First i appologize for this post but i must know and search left me with very little.

Can everyone please post their suspension setup. Inlcude the following.

Model car
Shock/spring or coilover
strut bars/swaybars
control arms
cage or roll bar

Please be specific on all things...

I really need this information as i need a grea tsuspension and i dont want to waste money on something others seem to hate. I have rode on a few differnt suspensions but i want to hear it from experts. Post away.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

 

98 Integra GSR (DC2)
Ground Control sleeves, Eibach springs, Off the shelf Koni Yellow shocks
400# front, 550# rear spring rates
Ground Control 22mm adjustable rear sway bar
Neuspeed front strut tower bar
Front A-Arms swapped
Kirk Racing 4pt roll bar

 

i think that if you want help that will actually do you someting,

you should give more info such as :

purpose of the car, what is the focus on ? will it be used on street ?
what kind of budget u have for your suspension setup ?

i can tell you one general thing though,

parts are 40% the 60% rest of it is only tunning
and that takes time, paper and ink and brain cycles

 

Three cars I've recently ran to cover as many possible applications since you were not too specific.

ITA CRX: ~2180lbs, eibach ers 500f 700r rates coil overs with koni yellow single adj. revaled all 4 and shortened front units, no front sway bar, rear stock sway bar optional depending on track or conditions.

spec miata: ~2280lbs, eibach ers 700f 325r rates coil overs w/ blistein shocks, eibach sway bar kit: 24mm front adj. 15mm rear adj.

'95 Talon awd (autox/daily driver): ~3200lbs, eibach ers 400f 350r rates coil overs w/ koni yellows, running w/ stock front and rear sway bar.

Now what car, and what you plan to run it in?


[Modified by Hracer, 11:19 PM 9/9/2002]

 

94 Integra RS
Tokico HP 253f/123r (not stiff enough, but they work for now)
ST sway bars 1in front 3/4 in rear
strut bars front rear
stock control arms
my setup works pretty good, makes for a really nuetral, if not overteering car. I would really really like to go stiffer spring rates, like 400f/450-500r but I'm just gonna concentrate on driving the car for the next season and wait to get my truechoice suspension

ps I'm plannin' on puttin in an autopower 4pt race bar too

 

Heh. 27mm torsion bars up front, and coil overs in the rear.

And yes, it's a Civic.

----->what's a torsion bar?

 

the question is how OLD of a civic? 86? 87?

and I DO know what a torsion bar is!!


[Modified by carl_aka_carlos, 9:54 PM 9/9/2002]

 

this is exactly what i want from you guys. Thanks a lot. Keep it coming.

Car is a 96 EK4 and will be a lapping car with a little autox and a little daily driving. Im used to stiff **** so dont be shy.

I have probably $3000 to spend on the suspension but maybe more maybe less, depends how this month and the next few go.

 

If you have $3000, then you need to figure out all the mathematical schtuff you need for your car & then go custom.

Ask Karl about his sheet & what Scott did for him. That will give you more info than asking others about their setup.

Pete

 

97 CX
Daily Driver, Auto-X, set up for open track/Solo 1

JIC FLT-2a 650f / 750r ERS springs
JIC Front upper/lower bars Rear upper bar
99-00 SI front swaybar
Comptech rear swaybar/tiebar
Srr upper A arms reversed
Specalty products rear camber adjusters
Autopower Rollbar

 

1988 Honda CRX Si
Eibach ERS Springs, 500 front, 750 rear, Ground Control Coilovers, Koni Single Adjustables, all 4 revalved, shortened fronts
Stock front sway
22mm Suspension Techniques rear sway
8 point welded cage

 

2000 Honda Civic Si
Koni Yellows and custom rate Ground Controls 350f/400r (dropped about 2" front and 1.8 rear)
OEM front strut bar, Neuspeed Rear upper and rear lower strut bars, OEM sway bars
OEM control arms
no roll cage (yet)
15x7" Kosei K1 wheels with 205/50x15" Azenis and 3mm spacers
16x7.5" Kosei K1 wheels with 215/40x16" Kumho 712s
15x6" OEM Si wheels with 205/50x15" Kumho VictorRacers

 

Probably not much help, but here goes...

1989 Caprice (police cruiser)
Hotchkiss Impala SS springs, super secret stunt car shocks
stock swaybars w/ PST poly bushings
stock control arms w/ PST poly bushings front
no cage, no rollbar
15x7 AR767 wheels w/ 225-60-15 Bridgestone Eagers

^ this car is fun to drive for a 4200lb behemoth

1982 RX-7
TMC street springs, cut down one coil
ST front swaybar 1-1/8" w/ ES poly bushings, stock rear (disconnect for rain)
stock control arms w/ ES poly bushings front and the oldest I could find rear
Tokico HP (Blue) shocks front and rear
Autopower 6pt cage
13x7 Panasport Ultralites w/ 225-60-13 Kumho Victoracers

^ this car has rolled a few ARRRRRs (it's rare, but it does happen)

Both these setups prove that you do NOT need to spend big bucks to make a fun track car. The RX-7 will 1:33 at Summit Point with a good driver, or 1:35 with an average driver - pretty damn fast for a 2500lb car with ~100rwhp.

 

-2001 Type R
-stock shocks and springs
-21mm F and 23mm R
-Civic upper A arms (swapped)
-no cage or roll bar

A handful to drive....

Will

 

Cal,

'97 ITR with 8 pt. cage currently outfitted with:
- custom-valved Koni Yellows with external one-way adjustment at all four corners
- Eibach ERS springs (600F, 900R) on GC sleeves
- stock sway bars
- Skunk 2 upper arms in front
- Ingalls upper arms in back

I'm selling the Koni's, GC sleeves and springs and replacing with Tein RA's. I've been really happy and successful with the existing Koni/Eibach set up but want to try the RA's.

 

for my '97 GSR C-dan -- autocrosser and daily driver

Comptech sport springs ("advertised" 1.25" drop) w/ 330# front, 210# rear, both progressive rates
Just ordered GC coilovers w/ 400# front, 450# rear, linear rates
Koni yellows
ITR rear sway bar
Suspension Techniques upper rear STB

Neon under body light kit, flourescent washer nozzles, and, of course, Altezza clear corners... for the bling-bling and stunnah effects!

 

well somehow I dont think you are asking me...but here goes

Impreza WRX
Cusco Zero 2R coilover. 6k (330)front, 5k(280) rear. (soon to be 6k front 7k rear)
front 21mm Cusco swaybar
rear adjustable Cusco Swaybar set on full stiff 24mm
kartboy solid aluminum endlinks
front and rear Cusco strut brace bars
alignment (you didnt ask but that makes a big difference) -2.0 camber front, -1.3 camber rear. 0 toe all around
no cage, no rollbar

Evan
-Cusco ****


[Modified by elgorey, 11:57 AM 9/10/2002]

 

1995 Integra GS-R (daily driver and HPDE car)
- Skunk2 coilover kit (558 lbs front/447 lbs rear), Tokico Illumina shocks
- Stock front sway bar, stock front strut tower bar
- Skunk2 rear sway bar, Skunk2 rear strut tower bar, Skunk2 rear lower arm bar
- Stock control arms
- No cages or roll bars



[Modified by gjdavis, 8:39 PM 9/10/2002]

 

Crackmonkey you are my hero. My first car was a hand-me-down '81 Caprice and ever since I wrecked it I have always wanted another. Ive just got a soft spot for the car. 89 was still the boxy body shape right?

 

2000 ITR

stock
stock
stock
stock

 

Yup, the whale body started in 91.

 

90 CRX Si

Koni sport shocks
Ground Control sleeves with 375f/500r
Suspension tech 3-way adj rear bar on med.
stock control arms w/ES bushings
Neuspeed rear lower tie bar
no roll bar nor cage yet

 

Model car 98 Prelude TypeSH
Shock/spring or coilover TEIN TypeHA coilovers with pillowball mounts (12kg/mm front, 10kg/mm rear)
strut bars/swaybars Spoon front and rear strut tower bars, Tanabe Sustec rear lower brace (front is on backorder), stock front swaybar, Progress 27mm adj. rear swaybar (prototype)
control arms stock
cage or roll bar none
wheels & tires 16x7 45mm offset Racing Hart CP-035, Bridgestone S-03 225/45R16 front, 205/50R16 rear (will go back to 225/45R16 as soon as the current rear tires wear out)


Model car 99 Integra GS-R Sedan
Shock/spring or coilover TEIN TypeHA coilovers with pillowball mounts (8kg/mm front, 8kg/mm rear)
strut bars/swaybars ITR front and rear strut tower bars, Tanabe Sustec front & rear lower brace, stock front swaybar, Neuspeed 19mm rear swaybar (will go with 24mm bar later this year)
control arms stock front, stock ITR rear LCAs
cage or roll bar none
wheels & tires 16x7 42mm offset Volk Racing SE37K, Falken Azenis 215/45R16

 

Pretty much the same as CivicSiRacer.

2000 Civic Si
Koni Yellows with TrueChoice collars and Eibach springs 350f/400r
Comptech rear sway bar/brace
Autopower 4 point rollbar
15x7 Team Dynamics Pro Race wheels with 205/50/15 Azenis
17x7 SSR Comps with 205/45/16 Toyo T1-R

Prothane bushings in boxes on the workbench.

This is a daily driver, STS autox, track day car.

 

Car: 92 integra LS

Suspension:
-Progress Competition Coilovers
-Suspension Techniques front and rear swaybars
-Neuspeed front upper strut bar
-Spoon rear upper strut bar
-Ben Ogle (homemade) rear lower tie bar
-Ben Ogle (homemade) c-pillar bar
-Ben Ogle (homemade) strong bar
-Energy Suspension full polyurethane bushings (in the works)