coilovers suck

[rowitha]

well i was putting on my rear coilovers...and a bolt snapped...it was on the control arm i think...and my dads telling me its frozen to the bushing or something and ill have to replace the entire control arm to put on the coilovers haha pretty gay.i told him he was dumb and im gonna bang that thing out with a hammer ...he doesnt think its gonna happen this sucks...i got the front two on though ...nobody will care about this thread haha but i felt the need to share my experience oh and no more swap... i bought a new surfboard

[BullShifter]

Bolts break on old ass cars, your not the first or last person that will happen to. Next time before you begin a job like that soak all the bolts w/ penatrating oil for a day or two. Your dad is right, you won't be able to get it out with a hammer, the control arm will bend before it comes out. You have 2 option, replace the control arm and bolt or bushing & bolt. To change a bushing the correct way you will need a press, there are ways around it. Good advice get the bolt from honda or grade 8 or better from a hardware store, don't be cheap. Suspension bolts are strong for a reason.

If your installing coilovers sleeves(springs on to your current struts) you will be very sorry. At least your getting practice now to redo it after you realize how shitty you made the ride.

[rowitha]

well i didint buy new struts haha...so im excited to hear that the ride is going to suck ass! but there is a plus side to this...my dad is a honda tech and he has the press and all that crap

[91CRXTC]

well at least u got that much goin for ya...

[turtlecrxsi]

It may not suck too bad. Just don't slam it down all the way... I know it's tempting. I haven't yet though on mine in 3 years I've been rolling cheap Arospeed Coilovers. After the body work is done on my crx, first thing is new suspension...

[1PhatCX]

lol
i love how people say coilovers give a shit ride,
mines dropped 4 inchs on no name coilover sleeves, with kyb gr2 struts rides like a dream

[BullShifter]

Originally Posted by 1PhatCX

lol
i love how people say coilovers give a shit ride,
mines dropped 4 inchs on no name coilover sleeves, with kyb gr2 struts rides like a dream

There is now way that car is lowered 4". I work on cars EVERY day doing lots of lowering, do you? Besides that good luck getting your struts to compress 4" from OEM ride height & still be able to function. In order for it to ride nice you need a lot more than 1" of compression.

[1PhatCX]

not in those pics its not lowered 4 inches, but it is in my driveway

i work at a garage too, which specialises in suspension, brakes, etc etc, our alignment rack tells you how much lower then stock the vehicle is. we put my car on there and it showed it as being 4 inches lower then stock ride height.

[91CRXTC]

ya know lower isnt always better, you start loosing handling when u go too low. But hey your car must look REAL COOL...sittin in your drive way. Besides its not like u can turn your wheels all the way with your wheel half covered by the wheelwell.

[1PhatCX]

before you judge, i get full lock to lock without rubbing. and the car looks good and handles great
its all in the set-up,

[91CRXTC]

Hey im not judging, im just sayin that having a car with a 4" drop doesnt sound like it would handle all that great, except maybe when your on the highway and dont have fast tight turning corners like u would on a track. What size rims and tires u got on?

[1PhatCX]

my car handles great, running on 195/60r14 tires, on some 90 teg GS rims

[91CRXTC]

well you do have a small rim and tire set up, do u take it to the track or is it just for street fun?

[1PhatCX]

just for street fun, i was gonna take it to an autocross event but too much shit happened and i've pulled it off the road. my 4door is getting the same suspenstion set-up tho so if i get a chance, i'll auto-cross that.

i have taken it to the strip tho

[91CRXTC]

Well u may change your mind on that set up after u hit the autocross track. the strip on the otherhand doesnt matter really about the hight just the stiffness Bound and rebound though thoughs do matter on the autocross track. i was told that lower isnt the best to have on the autocross track and that was by my mech. who races 3 crx's on the autocross circuit. But i would rather hit the track myself and figure it out. Plus i have been doin alot of tuning on my virtual car on Forza Motor Sport for the XBOX, which has actually helped me understand what adjustments affect the car under different conditions on the track. Problem is Forza doesnt have a crx that i can tune, at least i havent got one yet.