Hi everyone,

I just picked up a 2004 DC5 Type-R here in the Caribbean. It is in moderate shape body/interior wise, but the suspension is in a really bad way. The previous owner put on maxspeedingrods coilovers and dropped them LOWWWWW. The ride is truly horrible, and borders on terrifying on the bumpy roads here. Suspension has no compliance, so it literally wants to jump from bump to bump, and break traction etc. Not to mention the vehicle is so low, it can barely clear driveways etc.

Does ANYONE know if the DC5R used the same suspension springs as the RSX Type-S? If yes, then great, I can try getting the vehicle back to stock ride height and quality. If not, where would I even start finding the type-R oem setup?

Thanks

 

Haha! The cheap Chinese coilovers are a sponsor here. No surprise they are junk.

You could try to adjust them to maximum ride height while you hunt for stock parts.

I do believe Base and Type S suspension will bolt to your Type R but they won't be the same performance spec at real Type R parts.

 

Here are the different OEM DC5R springs :

​​​​​​1 51401-S6M-A51Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51401-S6M-A52Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51401-S6M-J01Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51401-S6M-J02Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51401-S6M-N52Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT (SHOWA) JPY 12,306 USD 117.20

1 51401-S6M-Z03Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT (SHOWA) JPY 14,137 USD 134.64

1 51401-S6M-Z51Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 14,064 USD 133.94

1 51401-S6M-Z52Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 14,064 USD 133.94

1 51406-S6M-A51Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51406-S6M-A52Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51406-S6M-J01Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51406-S6M-J02Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 12,086 USD 115.11

1 51406-S6M-Z51Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 14,064 USD 133.94

1 51406-S6M-Z52Add inquiry
SPRING, FRONT JPY 14,064 USD 133.94

Here are all of the 2002 OEM DC5S springs :

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Spring, Front (Showa)
51401-S6M-N52SPRING, FR. (SHOWA)

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JDM Parts reference : JAPANESE GENUINE OEM PARTS CATALOG?JP-CarParts.com

USDM Parts reference : www.hondaacuraonline.com

 

You know, I have nothing against the brand itself, I bought one of their non-genuine turbo replacements for my diesel toyota and it has been quite fine for a few years now, especially for the price, but for the DC5R the coilovers are truly horrible. Maybe if I lived somewhere with predominantly smooth roads I could survive it, but right now it it quite dangerous. If I hit a bump at speed I end up with a small hop (revs jump, back skips etc).

Thanks for the part numbers Them Witches, I'm still looking to see what I should consider doing. I'd really just love to find the original suspension for sale locally, even if I need to replace the struts eventually.

Will keep you posted if I have any luck