any civic from 92-00 will do, trying to get an idea what stance the car has after the install.

 

here are my install pics
lowered 1" front and 0.5" in the rear

http://www.sonic.net/~abwc/jeff/MySi...ring%20Install/

 

how would you rate the performance before/after?

 

much better. I can take turns a bit faster, a bit sharper. I have yet to auto-x with them. Although I feel, I'll do much better. The car feels more stable above 120mph (not that I endorse speeding!!). Shocks will wear out about 25% quicker

spring rates are 197f / 201-247 progressive in the rear. The back feels likes it sagging sometimes, but I think that's the nature of progressive springs.

In addition to that, I have a much strong front strut tower bar.
Skunk2


Turn is a bit quicker, but understeer will come just as quickly if you don't rotate the car quick enough (lift the throttle a bit).

all in all....expect to pay $60-120 for a set of used ITR springs. Make sure they have less that 10k miles.

 

I noticed that you have the skunk strut bar. My question is, will both stock and skunk bar fit at the same time?

Thanks,
CB

 

don't know...haven't tried. Why would you want to do that? Skunk2 does abetter job that the stock bar because of it's mounting points.

 

I thought it might help the front end if you can double up on the braces. Just a thought. I might try it whenever I get around to buying one.

Thanks,
CB

 

I have Jap. ITR F/R springs, shocks, and LCAs on my otherwise stock '92 VX and these parts made a world of difference on my car. Compared to stock, the ride height was decreased by .75" in front and .5" in the rear which evened out the car a lot.

Turn in is a lot quicker but it has a big tendency to oversteer when not accelerating. When I went Auto-Xing at Hollywood Park my car would bring out the rear end everytime I would lift off the throttle. Around town the car bounces more like an S2000. I have yet to Auto-X with the US ITR f/r swaybars but I will post that info when I do.

 

yeah i posted pics of my car on itr springs before and people always told me to drop my car, assuming it was stock.

anyway, they handle well but for ek/ej the rear shocks wont fit, and so on stock ex shocks my ride was bouncy.

edit: and if u are thinking about ctr springs, the ctr springs rear will be lower than the front on a coupe because the hatch has less weightin the rear than a coupe does...


[Modified by tFUnK, 7:48 PM 6/27/2002]

 

Actually neither bar should be better than the other because both of them are just bracing the sheetmetal, which only gets indirect lateral cornering forces (the shocks do not endure lateral forces). The most effective brace should be one that braces the upper control arm mouning bolts, as these are what take the most direct cornering forces..... ah but that's another discussion.

 

ummm looks to me like it raised the rear end by 0.5"

 

Eh, I had ITR shocks/springs for a couple weeks and it handled nice but looked like total crap so I got GCs instead. Those are 195/50 SP8000s on 15" Z.speeds so a bigger tire would've helped too but oh well... here's the pic of 4x4 ITR spring spec:



(and this is an Si w/ a b18c in it so a stock VX or something would be even higher)


[Modified by SkyeC, 12:07 PM 6/27/2002]

 

i got the pics switched around...forgot to mention that....

sorry....


[Modified by YodaIsGod, 12:14 PM 6/27/2002]

 

nice hatch

 

PatrickGSR: Are you saying the Front Lower Arm bar made by Benen would be a better choice?

 

Putting Type R springs on your car will make it unstoppable because remember:



AND:





J/K


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 7:39 AM 6/28/2002]