Well i just picked up a 95 Civic VX Hatch which I swapped over my Konis and Ground Controls onto from my CRX...I kept the EF top hats and forks and everything works perfect but here is where I'd like some input...

I have spring rates of 450 and 600, on the CRX I ran the 600 in the rear hoping to help with launching...the VX is just a DD and I would like it just to handle nice in the corners on back roads and such...its seems great now but I wasn't sure since there is very little weight in the back of the VX if it would be better to put the 600 up front...the car is pretty much stock..it has some 15" pepboy rims but I am getting either some VXs or HXs for it just seeing which i can find


Any input would be great and this is a sway bar less car too if you didn't know its a little different for me, Thanks!!

 

Bump, just really curious what the suspension gurus suggest!

 

No-one with suggestions?

 

Those spring rates are pretty high for a DD. I can't imagine how harsh that rides (I had 380 front and 450 rear on my Integra and it felt very harsh to me).

Are the springs all the same length? If not, you may have problems putting taller springs in back and shorter ones up front, depending on where you like to set the ride height. It may help ride quality somewhat, but probably not much since 450 is still pretty darn stiff for the rear of a daily driver.

My suggestion would be to keep the 450's in front and put maybe 300's in back.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Those spring rates are pretty high for a DD. I can't imagine how harsh that rides (I had 380 front and 450 rear on my Integra and it felt very harsh to me).

Are the springs all the same length? If not, you may have problems putting taller springs in back and shorter ones up front, depending on where you like to set the ride height. It may help ride quality somewhat, but probably not much since 450 is still pretty darn stiff for the rear of a daily driver.

My suggestion would be to keep the 450's in front and put maybe 300's in back.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I don't mind the the ride its actually not to harsh...I believe the springs are he same length the car is leveled out so ride height isn't a problem...thanks for the input anyone else want to chime in?

 

Idealy, for DD most seek for comfort.
Which is why you should go with higher rates in the front and softer in the back.
OTS GC rates for your car is 280/175.
OEM Honda rates for your car is 250/150.

For your car,
Softer rates in the rear=smoother ride quality.

No matter how you flip it, 600/450 can be extermely harsh for DD.

I'd put the 450 upfront, buy some softer springs and keep them in the back, along with a rear sway bar (for cutting corners) and swap the rear out for 600 when you need to launch (for drag).

 

I know on the CRX, with these same spring rates (given that does have front and rear swap bars from the factory), the car had some pretty bad snap-oversteer sometimes (I think that's what it's called at least...). Would that be an issue with them on the EG which has less weight in the rear of the car, less weight overall, and no sway-bars?

The ride is a bit stiff, but not much different than the OTS Ksports I had on my integra while back. Turning the Konis to a softer setting might help though.

 

The VX hatch is lighter than a CRX?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The VX hatch is lighter than a CRX?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It probably is over 100 lbs lighter actually. His crx had a B series swap, and a turbo kit, so that adds some weight too. But from what I read online, the factory weight of the Si is about 100 lbs more.