Dc2r - wheels and lowering

[rhys.l]

Firstly I love my stock dc2r but lately I can't help but feel it could do with some more low and a bit more poke to the wheels. But at the same time I am very happy with stock suspension (and wouldn't want to go any firmer) plus I like the design and weight of the oem wheels...

Any ideas? Can I use spacers on the stock wheels to push them out? I could lower it on some springs but would want some with a similar springrate to stock...and I'm not sure what affect lowering it will have on things like camber and hence handling.

[anzai]

you will hear guys telling u stock dc2r suspension is the best for handling... yada yada yada, you can get spacers but get hubcentric spacers (someone post the spacers thread)

but if u want to lower it, i reckon get something with 10kg front / 6kg rear, or 12kg/6kg, to keep the car planted on the ground and not bounce around to much. it will be much stiffer than stock, but with the right dampening setting it should be nice and firm.

Dc2r stock spring rate (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?87031-DC2R-Stock-spring-rates&)

the more you lower the car the more negative camber that naturally shows up, technically the more negative camber the better handling, but then if the car is too low, handling might not necessarily be improved as the centre of gravity is too low that its way off the manufacturer's specification. so gotta find the balance.

also your tires tread will go unevenly when its got too much camber.

also when ur car is too low u wont be able to go anywhere lol....

low = $$. first hand experience with dc2r ;)

[DLO01]

^^^ I wouldn't say 'more negative camber the better'. You'd get to a point where you'd be loosing the full contact patch around a corner.

To OP. Stock springs are softest. Any aftermarket spring or coilover will be harder.

[Indie]

I wouldn't mess with a Type R's ride, as it has such a nice balance from stock. Plus, as you say, the stock wheels look good, so I'd basically leave it as is. Good luck, anyway.

[rhys.l]

Cheers everyone.

Can someone post the proper spacers thread for me? I've done a bit of research and it seems their is a bit of conjecture about their safety let alone how far you can space ..I wish I could recreate my wheels in 15x7 +30 or something :(

Yeah tbh I think stiffer springs will make my car slower on the majority of roads in Brisbane. So I'd like to limit the increase in spring rate over stock as much as possible. Apparently Spoon progressive springs are 6.5/5.5kg (at least initially) and will drop the car ~20mm

[90LAN]

i have a set of spoon shocks and springs for sale at the moment and the specs are up in my forsale thread below
they drop 30mm

if you want the same looking wheel you need to get the jdm 16" itr wheels
they suit the car alot more than the small 15's

[RSKEbaby]

or ROTA R SPEC. 16x7 +something

[infurNOS]

ground controls + Koni yellows

[string]

You can't go lower without going stiffer to compensate for the lost suspension bump travel.

10/6 or 12/6 is going to be a downgrade from the stock balance... unless of course you like understeer.

[dc2r-0636]

Stock dc2r height looks lyk a bus. I got coilovers and im loving it. Way better handling then stock. Best mod eva

[michaelz]

Get JDM 16" wheels. Good offset and perfectly sized.


I wouldn't mess with a Type R's ride, as it has such a nice balance from stock. Plus, as you say, the stock wheels look good, so I'd basically leave it as is. Good luck, anyway.

This, I want more low for the R but I'm more than happy with the stock handling. 1 low car is enough for me, R I'm keeping stock.

[MWAKU]

coilovers. DO IT

[dc2r-0636]

I agree with mwaku!!

[rhys.l]

Cheers fellas. Don't think I will be going down the coilover path at this stage. Imo they will decrease the grip of my car on anything less than a perfect road

[MWAKU]

such a bad argument to not get coilovers, but whatever excuse you want to use.

[r3ckless]

Pm mwaku. He has white jdm dc2r 16" wheels for sale. No tires. He told me he sell them for $1000 ono. But i dont have dc2r.

[rhys.l]

such a bad argument to not get coilovers, but whatever excuse you want to use.

Haha that is the one argument not to get coilovers for road use. The point of coilovers is increase the corner speeds your car is capable of, right? And one big factor in that would be grip. Regular roads in Brisbane are nothing like smooth tarmac at racetracks...Imo with coilovers wheel articulation will decrease and the wheels of my car will be less able to follow the uneven road surface and less wheel on the road = less grip in my books. Feel free to point out where I am wrong...I actually want to be convinced otherwise