Gotta Love Suspension Mods (56k maybe)

[freakonaleash1187]

i ordered stillen sway bars and recieved them a few days ago, i finally got around to installing them and they are amazing. definitely a good suspension mod to do if you havent already, turn-in is a lot crisper, my car stays flatter through the corner and i can accelerate harder coming out of a corner without the tail coming out. it took my 3 1/2 hours to install and $240, definitely worth it all. here are a few picks comparing them to the stock sway bars.
Front Sway Bar


Rear Sway Bar


Rear End-Links (came with the order)

[ZedEx]

Unfortunately I can't get into Rear Sway Bars on the Civic yet... I've got to build up the Rear Sub Frame a bit. Civic Rear Sub Frames have been known to tear quite easily, and repairs aren't what you would call simple, or cheap.

What other Suspension modifications have you done Jared?

-Wes

[DeleriousZ]

looks good freaky, nice to see that others are modifying as well

[freakonaleash1187]

well, all i have done to the suspension is SPL Tension Rods because my stock tension rod bushings were shot, so if you have to replace, you might as well upgrade. so these sway bars pretty much are the first major suspension upgrade. i will be buying front endlinks soon because for some reason the stillen sway bars came with rear endlinks, but not front endlinks.

[k3smostwanted]

very nice freak...i am also glad to see someone else is modifying their Z's. thats what these cars are made for people!!!

[probehtr300]

I put the exact same sway stillen sway-bars on my Z about 2 months ago and i love it.

[longlivetheZ]

Dude...you own an airport or some shit, freak? lol Must be nice to be able to work on your car in an aircraft hanger...climate controlled...plenty of light...probably every tool known to man and then some...I'm envious...lol

I just started my new job. Going to get goin on the suspention mods as soon as I can. My shocks are getting a bit slushy...as someone said, why replace? Might as well upgrade while it's all taken apart. First thing I'm gunna do is get some Tokico shocks...that'll firm stuff up a bit, then comes stiffer springs from Suspention Techniques, Tokico or Eibach...hope to do those at the same time. That'll pretty much take care of the "need to do" stuff. After that comes the MSA poly bushing set which I've heard GREAT things about and thicker sway bars. Then some nice 17 or 18 inch rims with some lo-pro tires will round out the handling mods. Dunno if I'll do ALL of that on this car, but I will DEFINATELY do the shocks and springs...it's just a no-brainer.

[freakonaleash1187]

Originally Posted by longlivetheZ

Dude...you own an airport or some shit, freak? lol Must be nice to be able to work on your car in an aircraft hanger...climate controlled...plenty of light...probably every tool known to man and then some...I'm envious...lol

i work at the airport, but it is very nice to have a hangar to work in with sufficient lighting, although it isnt air-conditioned, so it gets a little hot in there sometimes, but not as hot as it is outside. but it does have heaters so its nice and warm in there during the winter. and yes, i do have every tool known to man in there, except planes dont use metric sizes, so sometimes its hard to find metric tools.

[longlivetheZ]

Sweet ass, man...I'd bring my own metric socket and wrench set...that's the little, cheaper stuff...I already have that. They'll have all the big, expensive stuff there...let them buy that stuff. lol

[DeleriousZ]

18's are way too big on z31's.. just my opinion good to hear you started your new job llz

[longlivetheZ]

Yea...I'd probably only go 17" at the most...

Yea...friggin needed to...2 months without work is WAY too long when you have bills.