hi, ive been workin on my hatch for almost 2 years now. ive mainly focused on the suspension and body roll prevention and have come down to this as my set up

-function&form type1 coilovers
-function 7 lower control arms
-ASR subframe brace (chromed)
-24mm ASR rear sway bar
-24mm ITR front sway bar
-BEAKS lower tie bar
-Benen Industries C-pillar bar (chromed)

im wondering what else i could do to ehance my suspension that would be significant that i havent im planning on getting front and rear camber kits, and a front strut bar, would get a rear but i have jdm interior and not being able to use my jdm cargo box would bug me

any tips or opinions? this is my 1st build and im very proud of it and open to ideas

 

no one?

 

I would start with koni/gc or PIC coilovers.
Keep everything but the beaks and the c piller bar, unless you really want them however they dont really do much if anything.

And id throw a 3pt strut bar in front. I like the carbing ones.

 

id love some better coils but im on a budget those koni/gc combos are gope and i was thinkin a 3 point front strut

 

Hmm what is your budget?

 

Besides what you already have, there are 2 more items that will help your Hatch.

1. Get a front cross member. They come off certain Integra's and mount right up to the front of the Hatch's subframe. You can get one for like 20 Dollars shipped.

2. What some people have told me is one of the most important bar upgrades in the Hatch to stiffen the chassis, is the Upper Rear Strut Bar. You can get on for about 25 Dollars shipped.


Other than that, your suspension is solid. Are you getting a 2-Point, 3-Point, or 4-Point Front Strut Bar? And how does the 24 Front and Rear Sway Bars feel?

 

i was planning on a 3 pt front strut but what do you mean by upper rear strut bar? what about an h brace?

 

im on a student budget and have about like 800 a month

 

I'm running the K-Sport Control Pros on my 00 Si. I love them. I don't think I would go with anything else. At least for the price. I got my full Coilover suspension setup for $675 shipped to my door step. Not going to find anything that good for a better price.

I went with some Ebay Adjustable upper control arms for the front. After researching them, they are pretty much identical to the Skunk 2 control arms but way cheaper.

Just my .02 cents. :D

 

i could have gotten ksports but from what i heard the ride is suppper stiff, im plannin on drivin this somewhat daily and the reviews said function&form are great for dd, plus i got em for 450 with 500 miles from a very credible source here on ht

 

Function&form suit a daily driver perfectly. The reason why i suggested looking elsewhere is your setup looks like your going to towards performance and FF lacks a little in that area.

 

what tires are do you have and what size?


in my opinion, the only other step to take would be spherical bushings to replace your factory rubber ones. not too friendly for DD though

 

tower bars dont do much unless your a hardcore autoXer.. if you want your car to handle even better i suggest the Energy Suspension full bushing kit.., and Mugen hard rubber trailing arm bushings..

 

^ yup, do a full bushing kit on your car. you'll cut down on the suspension slop and body roll and really feel your suspension after that.

i just got installed a full Hardrace kit on my EG recently. what a difference. tower bars do next to nothing for our suspension set-ups (other than look cool).

 

I've never been a fan of an H-Brace. I bought one for my RSX, hated the ground clearence. Didn't feel like it did ****.

The Rear Upper Strut Bar is much like the front one. It's a bar that goes between the 2 Struts on your Rear Wheels. On an Hatch, I beleive you pop open a plastic cover to expose the struts to install the bar.

And I forgot, someone above listed it, Energy Suspension Bushings, they are a bitch to install, trust me, but worth it.

And 3-Pts are great for Front Strut Bar.

 

oh a rear strut bar, damn I wanted a mugen one but I wanted to be able to use my rear jdm cargo box,and that gets in the way but yea energy suspension bushings are what I was thinking, maybe when I come up on some cash ill invest in that