Quick_CX

anybody on tcc running these suspension in a eg? i am thinking of GSR suspensioncause with my bseris built up i can't stop ....and for the handling and overall civic gsr thing i have going on...is it worth teh cost...or would upgrading to crooss drilled and some better pads and so on be fine....as well as some strut bars and sway bars tie bars blah blah...so on and so on

Quick_CX

i am not technilogically dumb....or uneductaed about cars...so technical answers welcome

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

lower tie bars yes, upper OEM bars yes, radius rods from Leitner or Z10 yes, type R susp YES.

Now... let us discuss why I say ITR...

$2000 for a complete setup with rims... you get all ITR, nicest isht around OEM. Sell the GSRs for $600, that's $1400... if you bought new rotors and isth... that's $250 to refresh ur stockers... that's $1150... plus you sell your brakes for another $200, that $950... so for $950 you got 5 bolt ITR everything.

Now, that was the economics side of it... let us look at the technical side of it:

ITR comes with one of the finest stopping mechanisms out there, and has a 1 1/16 inch master cyl... that's BIG. With the extra power you are making, and extra weight you are hauling, the ITR stuff will be fade-free longer, and will outlast all others. The GSR ones would be good, but you are paying $5-600 for a setup... and for an extra $300 you could have the ITR stuff. Get it?

Upgrading the stock system is an absolute waste, unless you get a Wilwood or KVR kit... but then still you need a new master cyl, prop valve and rear disk brakes. Overall, it comes down to ITR ot GSR... whatever you can afford at this point really.

imported_SW20 MR2

At minimum, use a GS-R 4-wheel disc setup. It's definitely a worthwhile upgrade for a stock CX brake setup.

imported_Torrey

I'm thinking about doing the same thing to my EG next spring.

What parts are needed for a COMPLETE setup. I was thinking along the lines of the itr setup.

imported_eth0r

tman check ur pm

dingus8

there is liek 3 dudes sellign itr 5 bolt conversions on tsr right nwo from 2000 to 2500 complete with everything

Quick_CX

itr is heavy as ****...i think gsr is way to go.

dingus8

ahhh nope itr is the way to go...bigger rotors calipers blah blah mayeb it weighs like 5-10 pounds more and you get better ****....

ryuujin

if it indeed is heavier in your opinion, then it's probably better to lose some weight and use the ITR setup instead

Quick_CX

its only 5-10 pounds ?? i heard its lots more??

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

The brakes are BIG... BIG things weigh a lot BIG brakes stop better than small brakes... what are you after, saving 5 lbs, or are you after stopping 10 ft sooner. You think about how many times you've stopped 1 ft away from something... now think about stopping 11 feet in front of it Provided your tires are up to the task.