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yuning83 · 08-20-2007, 06:00 PM

Ok one more question. Despite the fact that our Civic "feels" the bump more than the mid-size sedan, are all cars subjected to getting "bumped" out of the alignment at the same rate? Or is more sporty type of suspension are more vanulable to the misalignment?

Honda93, thanks for the offer. Actually I'm looking into be more sporty since this is the first car that I ever owned that is sportier than the ones that i have driven. Looking for something different, but I was just not sure about why these Civic are really "hard" on the tough roads. I have already installed HFP suspension on my car and took it to the dealership for alignment just to be sure, and they said it was out of alignment and the car only had 14k miles on at the time. I have never done any alignment this fast on the previous mid-size sedans.

So it made me worry a bit, because I know HFP supposed to be more sporty and if what I mentioned earlier is true, then it might not have been a good thing for me to drive around with.

Anyway, I'm just kind of concern with 2 things.

1. Civic are just "harder" on these roads with bumps, and it's normal. (from reading up stuff, it seems it is normal)

2. Sporty suspension are easier to get misaligned because of the the way they react to tougher road. (still not sure about this one, someone help me understand)

Thanks

08-20-2007, 06:00 PM	#47 (permalink)
yuning83 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hales Corners, WI Posts: 587	Ok one more question. Despite the fact that our Civic "feels" the bump more than the mid-size sedan, are all cars subjected to getting "bumped" out of the alignment at the same rate? Or is more sporty type of suspension are more vanulable to the misalignment? Honda93, thanks for the offer. Actually I'm looking into be more sporty since this is the first car that I ever owned that is sportier than the ones that i have driven. Looking for something different, but I was just not sure about why these Civic are really "hard" on the tough roads. I have already installed HFP suspension on my car and took it to the dealership for alignment just to be sure, and they said it was out of alignment and the car only had 14k miles on at the time. I have never done any alignment this fast on the previous mid-size sedans. So it made me worry a bit, because I know HFP supposed to be more sporty and if what I mentioned earlier is true, then it might not have been a good thing for me to drive around with. Anyway, I'm just kind of concern with 2 things. 1. Civic are just "harder" on these roads with bumps, and it's normal. (from reading up stuff, it seems it is normal) 2. Sporty suspension are easier to get misaligned because of the the way they react to tougher road. (still not sure about this one, someone help me understand) Thanks Last edited by yuning83; 08-20-2007 at 06:07 PM.