shop needs to put ur specs in the green.

i recommend skunk 2 upper arms

and spc rear camber...

if you dont believe me upgrade your suspension fully and test what handles the best.

i already did.....
i need a </TD></TR></TABLE>

No...camber does not typically wear tires very much if at all. -2.0 degrees of camber is what most people consider "excessive", but I know that it's within spec for a DC2.

TOE is what wears out tires on the inside/outside. If you change camber, you change toe.

Caster is pretty much a non wearing angle. It wears tires in small amounts because it changes your camber/toe CURVE. But when you turn your wheels, you're wearing your tires either way. So it's almost negligible.

If you dont believe me, try it on your own car. Put camber at absolute 0. Or positive (some cars are a little positive since when you load them, the camber will become 0). Whatever you want. Put camber in factory spec if you will.

Set toe to .25''-.3'' OUT. watch the inside of your tires go up in smoke within a couple of months.

Set camber to -2...-3 if you're feeling frisky. Set toe to absolute 0. Unless you're doing burn outs, you will BARELY notice any inside wear even in the next year or so.

Camber will SLOWLY wear the inside of tires. Just barely. If you're cornering hard, you'll never get "camber wear" from even higher camber angles....I didn't say ridiculous camber angles. I said high.

 

lets not argue about camber......i know what it does. but would more negative camber help me with the rubbing?

 

i think this looks amazing, i love the way that looks with those rims. they are the same as the rota j specials right?


keep up the clean mods!!

 

i love black ill trade u a frost white dc2

 

yea same as jspl....but rota didn't have any silver available.

i think thats all for mods as of now. intake, exhaust is the only engine mods i might do. this is my DD so i dont really need any performance mods.

BTW- after getting hit last month by someone parking i got the front bumper repainted and rear shaved. just got car back a week ago. just yesterday someone again bumper tap me and left 3 small yet deep scratches on the frt bumper....need to deal with insurance once again and get my money......

im so busy but i wanted to swap in new suspension but im gonna wait...since i think new suspension will rub still...iwas thinking of putting it to the alignment rack and putting both sides to -2.o camber to see if it will rub. if i remember i dont think iwas rubbing before i got the camber kit.

 

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No...camber does not typically wear tires very much if at all. -2.0 degrees of camber is what most people consider "excessive", but I know that it's within spec for a DC2.

TOE is what wears out tires on the inside/outside. If you change camber, you change toe.

Caster is pretty much a non wearing angle. It wears tires in small amounts because it changes your camber/toe CURVE. But when you turn your wheels, you're wearing your tires either way. So it's almost negligible.

If you dont believe me, try it on your own car. Put camber at absolute 0. Or positive (some cars are a little positive since when you load them, the camber will become 0). Whatever you want. Put camber in factory spec if you will.

Set toe to .25''-.3'' OUT. watch the inside of your tires go up in smoke within a couple of months.

Set camber to -2...-3 if you're feeling frisky. Set toe to absolute 0. Unless you're doing burn outs, you will BARELY notice any inside wear even in the next year or so.

Camber will SLOWLY wear the inside of tires. Just barely. If you're cornering hard, you'll never get "camber wear" from even higher camber angles....I didn't say ridiculous camber angles. I said high. </TD></TR></TABLE>

blah blah blah.

ALIGNEMENT 101... check out the link people

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...hid=4

 

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yes.