how hard was it to install the steering rack bushings?
how hard was it to install the steering rack bushings?
SWAYS BARS! There are three ways to minimize roll. Springs, anti roll bars (sway bars) and lower CG. Springs give a harsher ride. Sways do not because as you go over bumps both wheels go up and down together.
If you are trying to get rid of the roll and minimize some of the understeer that Honda built in then go with the Dali bars front AND rear. They also are adjustable to let you fine tune it.
I have no need for a lower or harsher ride so sways seem to be the next step.
Why the Dali? Seems like I have read alot about a Zanardi / TypeR mix?
Type R front and Zanardi rear would do the same, however you would have no adjustability and you are pulling parts out of the bin that were designed for completely different setups (springs/dampers, weight).
If you are only looking for a more confident inspiring street setup and won't be four wheel drifting out of corners.... put the Type R on the front (fits better with the Type R chassis bars) and be done with it. Yes the car will understeer a bit more, but it will FEEL much better up until that point.
I HAVE DRIVEN STOCK NSXs ON THE TRACK AND THEY ARE VERY CAPABLE AS IS. YOU WILL NOT BE EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF THE CAR ON THE STREET. IF YOU ARE, THEN YOU ARE A VERY, VERY BAD BOY. AFTER SPENDING THREE YEARS WITH A COMPTECH PRO (1000/600 LB SPRINGS) I AM GOING THE OTHER WAY. SOFTER SPRINGS, BIGGER ROLL BARS. I AM NOW WILLING TO GIVE UP 10% OF TRACK PERFORMANCE FOR 50% INCREASE IN COMFORT. TRUST ME, DON'T GO DOWN THE ROAD TO THE DARKSIDE.
So just put the TypeR on front and leave the OEM rear?
i have 1000/1000 lb springs on my car and they are quite firm. but with the shocks at full soft it's acceptable for a street car, you just gotta watch out for ground clearance. otoh the body control is amazing, even with the stock front sway bar and no rear. that's in NC, in MN they'd be way too stiff.
Thanks for the info. Best place to buy the TypeR front sway?
10% loss in performance from softer springs? Softer springs usually generate more grip. C'mon CL65, it's Damping, we're not making them wetterI felt the same way until I had a student with a stock NSX. Then I thought, "what have I done?" The key to your response is the same thing I use to say - "acceptable". I am going to much, much softer springs and larger sways front and rear. 10% loss of performace and 50% gain in comfort. BTW: I ran the exact same lap times as before all within a 10th of sec of each other.
BTW: Jtower - your JIC suspension is 506# F and 564# R (if he got them at SOS their version subs 671# for the front).
10% loss in performance from softer springs? Softer springs usually generate more grip. C'mon CL65, it's Damping, we're not making them wetter
1000/1000 is a pretty bad spring split, put some 800s on the rear at a minimum.
BTW: Jtower - your JIC suspension is 506# F and 564# R (if he got them at SOS their version subs 671# for the front).
tuning a street driving nsx is not a logical move.
to OP, what would you like to accomplish? If you don't know what you don't like about your car, or what you want. Why modify the car just because all the others do??
ah, i went back and looked at the seller notes and found this:
"The suspension is the SoS spec JIC suspension, 10K front, 10K rear"
i misread that as 1000lb springs f/r. so now i'm wondering what the 10k refers to?
10 (kg / mm) = 559.974146 pounds / in
Germans use Newtons, Japanese use Kilograms, US uses Pounds. PITA when you work with both, which is why I have a conversion table for all 3 on excel -throw in motion ratios and wheel rates and it makes it even more fun/complex.damn, i'm going to have to give back my mechanical engineering degree for missing that obvious conversion. guess i spent too much time supporting the domestic auto industry and their silly non-metric ways. of course, a proper spring measurement would be in newtons (force) instead kg (mass) but i digress.
Germans use Newtons, Japanese use Kilograms, US uses Pounds. PITA when you work with both, which is why I have a conversion table for all 3 on excel -throw in motion ratios and wheel rates and it makes it even more fun/complex.
In simple terms - what is wheel rate and motion ratios?