06-30-2011, 06:47 PM
WHOA - awesssssome, another "EG" at the track. I'll to answer some of your Q' s to the best I know of..
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My only concerns are, can I eventually run 225 Hoo Hoos on this wheel and offset without having to do any crazy camber or alot of fender rolling? Should I go 15x8? If so what offset would work?
I run 225's on my 15*7 slips (plenty of people do, my fenders are rolled but nothing crazy) I haven't tested out if it rubs anywhere, but the wheels are +40 and are pretty close to the rear trailing arm. Nothing an angle grinder won't take care of. I know some people also rub in the front fender well, but again nothing an angle grinder won't take care of. If you need to roll your fenders, my buddy has the tool and I don't think he would mind lending it out. Easily done on a hot ass day at Summit
15*8 6uls +36 offset work great from what i've heard. Maybe minimal fender rolling. I'd keep the rotas you have and maybe get some star specs or t1rs for them and save for the 6uls.
My research says yes I can but I would like other peoples input. Not much help from Honda-Tech, everyone is all about HERRAFRUSH and MAD TYTE STANCE YO. So suggestions on informative forums would be nice as well.
Yeaah, good luck. A lot of the guys on forums.itrexpo.com track their ITRS, but still have good advice for us lowly civic owners. roadraceautox.com as well is good shtuff, especially for parts
Tires im going with Star Specs in 205/50/15, because they are the next best thing to the unobtanium that are RS-3s. They also have a $80 rebate at Tirerack so that makes them under $100 per tire.
I just picked up some Rs3's from treadzone 3 weeks ago, but def. wouldn't try to fit them on 6.5's
5- Drive the living piss out of the car!!! Mostly focusing on Auto-X to get used to the car, and hopefully popping my track cherry in November.
Things im thinking about planning/doing/researching:
Brake Ducts??? Needed??? NOPE, cut the brake rotor shields off the knuckles..
Oil Cooler??? This ive seen is a 50% dont think its needed & 50% think its good cheap insurance Ehh, not required but good for piece of mind. You might be able to find a Type-R oil cooler used if you wanna go cheap
Pro Sport Warning: Oil Pressure/Oil Temp/Water Temp Gauges I'd do something like RJ with the oil pressure light, maybe he can chime in
CF Hood? dependent on weight. If you want, seen some cheapo ones popup on vadriven
Other than that im playing it by ear and just going to change the car to meet my needs as problems/thoughts arise.
I briefly glanced over the work Mikey's been doing to the car as of late, and had some suggestions/idears...
1. ditch sportlines for some GC's, plenty of people selling diff spring rates on RR/AX. Just dont go too crazy, the OTS Koni's can only handle up to 500 lbs I believe
2. Bushings - not sure what Mike has changed, but I'd give it a thorough look thru. Especially the rear trailing arm (spherical's are nicey), front lower LCA (I personally like the hardrace stuff)
3. Is there a front sway bar? If not, I used to run this setup - the car likes to rotate with just a big rear bar, but I felt the front bar helped the car feel more stable
hrug:
4. Ditch the Junk2 Upper Control Arms - JUNK. I know you are looking to run R-comps down the road and they do love some negative camber. Again hardrace FTW (for hardrace stuff i'd go thru specialprojects motorsports, or the guy on ebay)
5. While you are at it, swap the UCA's from left to right. Instant positive caster, probably one of favorite mods I have done... and it's free. I would basically do this if you plan on doing a bushing refresh, etc since you need an alignment afterwards.
6. Fastline Performance Shifter - laugh it up guys, but i love this thing.
I could go on forever, but if you have any questions ping me -- navindhas AT gmail - i hardly check these forums, and i could probably be more of a help through email. Oh yeah, i might be picking up another car in the near future that has a jdm b18c swap. I'd be willing to let go of that longblock for pretty cheap (:evil
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My only concerns are, can I eventually run 225 Hoo Hoos on this wheel and offset without having to do any crazy camber or alot of fender rolling? Should I go 15x8? If so what offset would work?
I run 225's on my 15*7 slips (plenty of people do, my fenders are rolled but nothing crazy) I haven't tested out if it rubs anywhere, but the wheels are +40 and are pretty close to the rear trailing arm. Nothing an angle grinder won't take care of. I know some people also rub in the front fender well, but again nothing an angle grinder won't take care of. If you need to roll your fenders, my buddy has the tool and I don't think he would mind lending it out. Easily done on a hot ass day at Summit
15*8 6uls +36 offset work great from what i've heard. Maybe minimal fender rolling. I'd keep the rotas you have and maybe get some star specs or t1rs for them and save for the 6uls.
My research says yes I can but I would like other peoples input. Not much help from Honda-Tech, everyone is all about HERRAFRUSH and MAD TYTE STANCE YO. So suggestions on informative forums would be nice as well.
Yeaah, good luck. A lot of the guys on forums.itrexpo.com track their ITRS, but still have good advice for us lowly civic owners. roadraceautox.com as well is good shtuff, especially for parts
Tires im going with Star Specs in 205/50/15, because they are the next best thing to the unobtanium that are RS-3s. They also have a $80 rebate at Tirerack so that makes them under $100 per tire.
I just picked up some Rs3's from treadzone 3 weeks ago, but def. wouldn't try to fit them on 6.5's
5- Drive the living piss out of the car!!! Mostly focusing on Auto-X to get used to the car, and hopefully popping my track cherry in November.
Things im thinking about planning/doing/researching:
Brake Ducts??? Needed??? NOPE, cut the brake rotor shields off the knuckles..
Oil Cooler??? This ive seen is a 50% dont think its needed & 50% think its good cheap insurance Ehh, not required but good for piece of mind. You might be able to find a Type-R oil cooler used if you wanna go cheap
Pro Sport Warning: Oil Pressure/Oil Temp/Water Temp Gauges I'd do something like RJ with the oil pressure light, maybe he can chime in
CF Hood? dependent on weight. If you want, seen some cheapo ones popup on vadriven
Other than that im playing it by ear and just going to change the car to meet my needs as problems/thoughts arise.
I briefly glanced over the work Mikey's been doing to the car as of late, and had some suggestions/idears...
1. ditch sportlines for some GC's, plenty of people selling diff spring rates on RR/AX. Just dont go too crazy, the OTS Koni's can only handle up to 500 lbs I believe
2. Bushings - not sure what Mike has changed, but I'd give it a thorough look thru. Especially the rear trailing arm (spherical's are nicey), front lower LCA (I personally like the hardrace stuff)
3. Is there a front sway bar? If not, I used to run this setup - the car likes to rotate with just a big rear bar, but I felt the front bar helped the car feel more stable
hrug: 4. Ditch the Junk2 Upper Control Arms - JUNK. I know you are looking to run R-comps down the road and they do love some negative camber. Again hardrace FTW (for hardrace stuff i'd go thru specialprojects motorsports, or the guy on ebay)
5. While you are at it, swap the UCA's from left to right. Instant positive caster, probably one of favorite mods I have done... and it's free. I would basically do this if you plan on doing a bushing refresh, etc since you need an alignment afterwards.
6. Fastline Performance Shifter - laugh it up guys, but i love this thing.
I could go on forever, but if you have any questions ping me -- navindhas AT gmail - i hardly check these forums, and i could probably be more of a help through email. Oh yeah, i might be picking up another car in the near future that has a jdm b18c swap. I'd be willing to let go of that longblock for pretty cheap (:evil