Suspension Mod
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From: Wayne, NJ
RE: Suspension Mod
#1 cheap mod for performance and handling: Take all of the dead hookers out of your trunk!!!
jk, IMO, the best is the TL-S rear sway as mentioned. To really make that puppy handle, find my old setup. I hit 0.95g-s on 2 occasions and held 0.9g-s many times with street tires ...... Yoko dB S2's
jk, IMO, the best is the TL-S rear sway as mentioned. To really make that puppy handle, find my old setup. I hit 0.95g-s on 2 occasions and held 0.9g-s many times with street tires ...... Yoko dB S2's
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From: Alaska
RE: Suspension Mod
Zeal coilovers...............not the cheapest, but boy oh boy will you notice a difference.
Been a while since I mentioned them, so had to do it.
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
Been a while since I mentioned them, so had to do it.
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
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RE: Suspension Mod
ORIGINAL: live2rice
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
I certainly noticed a marked handling improvement with my front tower brace, and then again with my rear tower brace.
However, many tower braces (probably most) are just not RIGID enough to do their job properly, so as a result there are many people who felt little or no difference when they fitted their tower braces, and who then advise other people that they are useless.
This is not because tower braces inherantly don't work (they inherantly do), but like anything else, badly designed ones don't work as they should...
With many tower braces, what money has been invested in making them has mostly gone toward making them look pretty, so just because a brace may look good doesn't guarantee it will work...
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From: Wayne, NJ
RE: Suspension Mod
ORIGINAL: JohnL
It's not 'either / or'. They both do something worthwhile, but it isn't the same thing...
I certainly noticed a marked handling improvement with my front tower brace, and then again with my rear tower brace.
However, many tower braces (probably most) are just not RIGID enough to do their job properly, so as a result there are many people who felt little or no difference when they fitted their tower braces, and who then advise other people that they are useless.
This is not because tower braces inherantly don't work (they inherantly do), but like anything else, badly designed ones don't work as they should...
With many tower braces, what money has been invested in making them has mostly gone toward making them look pretty, so just because a brace may look good doesn't guarantee it will work...
ORIGINAL: live2rice
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
Some say they notice difference from strut bars, Its debatable.
I say go the sway bar route.
I certainly noticed a marked handling improvement with my front tower brace, and then again with my rear tower brace.
However, many tower braces (probably most) are just not RIGID enough to do their job properly, so as a result there are many people who felt little or no difference when they fitted their tower braces, and who then advise other people that they are useless.
This is not because tower braces inherantly don't work (they inherantly do), but like anything else, badly designed ones don't work as they should...
With many tower braces, what money has been invested in making them has mostly gone toward making them look pretty, so just because a brace may look good doesn't guarantee it will work...
Also, there are a ton of people that do not install the braces properly. It is just too easy to slap it on quickly since the bolts line up, but if you do not release the preload caused by the weight of the car, the brace will not perform properly. The axle that you are bracing must not have load on it when installing the bar!! ...... aka, lift the car off the ground.
RE: Suspension Mod
ORIGINAL: Honda01Accord
What is the cheapest suspension mod i can get for my 01' Ex Coupe, that will actually make a diff??
What is the cheapest suspension mod i can get for my 01' Ex Coupe, that will actually make a diff??
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