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installed my whale tail and also got rear camber arms on last night. took off the lock nut and maxed them out
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i think i may have overdone it lol. at least my 17x9 +20 wheels dont scrub on the rear any more :p
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hellaflushhhhh!!!1
Werd!! :) u have same offsets as me but I'm still 1" bigger where it counts :p
P.s lovin your style and ya wheel choice :)
mad kamber
ooooft. sexy!
Aero, so you DID get those mud guards.
Which ones did you get, and are you happy with them? xD
oem mudguards
Anyone know the price of Modulo kit from honda dealers fitted?
That will cost you an arm and a leg exactly =(
a few grand? maybe say 4 grand.
wow...... overkill right there.
yeah.. as .k. said. they are oem mud guards. bought them from honda dealer. they look great, but since my car is fairly low, the front mudguards sit about 2cm from the ground. so everytime i come across a steep driveway or any speedbump, they tend to scrape. they more they scrape, the more the inside of them begins to sag, so ive had to trim the insides a bit lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DuffyFD
I bought genuine modulo kit from Honda. It was 700 each and fit em ur self. Very easy.
soooooo aero. live my dream on LM's ;) paint the center white and rear mount them.
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LMAO! yeah... i would, but im not sure it will look good on a silver car :p. i was thinking of just getting them all fully polished and having some gold bolts or something. but im poor atm. need money for other things
brought an evo 9 wing today :p
Installed Tein S-Tech plus cusco front strut brace and beaks swing arm brace today..
I also change the muffler to Tanabe, I don't know what the model, could be the medallion G, is but it sounds bassy and not too loud..
Pics soon.. :)
Is it necessary to get need a camber bolt kit for the front and camber arm for the rear since I got the car lowered?
Could I use this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I found this as well
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/06-10-Honda-C...item483fccc534
dont see how that would work on our rears. :\ but anyhow
@pitiek..yep you can use that type of rear camber kit..one of my mates is using that one...instead of replacing the whole camber arms..
I am using something similar in design to the eBay items, but different brands. SPC camber bolt for the front and Ingalls camber kit for the rears. Also using Tein S-Tech springs.Quote:
Originally Posted by pitiek
Instead of replacing the entire camber arm, it replaces the brackets that hold the camber arm to the car body. Works pretty well for my purposes and is heaps cheaper than a camber armQuote:
Originally Posted by ekdez
ahh i see =] i replaced my rear camber arms with the skunk2 one.
I found Ingalls front and rear but they are more expensive compared to the J-power front and rear kit
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT
What is the advantage getting the Ingalls over the J-power? Are they made from stronger materials?
Regarding the alignment, does most shop that do wheel alignment familiar with these type of camber kits or do they charge more to do it?
from my experience, they charge u the same, but tell u that the point of using camber arms is so u DONT get uneven tyre wear LOL.
No idea mate. I've heard of the Ingalls brand before and that's why I got it. Never heard of j-power.
I got mine fitted by my mechanic and then sent to a specialized suspension workshop to get it all aligned.
oh really that doesn't sound too bad. so would've been around $2800. Do they all just bolt on nicely?Quote:
Originally Posted by ej20i
there should be screws on the ends + brackets to support them underneath each piece.
With the rear camber brackets, i heard they are somewhat of a biatch to fit and that the camber arms are easier if your DIY
all modulo pieces bolts on nicely
has anyone chipped/reflashed their fd?
Do you find it is absolutely necessary to get the front + rear camber kits with S-Tech springs?Quote:
Originally Posted by evolution
I notice the initial drop is not much, I'll say 4 cms for the front and 3 cms for the rears.
Can I still get stock setting camber using the stock bolts?
Sorry for the noob question since this is the first time I lowered my car.
as soon as u lower ur car u will get some natural negative camber. the drop on springs isnt so severe on the tyre wear. just as long as u have ur toe straight, ur tyres will be fine. when u start to slam and dump ur car, then u get some substatial camber to ur tyres. its recommended to get camber arms or bots to adjust the natural negative camber, so ur tyres have full contact with the road. however, if ur trying to pull off some hella wide and low offset wheels, whilst being lowered, then camber arms and bolts will help u get even MORE negative camber to help tuck those wheels under ur guards and prevent scrubbing. u will look like a mad kent, but the trade off will obvisouly be that ur tyres will wear unevenly.. and perhaps quicker if the toe isnt alligned
you sound like an engineer. can you set my car up for the track please lolQuote:
Originally Posted by aero
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Originally Posted by pitiek
^^^ What he saidQuote:
Originally Posted by aero
+++ I was trying to resolve scrubbing issues on the rear due to the specs of the rims and I couldn't stand how +ve cambered the front looked in relation to the back, so I got front and rear kits.
For daily street driving the newer people to lowering cars should be looking to get as close to +0 on the front as possible.. Running negative camber on the front during the rain will make your car handling pos, and you'll end up off the road. The rear is ok as it just follows the front.(:
P.s u shouldn't need camber arms or bolts or a 1-1.5" inch drop. It's like having two people in yourcar at all times..
unless he's running 9.5" wide wheels with +15 offset lol
You would need to wide body that anyhow :p
X9.5 +30 only just fits on the rear ;)
lovin the avatar aero, got that in a higher res? You might make the cut for my work desktop wallpaper :)
Once again aero is spot on. Im running S-techs with 17x9 +38 and without rolled guards, the whole car scrubs. The rear is a problem when u have ppl in the back. The front scrubs when you turn, even though i have camber bolts and the front, i cant put much more camber as the rims run too close to the spring strut. Rolling guards would probably help alot.
naw. i dont have a high resolution pic of my avatar. i think this is the largest size i have itQuote:
Originally Posted by DuffyFD
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anyway.. remember how i said my car will be up there again looking fully sik etc? well that will come to an abrupt end thanks to another yellow slip i acquired this arvo, on my way back home from work :(. so... things will be up for sale very soon. perhaps, maybe the whole car?? dunno yet. i'll either try to get rid of the car as is to a P plater or something? lol, or part it out and return it to stock...
ah bad news mate, at least u know ur turning heads when you're getting that attention..
don't sell xD
What you get done for? So hard to mod cars these days....
Dibs on your roof wing if you part out :) I got cash ready ;) Don't sell up tho ;)
lol dez ur too far.. i can just goto his house and its mine! muahaha..
meh doesnt phaze me i can always order a new one, care to let me know where..
i'll get him to pm u man :)
I'm considering skunk2 cams with a hondata reflash, which I can also use for future FIQuote:
Originally Posted by lukeskies
so i bought $230 dollars worth of 'mothers' products last night.. bad impulse.. lawl =(
but it kept me occupied for a good 6 hours today =]
a friend just bought uber cool slr too.. im gonna have to see if he can snap me up at a nice location around canberra among the gums trees with lots of plum trees =3
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oh my ****ing lord...............................
mate can u pm me some info on these products =D. where from/how much?Quote:
Originally Posted by xenonkuraz
Some pictures of my FD taken after getting her weekend treatment.
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Civic Hybrid OEM boot spoiler + Tanabe Concept G
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S-Tech springs + Beaks rear brace + Tanabe
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Initial drop from the Tein S-Tech is pretty decent, I'll just wait a few days before getting the wheels aligned.:D
@aero: DON'T SELL YOUR FD...!!!! You will regret it...:p
nice car, pitiek. btw, why is ur beaks bar on a weird angle? it should be facing straight out
LOL. will be putting my stock suspension and wheels on during the week. ill prob try to take some last pics before it goes back to stock
really parting out? what a shame, sell me your rear spoiler :p
Hey guys, my father and I recently purchased a new 2010 fd1 facelifted civic. I read a few pages back the mugen type R lip will not fit on the facelifted fd civic becuase of the wide guards? Is there a way to retro-fit them on to the new civic? I've seen on this youtube video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGAK9JergmU @ 4:14 a facelifted fd with a really nice lip. Is that the J's racing lip or the mugen Type R lip ? Will the J's racing lip fit the fd facelifted civic, since the front bar is reminicient of the fd2 type R?
What other lips are availiable for the new civic and where abouts in Melbourne can I purchase lips. i've heard great reviews of OTR clayton. Do they stock both the Mugen Type R lip and the J's racing lip?
Thanks aero.. I was asking the same question when I saw it fitted..
I'll see if I can bend it a bit..
What was the reason you're getting a yellow slip?
protruding wheels + ride height. little rolly wheel thingy couldnt make it all the way through. cant remember what it was hitting.. oil pan? dunno.
anyway. if i adjust everything so it all complies, the car wont look like what i want it to. so may as well just sell up and upgrade to a turbo or something faster.
upgrade to an evo :p
you'll go back to a honda though, trust me hahaha
cos i know i am... everythings so much cheaper
I have to agree with Stig on that.. I have a mate who owns an Evo 8 and he just spent $750 to fit a new clutch and NO..... that doesn't include the clutch, $750 only to fit the clutch..
I think I will stick with Hondas for my next car...
The new 2012 civic Si coupe looks sick..
we wont be getting the Si coupe. that's just for the US market. they always get coupes on civics and accords :(
we'll probably get a shittier version of the Si sedan, which will be badged as the new civic sport lol
thats why u need friends who know what they're doing pitiek! eek 750..
**** tha police dump ur car more mang!
if not sell me ur sussy muahahha
LOL bad, getting a new clutch is like 1.2-2.7k, fitting is like 800, if you're fly wheel is warped then you need it machined and its like another 700, and clutches go like no tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by pitiek
you can't even drive it that fast daily cos it just uses too much fuel, so you granny it (even using vtec at every corner would be more economical than boost, you actually see your fuel gauge moving in an evo!)
major service is like 800, if you need your water pumped replaced thats like 1500 all up
insurance is high,
brakes, tyres wear out faster cos you drive like a maniac :p
but you get so much attention though haha
gonna save up for an ep3 next year as a daily
maybe i should look at nissans then. they seem to cost lower on maintenance and parts... amirite?
34 gtr do it
get a s15.
Hondas are just reliable, cheap, look nice haha. Im more than happy with the fd as a daily car. Does anyone know where to get a decent Type R kit other than OTR and jdmyard?
r34 gtrQuote:
Originally Posted by aero
2.5k just for a new clutch on the porsche. quit complaning folks. you don't even want to know how much installation was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stig
DAMN ekdez I can count the pebbles in your car door reflection.
Johnny skunk2 cams from titan motorsports (call for more info don't think its on their site) or you can try egay but I don't trust that they're authentic. Also hondata reflash for the civic FG2 should be compatible for ours but I'm currently looking into ECU compatability.
what a baller. pix of the gt3rs plz!Quote:
Originally Posted by xenonkuraz
yeah 2.5k for clutch replacement on my cliosport
I uploaded some in the non-honda hot car section
Thought i'd give some input to my progress with my FD :)
Didn't want to pay a panel beater to paint my mugen lip kit, so me and a mate decided to try a DIY rattle can job on it :D
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Haven't used any rubbing compound to make it super glossy yet, will do that over the next few days.
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Trial fitted - was a tight fit so it just sat there without any screws lol
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Bought a ducktail spoiler from ebay as well
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Any suggestions on how to fit it would be greatly appreciated, I have an idea but I would like to hear from you guys as well =D
lol 3M tape for the ducktail
did you go to a shop to mix the paint coded to the car? or just bunnings and a silver can haha
Yeah the ducktail came with 3M, its really tough. Tried pulling it off - just moved the car heaps lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stig
I went to a shop to get the paint mixed properly but used a rattle can to apply it, first time though. Still need to polish it cause the clear coat is acrylic :(
Looks good from the photos mate.
I have the modulo spoiler, was wondering if i replace it with the ducktail lip, would it cover the holes in the boot?
Thanks man, trust me it doesn't look good if you look closely - a lot of imperfections, i've dropped it heaps lol. Got lots of work to do with it, I'm pretty sure it'll cover it up. Just refer to my picture and see if theres any correlation :D If you need the ducktail spoiler I can link you to the ppl I bought it from. They did a really good job with the paint work and the delivery is super quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by DuffyFD
hey guys if im getting some skunk2 cams, should i install the skunk2 valve springs and retainers too? or would i be fine without them? ive been reading up on 8thgen and most people seem to have been running everything else stock when they install custom cams =/..
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Originally Posted by mxa
Mate, can u PM me the contacts and price for the ducktail spoiler?
wowoo, bought stigs cusco zero gt coilovers :)
Nice duffman, when you gonna instal?
pm sentQuote:
Originally Posted by evolution