First off the car is a 1997 civic cx. I recently took it apart to address some things. One of those things was the suspension . I already had a set of omni power street coilovers 10k 8k rates, then I bought a couple things. 22mm ex front sway, asr 24 mm rear setup with brace, function 7 rear lca's, miracle x brace, carbing 3 point strut bar, kuhmo xs tires, and a custom alignment setup when the car is done. I also ditched my manual rack for a power rack with an integra pinion for better ratios. I overhauled the rack and installed inner and outer tie rods, boots, bushings etc.

I really want to upgrade the bushings but i cant find a company that makes a kit for non si 96-00 civics. I was also told to stay away from es and prothane bushings. some future mods would be better coilovers and a roll cage. There are some products out there that sound interesting like frame locks and inner fender braces. Anybody have any info on them?

When I get the car back on the road I want to get involved in autox events. I will admit I have no experience but I want to learn the sport and be competitive. After analizing my setup if you guys have any input you can give me I would really appreciate it. Btw what do you guys think about my sway bar sizes? are the appropriate for the spring rates I am running? Someone said i should try running no front sway to see how I liked it?

 

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You look like your headed in the right direction, and now you just need some seat time. Now you just need to gain some experience and develop your driving skills. You have a good starting setup that should work out well for a beginning auto-x driver. I would have not spent the money on the miracle X bar, and prefer to spend it on other mods that will be more useful. You will also outgrow your current coilovers, and will most likely run some different rates ones you get use to the current setup and want the car to be neutral with a slight bit of oversteer. Right now your setup will yield a bit of understeer which is fine for someone that hasn't don'e much Auto-x.

Your most likely going to have to get the Hardrace bushing kit, and source out the front LCA bushings. I am pretty sure they have the bushings for the front LCA, but just not in a kit. I have a EM-1 so I was lucky enough to have a kit available for my car when I replaced the bushings. If your bushings are not worn then I would leave them be for now, and start spending that money on some driving education, or track fees to get your feet wet. Also one of the best investments that any Auto-X driver should get into no matter there experiene is a datalogger. A datalogger may seem overwhelming at first, but the amount of data your able to gather and what it can tell you can make a beginning driver develop much more rapidly than without it. Even if you just log throttle position and rpm, that will help quite a bit to understand that little bit of information. People overlook such a thing when it's probably one of the best investments you can make, and you can start seeing immediate results.

 

Thanks for the reply I basically bought the miracle x cause it looks badass (I know that may sound stupid) and cause I got a good deal from a friend. Besides coilovers what can I change to get a more nuetral setup with a bit of oversteer. I drove a friends rsx with swaybars and his oversteers a bit and I loved it. Sadly I have a full-race traction bar so I cannot swap to the em1 front lca's. By chance would you know where I can source the non si front bushings? You can pm me that info if you like. I know coilovers is a big topic on here but have you had a good experience with a set of coilovers that you like alot regardless of price. Lastly if I went with better coil's with stiffer rates will I have to change my sways to accomodate?

 

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