I'm thinking about getting the Beaks lower tie bar and some Function7 LCA's. I was wondering if anyone had the Beaks bar on their EP or DC5 yet, because I guess it just became available for our chassis not too long ago. I'm mainly getting them for the Bling factor lol, so pics would also be good so I can see how good it will look lol. Also, I was wondering what rear sub-frame brace you guys are using, I searched a little bit but I can't find anything for our chassis. Thanks guys!!

 

you going to park the car on the roof to show them off..........

 

HAHAHAHA dude... lol...

 

Mustclime what you recommend since you know alot about suspension... way more then me and I know enough lol

 

i know just about nothing about suspension

 

i have the beaks bar on my ep looks really good

 

here is some pics

 

LMAO at this guy!

 

I know, I just read that again and laughed again haha. It does look pretty good but I want the LCA's to go with it. It would look more complete yah dig.

 

the ****....you ruined your ep's bumper...how much hp did you get from that lol?

 

it's not hp, it's for drag reduction at the track..

 

Yeah, I just hate the fact that they make the car look so ugly. You have to admit they are a little ridiculous looking...

 

I'd get the rear diffuser if I was aiming to reduce drag

 

it was a joke bro and i know what they are for

 

i like that pic of the joker

 

ya seriously btw the rear diffuser and doing that to your bumper... ill go rear diffuser!

Back to topic... I think it looks sick but aside from looks is there anything better the the beaks kit? I am more for function lol... then form!

 

i bought a tie bar for my ep3, sold my ep3, and put it on my dc5 and it looks great, its skunk2 though. normally i wouldn't go with skunk2 but the tie bar looks aight

 

Well since you asked.....I alway advise people to replace the suspension bushings first. The ep3/dc5/em cars all have these things called compliance bushings in both the front and rear lca's. The bushing allow the suspension to change toe settings under cornering load....great for under steer, bit great for getting around turns fast. With out replacing these bushings, bracing up the unibody just does not make sence.

Sa for what I think is the best design.....
for the front, the curbing lood good....

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=349

and for the rear I hear that 3d still has some in stock.....those were the best imo....

 

Thanks Must!

What would be better between the OEM or Aftermarket Polyurethane bushings?

I know when I had my EG I was running Polyurethane then switched to OEM because the polyurethane kept on cracking on me... I don't know if they fixed that problem... I know I wasn't the only one with that problem cause other members had to problem too! But this was like 3 years ago...

 

The big problem with poly bushings is people do not read the instructions. You have to lube them or they will bind and tear or just rub away like a eraysor. I use spray on white lithium grease and mine are still fine after 2 years. I lube them when ever I am under the car but I am sure you can get away with it a couple times a year....if you fear the poly, mugen and hard race make hard rubber bushings....the mugen are major $$$ thought...

 

*shameless plug* Our new RSX subframe brace fits the EP3 chassis too.



-A

 

wow that looks sick... but is it as good?

 

The brace is the result of about 2 years of development with a few race teams out there. I'll leave that for you to judge for yourself:

http://function7.com/products/rsxrb (more info here).



-A

 

OOoh, I'm all over that... I'll get both lol, I'm pretty sure the Beaks lower tie bar will bolt to that correct?

 

thats nice, you do know that the ep3 lca have a different bolt pattern than the dc5 though? It looks nice but you are only tieing the unibody togather at 2 points. The 3d brase Ties togather all the lca mounts. This makes it a better design imo.