Ok guys i dont know that much about tegs and such, but i wanna prove my friend wrong on this one, he's all caught up on the fact that the SGR has better suspension than the LS, RS. I was like nah the type R has the better suspension, So who is right? lol i think i am but i dunno. Thanks guys.

 

I think the GSR has a more aggressive suspension setup than the LS/GS/RS. Not entirely sure though.

 

I think the only the difference suspension wise between the GSR and LS/GS/RS is the front and rear sway bar are alittle more beefier on the GSR.

 

i think GS/GSR except the engine others are all teh same~~

 

#1 - I think

#2 - I think

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And we all wonder why all the older members don't post anymore... God, I miss the old FOR SURE tech days.

 

Yep ain't that the truth, I think, but I could be wrong so don't qoute me on that

 

lol, well i didnt mean to start any arguments or anything, but thanks for the info.

 

Front bar:
LS, RS: 21.1mm
GSR 24mm

Rear bar:
LS,RS: 12.9mm
GSR:14mm

These are real numbers, no I thinks..

 

<U>2001 Third Gen. Suspension specs...</U>

LS--22.1mm front sway bar--12.9mm rear sway bar

GSR--24mm front sway bar--14.0mm rear sway bar w/ f. tower brace

R-24mm front sway bar(ball-joint type)--22mm rear sway bar w/ f.tower brace

<U>Ground Clearance</U>

LS--5'9"(150mm)

GSR--5'9"(150mm)

Type R--5'3"(135...note lower ride height)

As far as handling wise: Going from a GSR to an LS will not be that much of a difference as far as handling. But going from a GSR/LS to a Type R will def. be an improvement...

 

Thanks b18bfreak for the info, and everybody else for thinking about it.

 

also - the gsr has a front strut bar (not too beefy tho) while the non vtec doesn't.

 

Thanks Sima also.

 

lol well everytime i post thanking somebody, somebody else posts more info at the same time, so thanks once again EVERYBODY that has and is gonna post info.

 

The skidpad ratings are pretty similar... LS at 0.78G and GS-R at 0.80G. The Type-R is rated 0.91G.

Compared to a LS, the GS-R has: larger sway bars and front strut tower bar. I have heard one person say that the springs and/or shocks may be better too, but I have doubts about that.

I think Honda did a good job of tuning the engine, but the stock suspension, although better than most cars on the road, has plenty of room for improvement. I've heard of LS'es with a few suspension mods pulling over 1.0G's on the skid pad.

 

i think i can take these blind turns at 60mph.

 

Damn, i love how you guys get on us for posting what we think is useful information instead of some sorry crackdown attempt which didn't get you anywhere.

"Think" is a word used a lot when you are not sure of something so thanks for wasting your time and pointing that out when all twenty of us already understood.

 

Nick i just want you and the others that said I "Think", I was coming down on anyone, I appreciate all the info i can get. And thanks once again for your post concerning my question.

 

It's much better to admit that you "think" something than say something that may not be true and pass it off as fact anyways. Honest non-bullshitters use "I think" when appropriate.

 

i agree with that... but sorry to whoever i offended. the blind turn comment was the first thing to come to mind after reading the thread.

 

not trying to be a pest Sima but your measurements are written in feet/inches. just clarifying if anyone was confused remember MM is converted to inches by dividing MM by 25.4 ( MM/25.4 = inches )

LS/GS/GS-R - 5.9" ride height
ITR - 5.3" ride height

 

Did the GSR's always have the larger from bar vs the LS/GS? I ask this because I know when my brother bought his wifes 2001 LS, it had the same size bars as the GSR. Whereas, when I bought my 1999 GS, I believe the only difference was the rear bar (12.9mm vs 14mm).

Isn't there a source that we can get this info from???

 

And just to inform him as well in case he doesnt know, the TypeR has different spring rates(from the GSR, GS, LS).

Front:
GSR- 212
TypeR - 246
Rear:
GSR- 117
TypeR- 180-246 progressive
(all are in lb/in.)

Enjoy.

 

Thanks once again everybody, for all of the great info.

 

Also of note:

The 3 door RS/LS has a 12.9mm rear swaybar, and the 4 door sedans have a 14mm rear swaybar.