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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 02:56 AM
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Default Turning Radius shot - No Search Results. Help?

I have searched the fourms about this sort of problem and seem to have found nothing for my own problem.

I have installed:
Skunk 2 lowering springs
Lower control arms from function and form
Energy bushing set
Quick release stearing set
25mm front & a 19mm rear sway bars

After i installed all of these. I took her out for a drive to see how it would do. Now after a few short minutes on some country roads. i have found out that my turning radius has gone down greatly.

For example: I have a corner that is close to a 45 degree angel near my house.
Before i was completely able to take this corner at 35 to 40. Inside.
Now i can feel that my car starts to go allot wider in that corner at the same speed. Same wheel position like i normally would.

I turn my wheel all the way to the left and it seems like i'm barely turning at all!

Any ideas Integra gurus??
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 05:50 AM
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Did you adjust your toe?
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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I'm thinking that the 25mm front sway bar is causing this. A thicker sway bar up front will cause understeer.
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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I bet that his front is severely toed in. Now we wait for the OP.
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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someone didnt get a proper wheel alignment after doing the work
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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i think op has horrible tires, and this set up is showing how bad they are.
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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My official guess is that it needs an alignment. Also having a larger sway bar in the front will induce understeer in corners. You really want the exact opposite of your setup. 19mm in the front and 25mm in the back. Having a larger sway bar in the rear will help the car to rotate in the corners and overall reduce understeer when combined with a proper spring and shock setup.

Every thing works in unison, so installing bigger sway bars and throwing on lowering springs will probably do more harm than good;especially without an alignment.

If I were in your place, I would get the car aligned. See if you notice a difference. I would then switch out your new 25mm front sway bar for the original stock piece. This will help to even the car out quite a bit. I would then invest in a decent set of adjustable shocks such as koni yellows or kyb agx's. Something with some degree of adjustability, not just stock replacement units. This is just how I would approach your problem, so keep in mind it is subjective based on your funds and your own opinions.

Good luck getting your car straightened out.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:29 AM
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OP it sounds like what you're experiencing is understeer, not a change in turning radius. Turning radius is the measurement of the car's turning circle with the wheel at full lock, and at LOW SPEEDS, like in a parking lot.

Now, double-wishbone Hondas will toe out when you lower the car. I'm not sure how much that will affect your corner handling, but the larger front sway bar surely isn't helping. You didn't mention anything about model year or trim level of the car, so we have no clue what your original sway bar size was. Even ITR's only had a 24mm front bar, so the 25mm front just makes for more understeer, i.e. car feels like it pushes through the corners instead of wanting to rotate.
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