There's a new company that has been designing a product that significantly improved the ride quality and handling of the 99-00 Si. Now some of you might have heard about and some of you might not, but let's just say that once these were installed, they were the best suspension upgrade I've had since my Comptech Sway/Tiebar combo. The only thing was that the ones I have on my car were a few of the first prototypes that they designed and engineered.

Alright guys, here's the deal. They are now going nationwide with this shortly, but for the time being they looking for some more people who own a 99-00 Si, and who would be willing to test out the the product before it is released to the public. I've enclosed the email I've received from them. If you're interested, you can check them out at Korbachperformance.com. Thanks!!

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If you know some driving enthusiasts interested in our test marketing our invention, please pass this along......

Here's the deal:
• Be among the very first in the world to evaluate a new invention…the FRAME LOCKS by Körbach Performance.
• What do they do?...Dramatically improves BOTH the ride and handling of the car.
• Honda Tuning magazine will be writing an extremely positive 4 page article on it in September. Here’s what Bob Hernandez (Managing Editor) is going to say. “…….it was like night and day. In fact rarely do we encounter an aftermarket handling product that delivers what it claims so immediately. ……Primarily the Civics felt abundantly more solid over all conditions….. We found that especially on roundabout freeway onramps the vehicles were undaunted by lateral acceleration….”
• 12 out of 12 people surveyed were floored by the improvement in performance.
• For participating as a “Körbach Tester”, you will get the part below cost at $ 70. Regular price is $ 245. If you don’t like them, mail them back and we will give you an immediate full refund. Your obligation is to answer a few questions (20 minutes) about the product and the install.
• Next step: Go to http://www.korbachperformance.com and read more. Go to the Home page and click on to “Be a Körbach Tester” and apply. Takes 3 minutes
• Who are we going to select? Only a small handful of people. We will favor those that are active and credible people in websites, car meets, racing etc. We will also favor those that can install or pay to install to their cars within 1-2 weeks.
• If you don’t want to be a “Körbach Tester” you can go to the web site and register for a future discount when Körbach Performance is ready to sell.
• This is no hype. This is a break through invention developed by hard core automotive engineers. It works.


Thanks

David Lawson
Körbach Performance
“Building the Perfect Ride”
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FYI: This is not spam as they are an advertiser for Honda-tech as well

- Jimmy

 

I used to go over nasty bumps and such with fear. Now, when I go over these same roads, I feel more at ease about the car. It seems to take the asphalt like a man now. The car does not flex left or right as much anymore. It just takes it all as one.

Great new upcoming product that i give two

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask me, you definately will not be disappointed with this product

 

And a picture of the product

 

Hi guys. I usualy hang out in the forced induction forums. Im here today to give mad props to Korbach structures in developing these amazing frame locks. Here is my testimonial.

"To be honest, I was skeptical. But I personally installed the right side Frame Lock and found the process to be quite easy. Afterwards, we took a test drive and I immediately noticed an improvement in ride quality—within 100 feet after we left the garage. Cruising down the street, my car felt more solid, grounded and smoother. I couldn’t believe how comfortable my car felt driving over bumpy roads and changing lanes on the freeway. A few days later, I started to test the handling. Another bonus! Freeway on ramp cornering with the Frame Locks was 5-10 mph faster than without them. Truly fantastic. The Frame Locks seemed like the missing link in my other suspension upgrades. I would highly recommend them to anyone."

Herman Soriano

 

so this only fits 99-00 si's ?

Has the company tested the chassis flex, etc with the product installed ?

 

what about 92-95 civic?

 

OK, let me chime in on this one. I was involved from very beginning with this project. How early you ask? Well, Jason posted on ClubSi about a year ago, saying he had this idea on how to strengthen the chassis of the Civic. I was curious, we got in touch, he gave me a copy of his resume with pages and pages of structure drawings he's been involved with while working for one of the big 3 automakers.

My car was used as the Prototype Mule for this. The machine shop had my car for the better part of a week, as they fabricated the very first set of these.

Let me tell you, the first time I pulled the car out of a drive way, I felt a major difference in the car.

The following is something I wrote shortly after we took those first prototypes off my car...

"Driving to work this morning without the Frame Locks on my car really reminded me of what a difference the parts make in the ride of the car. The Civic isn’t a bad chassis, in fact it’s pretty damn good when compared to a lot of cars in this class. Adding the brackets really gives the front end of the car a “bigger” feel if you will. It feels more solid and planted on the road."

Sadly the Si was stolen last September (I know, shocking that an Si got ripped) So I have been unable to do much more testing for them. But I have been in touch and the level of professionalism Jason and his Team have brought to this project continues to amaze me.

I'd be truly amazed if someone installed these and didn't like them.



Modified by 80's Boy at 8:26 AM 7/19/2004

 

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Has the company tested the chassis flex, etc with the product installed ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it fits all 96-00 Civic (any trim)


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that will be coming out soon

 

will they be making some for the crx chassis?

 

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most likely, but not any time soon i dont think . . if your interested in it, fill out the candidate form on the website and let him know what your all about

 

Well, it seems like the results are good, but can somebody explain how it works? TOo many people buy products on hearsay and are too lazy to do their own research.

The website doesnt seem to go into technical detail about the product. Looks simple, sounds too good to be true, someone convience me.

also, why would it only work on Si's? shouldn't it work on all EK's since it only deal w/ the frame?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SilverCIVIC96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, it seems like the results are good, but can somebody explain how it works? TOo many people buy products on hearsay and are too lazy to do their own research.

The website doesnt seem to go into technical detail about the product. Looks simple, sounds too good to be true, someone convience me.

also, why would it only work on Si's? shouldn't it work on all EK's since it only deal w/ the frame? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I believe the design needs some minor tweaking to bolt up perfectly to other generation civics/integras even though the frame is very similar. Feel free to contact them on the website and I'm sure they can give you so much detail you'd wish you hadn't asked

 

Beta tester here... here was my review after trying the product for a week . At this point (7/17/04) I've actually had them on my car for approximately 10,000 miles and I would never go back to a Honda without this product.

“I've had these braces on my car for 7 days and about 700 miles. I started taking them for granted after the 2nd day. If you have stiffer springs or your car is lowered, you know the fear of an approaching bump in the road. It's even worse when you don't see the bump beforehand. *BAM* your whole car jerks, and the vibrations go straight into your kidneys. These Frame Locks go a long way toward fixing that problem, and righting the wrongs done to your ride quality when you upgraded your suspension. After you put these babies on, your days of swerving all over the road to avoid bumps will be over... or at least you'll save it for the really huge potholes. They really dampen down the front end, and make it feel like a solid unit. These Frame Locks really aren't an aftermarket upgrade, they're what was missing from your car before you put them on.”

 

Everybody is saying is great....but still no tech stuff, how does it work?

 

I wanna see pics of them installed on the car

 

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also, why would it only work on Si's? shouldn't it work on all EK's since it only deal w/ the frame? </TD></TR></TABLE>

thats not tru, bit a mis-reading/posting

it works for all 96-00 civic (any trim)

ill try to get David lawson to sign up and post here, him explaining this would be the best

as for pix, ill try to get pix up of them on my EM1 . . .although mine isn't fancy red, i was 3rd person to have it test fitted on my car, works great too

 

wow sounds sweet ..would like to get more details...is there a link

 

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http://www.korbachperformance.com