Are these a waste of money???

[llckll]

I have the Eibach Pro-Kit coming with SPC front and rear camber kits. Would this benefit suspension and chassis rigidity or you all think it's a waste of money?

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1583

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1582

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1584

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1770

And what's the difference between this:

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1584

and the low profile version:

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...oducts_id=1585

[anavrin351]

At first i thought this was going to be about the mugan SI

[07mugencivic]

no......will would get them if i had money

[Highrev1]

Get the camber kits and read the alignment sticky...Don't spend the money on the chassis bracing, its not worth it..

[SRT4toCivicSi]

^^^ it is if you want to auto-x or road race the car :)

[rbsjnh]

i think chassis bracing works great...I have a tanbe sutec bar on my em2 and it makes all the difference in the world...the difference between the low profile an the standard is the lo pro will not workwith stock downpipe, the other will...it says it in the ad

[Highrev1]

Lemmee rephrase then...Chassis bracing are pretty much a waste in our newer cars.

I have already provem many times already that chassis bracing is NOT truly benifical mod for your car, there are much better things that can be done with your money.

[SRT4toCivicSi]

^ like booze, hookers, and cheap hookers lol jk

[fatality122887]

Originally Posted by SRT4toCivicSi

^ like booze, hookers, and cheap hookers lol jk

i like the cheap hookers that give u something 2 rember em by!

[Highrev1]

Are you going to notice a change in a 10th of a second on the street? NO...Chassis bracing doesn't change roll couple distribution, spring rates, nothing that has any acutal change in the cars handling..It does although take out one variable of chassis fles, although on our cars, NOT that big of a deal at all, maybee a tenth of a second on a race track..

[Highrev1]

any one put a strut towerbar on an si?

Worth reading...

[SRT4toCivicSi]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

Are you going to notice a change in a 10th of a second on the street? NO...Chassis bracing doesn't change roll couple distribution, spring rates, nothing that has any acutal change in the cars handling..It does although take out one variable of chassis fles, although on our cars, NOT that big of a deal at all, maybee a tenth of a second on a race track..

... listen to this guy... talkin about "SHOES" ... "f**k shoes!"

Yea I understand ... but I also hear that it helps prevent chassis stretching ... I've had a couple friends with older eclipses get chassis stretching and there sunroof is now leaking like Niagra Falls... but... thats a typical DSM ... were referring to a much high quality Japanese product than that

[Highrev1]

Older cars can benifit more but ours are very stiff chassis to begin with...

[fatality122887]

wtf is chassie stretching. i was in automotive classes for 3 years and i have never heard that tearm

[llckll]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

any one put a strut towerbar on an si?

Worth reading...

Reading now.

But why is the front upper strut bar for the FG $269.00 and $95.00 for the FA5 from Corsport?

[sk33ny]

Originally Posted by fatality122887

wtf is chassie stretching. i was in automotive classes for 3 years and i have never heard that tearm

Chassis stretching is when you get into an accident and you 'wrinkle' your chassis. They put it on a device that pulls it straight again.

[Highrev1]

I dunno about the price difference...Eitherway, Not worth the money IMO...

[blackhawk black si]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

Get the camber kits and read the alignment sticky...Don't spend the money on the chassis bracing, its not worth it..

I second that why not save money and purchase some coilovers thats the first step in improving suspension IMO.

[LucasBlack]

Originally Posted by blackhawk black si

I second that why not save money and purchase some coilovers thats the first step in improving suspension IMO.

Originally Posted by HighRev1

SHOCKS, SPRINGS, COILOVERS!!!

Don’t run the OEM dampers with any lowering springs, Progressive rate springs don’t have a definitive spring rate because as their compressed their rate will increase, although they will be more comfortable than a linear rate spring, which rate will always stay constant.

“For Street use, It really makes very little difference what suspension you buy. If you are looking for a soft ride, pick one with a low spring rate. Dampers, do make a difference here. However ride quality is mostly influenced by Mid to high shaft speed valving (mostly bump). And really good single ajustible dampers, ones that allow you to tweak your cars hanlding the best, Should only adjust low speed rebound.

And this is why what damper you choose for street use doesnt really matter... Because most if not all of these "coilover" companys run Single adjustible dampers that adjust both bump and rebound with the same knob, which is silly for any sort of tuning for handling. AND the dampers the do run adjust mostly in the Mid speed valving range, limiting their usefull ness for any thing other then tweaking your ride quality.”

“Sure “pre-built” coilovers are easier. They are very convient, the car handles better than stock but not as well as it could. With a bit of luck someone else has “tuned” the coilover to your car. Will it be tuned specifically for you, no. They are tuned for a wide variety of customers with many different wants out of a suspension kit. Most of which are street drivers.

If you decide to order individual suspension parts then you can choose exactly what you want for your car, the use of the vechile, and your own driving style. Can a “pre-built” coilover compete with a separate spring shock combination, maybe/maybe not.

If you are only driving you car on the street and you will never see the track or any type of competition then a “pre-built” coilover is probably fine for you. If you want the absolute best out of your car and can take the car there then I would say stay away from most of the “pre-built” coilover kits. Either way it won’t matter if this is a street car you will never get the max out of your suspension on the street, and chances are your car isn’t properly prepared anyway, why is this, you don’t know what adds that last 10th of a second unless your timed.”.

Why am I in such dislike of any of the “pre-built coilovers? Dampers and Valving!!!!

“With all of the items that come with your coilovers the damper is the most expensive part that comes with the kit. A lot of companies promote the # of adjustment "clicks" on their dampers as a feature, with out posting a dynograph of the adjustment range of that damper.... well its time to start questioning why. Because "32 way adjustible" really tells me squat about the damper other then it is suposidly adjustible. It doesnt tell me what gets adjusted, it doesnt tell me the range in which those things get adjusted in. in order to lower costs, they end up using dampers of a more primitive design. you'll notice that most if not all use dampers that adjust both their bump valving and rebound valving with one knob. There's a reason for this, as dampers of this sort are easier to design and manufactur (theres only one set of Valve stacks that need to be turned with the adjuster, Vs ones where you only adjust rebound that have two sets of valve stacks, one that gets alterd by the adjustment knob and one that doesnt). Great for the company as they can sell their "coilovers" for less, bad for tuners because you now have an inferior damper. Also valving adjustment range tends to be very limited with the "cheep" coilovers.

In the whole, why would some one want a single adjustible damper to only adjust Rebound rather then Bump and rebound at the same time... well, that deals more with ride quality and how the car reacts to rough surfaces and impacts. See, bump valving has a much bigger influence on how the car reacts to impacts then rebound... It could be said that stiffer bump valving sort of Fakes a higher spring rate. The problem with that is, since they have the side effect of "faking" a stiffer spring, you are also "faking" a higher suspension frequency.... meaning the car will have less traction over bumps and rough surfaces. With a damper that adjusts bump and rebound at the same time, you end up running in to an issue of "I need stiffer valving to get the car to handle and respond the way I want, but I cant run to high of a bump valving with out making the car unstable in turns that arnt perfectly smooth"

"Low speed Valving deals primairly with Handling, as it influences how quickly weight gets transfered around the chassis.
High speed Valving deals primairly with how the shock reacts to impacts, such as bumps and ruts....
Mid speed Valving deals a bit with both.
then you get in to Bump Valvling Vs Rebound Valving.
Bump Primiaily deals with ride quality.
Rebound Primaily deals with handling."


There you have it this is why “pre-built” coilovers are not ideal for competition. For most these are perfectly fine for daily/street driving, but if you even think you will do any competiton then double think your purchase of a “pre-built” coilover

Suspensions!!! ...for more if you're interested.

[llckll]

Originally Posted by blackhawk black si

I second that why not save money and purchase some coilovers thats the first step in improving suspension IMO.

Was thinking about the Buddy Club N+ but too expensive and too high maintenance for. Eiback Pro-Kit and SPC Camber kits on its way in the mail...