A friend of mine just got a 94 DC2 with RS*R springs installed. The teg has a raked look with the rear end being higher than the frontend, by at least half an inch. I'm gonna take a closer look today, but does anyone have experience with these springs on a gsr? Is this the normal stance for this setup? or should I be looking for something to adjust? Any help would be appreciated, thanks

 

I'm guessing it just needs time to settle...Were they brand new springs? When I installed my Nuespeeds on my civic years ago, it took about a week and a half for the rear to finally settle and "even" out with the front...

 

Did you mix up the springs?

 

A lot of spring manufacturers make their springs so that the front sits lower than the rears, i had apex springs on my last teg and the rear sat slightly higher than the front (about 1/2" too) but thats just the way theyre supposed to sit so i wouldnt worry about it. they may settle a little more with time but possibly not much and half an inch isnt that much after all....i'd be more concerned if there was over an inch difference front/rear

 

hmmm, I'm gonna take a pic, and do an exact measurement tomorrow. I understand what your saying about giving it time to settle; this might very well be the case. I still would like to know if anyone has actually had the RS*R sport springs on a gsr, and had the same weird stance. Thanks for the responses; I'll have pics up tomorrow.

 

its nothing. all companies that make springs make the front lower than the back. even if you are to lower your car on coilovers, you put the front lower than the back. my cousin says that it lauches better when the front is lower and becides, it looks way better when the front is lower. do some research on other brings, it would be something like that. ex: 2inch drop front, 1.5 inch back

 

I've had several spring setups, and I know about the the difference in spring heights from the front to the back, that's to compensate for the sag and the suspension setup of the tegs that tend to be lower in the back. I've also done searches; I wouldn't make a new topic unless I search first............my question is very specific:
If you have had a RS*R spring setup on a DC2, have you found the front to be Substantially lower than the rear.......it doesn't look right.....maybe this is a good look for american muscle cars that are rear wheel drive, but not a FWD import, and I don't think it helps the ride either. Wait till I get pics up tomorrow, and then you'll see what I'm talking about.
But if you have specific knowledge of this paticular setup, then please let me hear from you. As for the comments above, I know you are trying to help, and I do appreciate it, but they don't address my specific question. I should've measured it today, but the day disappeared on me.

 

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I had RS*R springs on my 99 GSR about 4 years ago. They were the ones that lowered the car the least amount, purchased from Racing Beat when they were still the importer.

Yes, it had quite a bit of rake on it. I'm actually staring at a picture I took of it right now on my desk. It looked funny, but I found it not too uncommon from JDM aftermarket springs.

I switched to a set of Comptech springs and that felt, and looked much better (even).

HTH

 

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I had RS*R springs on my 99 GSR about 4 years ago. They were the ones that lowered the car the least amount, purchased from Racing Beat when they were still the importer.

Yes, it had quite a bit of rake on it. I'm actually staring at a picture I took of it right now on my desk. It looked funny, but I found it not too uncommon from JDM aftermarket springs.

I switched to a set of Comptech springs and that felt, and looked much better (even).

HTH</TD></TR></TABLE>

thank you, this is what I was looking for. I thought it had a whole lot of rake, and wasn't sure if this was normal for the RS*R sport (least amount), but I believe it is now. My friend is probably going to switch as well.

 

here are pics depicting what I was talking about:


FRONT:

REAR:


my friend is def going to go with another setup cause this rake is not good, I cannot recommend RS*R sport springs for anyone else with a DC2

 

When I mixed up the springs (front in rear) it raise the rear by 1.5 inch...
It was Eibach prokit tho.

 

the rear is supposed to be slightly higher than the front for a more aggressive look.

mu neuspeed sport springs even said a drop of 1.75 in the front and 1.5 in the back- just give the RS*R springs some time to settle and it should be a close to even with the front end being a little lower

btw- i have &gt; 1 finger gap in the front and roughly a 2 finger gap in the rear

my 2 cents

 

a friend of mine has a 2001 gsr coupe and his first drop was with rs*r sport(black) springs and he too had this very same problem...he did give it time to "seat" or "settle" but it still had the same drop. i would not use the rs*r sport instead use the rs*r down springs(blue).

 

all most any kind of car has the rear higher than the front or at least it looks to be. Its just theory of aerodynamics and design of all vehicles.

HOwever most springs are made so that the front sag a little lower.

 

yea, besides the aggressive look, the rear is supposed to be higher so you can still load the trunk...a fully loaded trunk will lower a car close to 2 inches...when i had my car full coming home from college, i swear the rear was almost at its bumpstops, i went from a 2 finger gap no gap at all

 

my 5zigens sit the same way, 2.0front and 1.6 rear. I like how it handles but def has a lot of rake to it, maybe its just jdm springs

 

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Im am surprized at how high your rear is. I got a set of older RS*R down springs and my rear doesn't sit anywhere as high as the rest of you guys.






weird.

Im guessing a ghetto fix to this is to shove a 200lb speaker array in the rear hatch area.

 

I had RSR down springs, but I remember them being black. My fronts were lower than the rear, but they weren't as bad as the black Integra posted above. I could barely get 2 fingers in the rears like the silver posted car

 

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Im am surprized at how high your rear is. I got a set of older RS*R down springs and my rear doesn't sit anywhere as high as the rest of you guys.
weird.

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so it's not normal for the RS*R sport?

either way, it's coming off as soon as he can afford something different, for looks, feel, and practicality......driving in nyc with a raked front end is just asking for potholes and bumps.

is there a RS*R spokesman on HT that can clear this up once and for all?

as for everyone else posting about the differences between the front and rear drop. I know it's true, but this is a little too much difference.
By the way, I like my teg even front and back.

 

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annnnd commence leghumping in 3...2...1...

 

hey if you dont want the rsr springs i happy to take them

 

Ever notice the cars that are dropped evenly, but the rear wheels are tucked into the fenders more than the fronts? Now that looks stupid.

Those RS*R springs look nice and aggressive!

 

wouldn't worry too much, my progress springs are the same way

 

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so it's not normal for the RS*R sport?

either way, it's coming off as soon as he can afford something different, for looks, feel, and practicality......driving in nyc with a raked front end is just asking for potholes and bumps.

is there a RS*R spokesman on HT that can clear this up once and for all?

as for everyone else posting about the differences between the front and rear drop. I know it's true, but this is a little too much difference.
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I called my buddy dean at the RSR warehouse here in carson and I sent him a link to your picture. He brought to my attention the "break-in" period or the settling period. I totally forgot about that.... How long ago were they installed, if they have been on there for more than a week and it hasn't settled yet then Im afraid you got an odd ball pair of springs in the rear.

 

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lol, thanks, I'll let you know in a month or two

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that's one of the reasons why I went with coilovers so I can adjust the rears to be even with the fronts and not have any tuckin y0
though they tucked for a week or two while I made time to keep adjusting the rears, now I got a finger gap in the front and rear of my teg. My friend would like a similar setup.

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I called my buddy dean at the RSR warehouse here in carson and I sent him a link to your picture. He brought to my attention the "break-in" period or the settling period. I totally forgot about that.... How long ago were they installed, if they have been on there for more than a week and it hasn't settled yet then Im afraid you got an odd ball pair of springs in the rear.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I appreciate that very much, thanks. The springs have been on there for a month or two, so I guess I got some factory freaks. hmmm, let's see how they look in a week or two while money is saved for a new set.
as far as looks go; it's cool I guess.......looks like one of those 70's muscle cars like star ski and hutch had