Which sway bar is better for the CM7? An aftermarket sway bar or the TL Type S sway bar?

Does anyone know whether the Cusco front under brace type II fit the coupe? I know it fits the sedan, since "The Pope" in DriveAccord forum made an installation guide on it.

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=12091

Should i go coilovers from Tiens or should I just use shocks and springs? Which is better and last longer? How does coilovers work? I mean like springs and shocks, if one goes bad, just replace them, but for coilovers, are they the same? If it goes bad, do you replace the whole coilover system or just springs, shocks?? Sorry new to lowering springs.

 

What are you looking to do? Just throw parts on to say you've modified it, or are you actually attempting to improve something?

 

I am actually trying to improve handling of course, why would I want to just put things on and say I mod it. That sounds ridiculous. But yeah, I am trying to improve handling and cornering.

 

Can anyone give me some feedbacks? I know about sway bars, arm braces, etc. But I am asking for other options as well.

 

go with tl-s. they are oem quality and a lot less expensive than aftermarkets.

 

I am going to order the TL Type S sway bars and find out if the Cusco Type II arm brace fits. I seen it done on a sedan, but unsure whether it will fit.

 

Okay. So why do you think you need to change the sway bars, springs, and dampers? What exactly about the car is detrimental to the handling based on your observations? What handling issues are you trying to solve? When does the problem occur - corner entry, mid-corner, corner exit?

Before you fix something, you must first figure out what it is that you're trying to fix, lest you make the problem worse by addressing the wrong components. At the very least, you could end up wasting a lot of money by throwing random parts at it.

 

I am trying to improve the cornering response, when I am on a corner turn and it is a sharp turn, I cant make the turn unless I slow down or my tires will squeal. Also another thing that concerns me is the steering. When I drove down the road to work, it has numerous potholes and it cause my steering to shift to the left of the lane which has oncoming traffic so everytime, I have to hold it hard and get it ready to countersteer that part.

 

Tires squealing = you need grippier tires rather than all seasons

If it's not lowered with stiffer springs you probably want to look at that as well, my gf's coupe is a slush box with stock suspension and stock all seasons.

 

I will get on that one. Just wondering, how are lowering springs with shocks different from coilovers? Which one will need replacement quicker? This will be daily driven and not a track car, but I am more of looking into coilovers for a good drop amount. For coilovers, do you replace the whole coilovers when they go bad?

 

The only reason to go with coilovers is if you need to change the height all the time. I have not personally messed with the 03+ gen Accords (girlfriend won't let me ) but I'm sure the same holds true for this gen. If it's just daily driven, do research on the best product shock for the money (might be like Koni Yellows or something like that) and then get a good quality lowering spring that lowers you an inch or two.

You'll get much better handling out of just that. Toss on stickier tires (can still be all seasons but not the OEM ones) and get a wider wheel (like what George Knighton has on his those TL wheels) and you can get a pretty decent handling car.

The other thing would be to upgrade the front/rear sway bars to beefier ones but keeping a similar ratio. That way it's got a close to OEM under/oversteer ratio but you get improved handling from the thicker bars.

 

if you get a tq damper, it will lessen the wheel hop if thats what you have, my car had that and it was sooo annoying, got all season tires with 200 tread wear and i can chirp 1-3 but no wheel hop, so the tq damper is great improvement.

 

All I see here is a thread full of people that want the HFP suspension lol

 

hmm.. true. i guess.

 

Just ordered the TL S sway bars and they are going to come here soon I hope, maybe in a week or so.

 

Should have went with Neuspeed...

 

Why neuspeed?

 

I went with Progress instead.

 

The oem TL-S is plenty and cheaper.