Civic Chick

Ok I have the following suspension setup on my 2000 Honda Civic Si coupe, but for some reason I don't feel that my car is handling as well as it should. I could use some advise.

I have.........

KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
Eibach Sportline Springs
Upper Front Strut Bar
Rear Strut Tie bar
Rear Lower Tie Bar
Facotry front sway bar
Yoko H4 204/45/16 tires
ADR 16x7" Rims

I think that maybe some of my bars are cancelling each other out........not sure.....i could use some feedback and the name of a good shop where I could bring my car to have the suspension adjusted!

Thanks!

SiR-Racer

hm...i dont think it's possible for the bars to "cancel each other out"

maybe your solution is just as simple as getting an alignment done?

cosmic zx2

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90EFHB

Not related to your suspension probs, but what rims are those?

imported_94EG6HB

ADR 16x7" Rims

90EFHB

Thanks

Jugglez

Your front bar should be bigger than your rear bars. Measure them to make sure. And also look into a rear sway bar... this does more for handling than those other bars you have on the car. The rear tie bars don't do much if anything at all. Also try playing with the settings on the AGX's. What are they set at right now? I have them and for daily driving they should be set at 2 front, 3 rear.

Also listen to SiR-Racer and get an alignment and make sure you have a little negative camber ie -1 degree or so.

Civic Chick

Jugglez can you adjust my shocks? lol

Jugglez

Well you can do it yourself, it's easy. First find out where your adjustement dial is. For the 5th gen Civic Agx's it's right on the top of the shock piston, so it's easy to get to, all you have to do is pop your hood and trunk and it's right there. Take a screw driver and adjust it to whatever number you want (in this case you want it to 2 on the front shocks, 3 on the rears).

I'm pretty sure the AGX's for 6th gen civics the adjustment dial is on the side of each of the shocks. Which means you'll probably have to remove your wheels to reach them. Then it's just a matter of turning the dial.

Civic Chick

ok so 2 on the front and 3 on the back......i am not sure if my cousin adjusted them when he put them in or not. I will check on them today. Thanks for the advice Jugglez, your the best.

cluster

when is your car not handling right?

hard turns
just crusing

is the ride too soft or to bummpy?

is your front diving or is the rear swinging out?

the first place i would look would be the rear anti sway bar

your going to need to get the mugen brackets but watch you don't rip your cross member apart

get the shop to do some welding/re-inforcing

as far as the KYB when i had them i set the 2F 2R (Neutral)

but they only had a 4F 4R setting

if yours are 4F 8R try them at 2F 4R

imported_dented dx

May be your handling has something to do with the cloud under your car?
Civic chick--><--dented dx

Civic Chick

Ok I checked the front shocks and they are set at 2..........i think my tire pressure is a little too high and that is why it feels hard on bumps.......i don't feel like i can take turns as fast as i should be able to........something more needs to be adjusted..with my suspension setup, my car should be handling like a dream!

Jugglez

Check the rear shocks also.

BB1-4WS

Si's have a teeny tiny factory rear swaybar. It's very common for a lot of people to swap those out for one from a ITR or aftermarket. This will definately help the rear rotate around turns a bit better.

Jugglez made an excellent suggestion about setting the dampening. I'm not sure how soft the AGX's are on your car, but maybe you could even start at 1F and 2R to help keep some comfort in the ride. Then move a notch to whatever your liking is.

Try not to set the fronts too stiff if you drive in an area where the roads aren't exactly ideal. You might be experiencing bumpsteer.
32-34psi should be pretty good for regular driving. It's really hard to set your tire pressures perfectly because our climate changes so much. Unless your filling your tires with nitrogen gas - which is not as susceptable to temperature fluctuation based on temperature.

OverKill

I run my AGX at 3 and 3 on my civic.. that way when I get to the track I only have one more position to turn them both before I'm in full race mode.

YES, you do notice a HUGE difference between 2 and 4 settings.. truuuuuust me... I made that mistake before of leaving it in race trim all the time

Regards,
OK