Thread: B13, B14, B15 Suspension Information...

I would work in a cotter pin in ^^that^^ setup. 2 cents.

Lessen the depth of the lower spacer so more of the bolt is exposed up top, drill a hole and stick a cotter pin in there.

With these tie rod ends and a shortened strut, it would be possible for our car to be lowered even more correct? To the point where we have the same handling characteristics that we get with commercially available set-ups now?

I have a question regarding Hyperco's and CSKs.

In the rear, it's stated that Spec-V inserts in OEM B13 housings will not work with lowering springs like the Hyperco's.

Is this still true, and am I stuck with buying the non-adjustable B13 complete struts? Or has someone done the rears as well, and found no problems?

With a bump-steer correction kit and sufficiently shortened struts the last thing you have to really worry about when lowering the car to a good degree (geometry-wise) is the angle of the CV joint. The more severe the angle, the lower the lifespan of the CV joint. I believe 15 degrees at rest is a rough estimate of max acceptable angle for long life. Anything beyond that you're going beyond what the CV joint is rated for.

Edit: Okay roll center is also of concern.

you need to get B13 OEM front strut housings for the front and rear of your B13...

the Spec-V inserts fit in the front housings.. the problem is the OE rear sway bar won't hook up to your front strut housings, so you'll have to switch to a aftermarket (Progress is highly recommended) rear sway bar.

Yeah, I'm aware of that. Planning on getting the Progress swaybar. But will it be compatible with the Hyperco's?

From THIS thread:



But on the first page of this thread I see some Hyperco's mated with CSKs.

It's confusing me...

Anyone?

yes it will be compatible with the hypercoils.. I ran progress rear sway bar, hypercoils and Steve's CSK's on my '93 SE-R back in 2005.. great setup, but a little too much oversteer, you may want to also get a front sway bar to reduce it a little and there are a few threads on the site that talk about how unstable the car is at high speeds with the progress rear sway bar because of the insane amounts of oversteer.. it makes the car fun at 45 mph and below, but scary at higher speeds and outright dangerous above 80... I'm going with a Suspension Techniques Front Sway bar and 3-point front strut tower brace to help even out the handling characteristics..

Thanks. Was going to use a Progress front swaybar as well, as wel as the Control Arm brace.

the only reason I went with Suspension Techniques in the front, over a progress bar is because they are the same thickness and ST is a lot less money, especially on the used market.

As far as the rear bar, ST's rear bar is 2mm thinner than the Progress bar.. i think the only value you get from the Progress front bar is the adjustibility. I believe it is adjustable just like the rear bar.