Well I was just curious. I got the Tein Coil-Over Suspension. Noticed something kinda funny. The front is 3 threads, or whatever you wanna call them from completely down, and it BARELY tucks, I mean if it weren't for tread, it wouldn't be tucked Also, the rear is HALFWAY down, and the car sits level, I had to lower the front to it's 3 notches-from-all-the-way to get it even with the back! Now, I had to get 90 Integra rear control arms cause the way the shock were was not the H mount, it was the the other kind, the female type, so could this be a possible factor?

Tire wear.....well, the front wears on the OUTSIDE of the tire, not the inner camber. I have Integra front rotors, axles, etc. on 15in 205/50Nitto NT450s and Rota Slipstreams. I would THINK it would camber the inside, especially from when you look at the camber from straight ahead. Do I need an alignment, or what? Oh yeah, I've only driven the car for 2900 miles and the front outside of the tires are NEAR bald...they're about to hit that warning notch between the threads. I heard that Integra front suspension gives you a positive camber, but it looks like it should be giving me negative, just from looking at it! The rear looks pretty cambered, but tire wear is not noticeable, probably weight, but ohwell.

Oh yeah, a ZC with a Stage two Clutchmasters Clutch/flywheel and Greddy Exhaust couldn't be the culprit causing hard driving could it? I mean sure after a couple thousand miles, causing tire balding, but DAMN, I haven't even changed the oil for the 1st time and the tires are near bald! HLEP?

Any Suggestions?

 

I wouldnt worry about the tucking, TEIN is a performance name, not a "I wanna sit my tires halfway in the wheelwell" type of company. You got nice stuff with the TEINs, but anytime you do a suspension mod, you should have your alignment checked. Maybe you need a camber kit or something.

 

Yeah, I knew they were a performance name, and yes, the ride is NIIICE, stiff and bouncy, but the bouncy where it rebounds and stops moving, not the coil-overs on stock shocks bouncy. I just thought that I'de get a pretty decent look and retaint the performance aspect with a COMPLETE coil-over setup.....hmm...

Tires/alignment still bother me though, if it stays this way, I'll have to change my tires with every oil change!

 

well if u wanna get rid of em how much u pay for em?

 

did you use the entire integra front spindle? or just the rotors?

 

im thinkin he used the spindle cause its probably throwin off his geometry...and i thought u need teh 88 civic control arms

 

Yeah, I got everything off the integra, arms, rotors, calipers...everything. I think that's why my geometry was off, but I was wondering if anybody else did this, and what they did to correct teh problem.

Also, when I use the brakes hard, it's like the wheels lock up, cause they hop when I stop...but they aren't locked.....it's too strong. Is it teh coil-overs being too stiff, and hould I soften up the adjuster on it? Or is it just the brakes and that's normal since they're teg brakes?

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