A wheel lifting off the ground when turning
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Originally Posted by slowvic
Damn, that 205 50 15 almost went up inside the fender well. I've always wondered how much my suspension actually travels when I'm racing.
You think that one tucks the wheel....
chech out these.
ah, the first wheel lift. I remember mine. It gets adicting after a while. You might find that stock sprung civics lift hardest when turning hard and pushing just slightly. usualy at lower or moderate speeds. My best and scariest lifts always seem to happen when I'm just trying to get somewhere and make a really hard uturn. anyway, I'm babeling now so.....
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Originally Posted by nindoo
Zzyzx does having so much grip play a toll on your body or chassis. There was someone indicating that there roof was wrinkling around the sun roof.
I havent had any problems with wrinkling the roof any where.... and thats with 2 years worth of autocross. I dont konw what those people have been doing with their cars... Maybe getting ariborne??
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
I havent had any problems with wrinkling the roof any where.... and thats with 2 years worth of autocross. I dont konw what those people have been doing with their cars... Maybe getting ariborne??
you Auto X you must put your chassis under tremendous pressure. the weak links of the car would have busted by now, I'm guessing the chassis is pretty strong and the engine and tranny. Auto Xing blipping 1st 2nd, 1st, 2nd, heavy braking. Hondas really are built well.
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Originally Posted by Sickboy
I'm telling you guys it's the swaybar/spring combo sending force up through the subframe...probably why Honda went to a 15.9mm for 03+.
It could quite possibly be, but like I said.. I've autocrossed with the car for 2 years now and a good year and a half of that was with the oversized stock bar (25.4mm) and I've got no roof wrinkles.
the current Anti-roll bar set up is the OEM 03+ 15.9mm bar and an adjustible 25.4mm rear bar.
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
It could quite possibly be, but like I said.. I've autocrossed with the car for 2 years now and a good year and a half of that was with the oversized stock bar (25.4mm) and I've got no roof wrinkles.
the current Anti-roll bar set up is the OEM 03+ 15.9mm bar and an adjustible 25.4mm rear bar.
the current Anti-roll bar set up is the OEM 03+ 15.9mm bar and an adjustible 25.4mm rear bar.
Hey Zzyzx People In canada were complaining that the civic suspension was too stiff, could that be why they put a smaller small front bar?
It's not the racing...it's the big bar/small spring combo and hitting MAJOR uneven pavement or potholes. Combine that with the sunroof/body construction and the quick jerk must be slightly warping those weak corner spots. It makes the most sense to me, and explains my broken windshield and roof noises around that time. Anyways, still not a big deal to me, it's just cosmetic.
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