Help me build my suspension.

[88ReX]

I've been driving without a front bar on my car for about a year now and I'd say that it is still safe. My understeer is reduced and turn-in is improved on street and track.

Edit: Blu civic i'd be intrested to know where I could pick up just an ST rear sway bar I can only find them as a pair and thats too expensive plus I dont want a front bar.

[BLU CIVIC]

they have one for $139.26 for just the rear
http://www.optionimports.com/51140r.html

[zetaracer]

What's the largest size rims I can fit on 10.2 inch rotors? 11 inch?

I have 15"

[BLU CIVIC]

i believe the largest to date would be 30" rims that are available...not sure if they'll fit on ur car but they're the largest size rims u can fit on 10.2 inch rotors

[zetaracer]

My fault I mean smallest. Looking for OE or aftermarket brake kits mainly fronts(but rears are welcome, as I will be doing a drum-disc conversion soon)to fit on 15" rims. I am currently looking at fastbrakes front brake kit.

Thanks

[88ReX]

Originally Posted by BLU CIVIC

they have one for $139.26 for just the rear
http://www.optionimports.com/51140r.html

Wow man you're a life saver. I wonder how the fitment would be on an 88 even though it does say 88-91.

As far as smallest wheel on a 10.2", welll.
I'm not sure what a 10.2" comes off of, a crx si or teg? I can say that I have the si front brakes and rear disc conversion and they will fit behind my 13's. If you are going with the teg brakes you need at least a 14" wheel.

[slowCRXinPitt]

Check out passwordjdm.com and look into the OMNI coilover suspension Very nice price and product. It's what I'm getting with my refund. Just a suggestion

[BLU CIVIC]

i was looking at that junior grand turismo brake system by brembo...they come in 12 and 14" but the rims i want are 15x9...they say it depends on the caliper, not the rotor...so ur best bet is to do what i'm doing...contacting the manufacture and ask them

[eckoman_pdx]

SilverY2KCivic autocrosses his civic and he has no front sway bar. It is true that a stiffer front sway bar creates more understeer and a stiffer rear bar more oversteer. For a FWD car were understeer is already a problem, many choose to not run a front bar, or if they do, not run one much bigger than an EX front sway. Many RWD cars don't run big rear bars for the same basic reason. They already can have oversteer issues and a bigger rear bar creates oversteer, which isn't in their interest.

As for suspension. One thing to look into is warrenty. How important is the warrenty to you? Tein has a 1 year warrenty on their products, for example. Ground Control and Koni feature a lifetime warrenty to the orignal purchaser.

Another thing to consider is do you want specific spring rates? Remember with both Tein and Ground Control, you are not limited to the spring rates they offer listed. They both can give you custom rate and length springs. These both were important to me when I re-worked my suspension. I looked into both Tein and the Ground Control/Koni set-up. Tein wouldn't just swap in custom rate springs with the purchase of the set-up. They said I had to buy the coilovers first ($1000) and then buy the custom rate springs extra ($200), I couldn't just buy the coilovers with the rates I wanted out of the box. I wasn't willing to spend an extra $200 for this, for an end cost of $1200, when Ground Control didn't charge extra. Also, I wanted more than a 1 year warrenty. Ground Control's lifetime warrenty (including liftime against sag) and Koni's lifetime warrenty appleaed to me. Like Tein, Koni can re-valve your shocks or re-build them if you so desire, including change single adjustable to double adjustable shocks. I found out from Koni their yellows can handle spring rates of upwards or 800 lbs/inch, so I was more than covered there. I settled on Nuespeed Spec Koni yellows and Custom Spring rate and length Ground Controls (550lbs/inch front, 450lbs/inch rear, 7" springs). I got the set-up I wanted to begin with at much less cost than I would have for the Tein's, plus I got a lifetime warrenty with it.

If you go with sleeve-type coilovers versus fully threaded, I'd recommend Ground Control. A good shock to pair with these are Koni Sports (Yellows). They are single adjustable shocks. The Nuespeed spec ones have a 20mm shorter shaft and stilghtly stiffer valving, and a 5 way adjustable perch versus 3 way. If going the seperate coilover/shocks route and not fully threaded, Koni yellows are really the only shocks capable of handling a drop of over 2".

If your looking for an OE sized aftermarket brake upgrade, look into upgraded pads and rotors, like Powerslot slotted rotors and Axxis Metal Master pads, etc. You'll notice improved braking and less dust as well. You should be able to find the rotors for $70 each and the pads for $40 for a front set easily, so not much more than $180 total. I hope some of this helps.

[zetaracer]

Ok, for my brakes.

I found an Integra at a junkyard with rear discs.

Actually I called them on the phone. I didn't know exactly what to ask him for. So at first I said trailing arm he qouted $70. I knew this wasn't right so I said I wanted everything attached, he qouted $150 each side for rear suspension. He quoted $125 for master cylinder and booster.

Is this a good price?

It is without ABS, is this what I want?

I want to know everything I need to do an Integra rear disc conversion on my 90' DX.
I know I need trailing arm, rotor, caliper, 40/40 prop valve, brake master cylinder, booster, and e-brake cables.

How much larger are the rear rotors compared to my stock fronts?

I'm planning to replace pads and rotors on the rear, and was thinking about just replacing my stock front rotors and pads.

How will my braking be; smooth or like an 18 wheeler?

I have access to an EX 4-door (not sure what year) I believe it has the 1.6 liter engine in it. Is this the car that people grab the steering knuckle off of and do the integra front conversion?

Sorry for soooo many questions, I have an appetite for knowledge.