Aaronng,nothing else mechanical yet. Bog standard. Considering a set of Tein coilovers and camber kit from a Fulcrum shop up here..Hes also trying to talk me into a rear Whiteline sway bar he sells.The tyres are 225/45/R17 Potenzas.
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Aaronng,nothing else mechanical yet. Bog standard. Considering a set of Tein coilovers and camber kit from a Fulcrum shop up here..Hes also trying to talk me into a rear Whiteline sway bar he sells.The tyres are 225/45/R17 Potenzas.
It sounds like you are noticing tramlining more - which is mostly due to a wider contact patch compared to the 16" rims you had.Quote:
Originally Posted by avid
I am not sure what the exact issue is - but I think lowering the centre of gravity helps both tramlining and the drift.
My 06 Euro Sport with 17" Potenzas just back from 1st service & still drifts slightly to the right, even though wheel alignment had been done.
It's quite noticeable & ocassionally annoying.
I know that going to wider tyres on any car enhances tramlining by a lot. On the Euro with 205/55 R16, the car already tramlines when going over grooves on the road. So I'd imagine 225 would make it even more apparent.Quote:
Originally Posted by avid
What wheel alignment settings are they, do u have the read outs handy? I haven't done my yet, otherwise I'll put them up, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by badthing
2nd question is - does it still pull to the right when you have 1 or more passengers?
I wonder if it is beneficial to do a wheel alignment with a passenger sitting inside it, considering the Euro has now been said to be 'Corner balanced' from factory for 1 person, with one side higher than the other side? :o
They didn't give me the settings. I think I will call them up to see if they can let me know what the settings are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omotesando
Good question you asked because I only noticed it pulling to the right when I was driving by myself last night. I didn't notice it pulling right when I was driving my friend home. It could be that I'm more sensitive when I'm driving alone as that's the time I drive more enthusiastically.
I wouldn't recommend that unless you have a passenger most of the time. I know I do more spirited driving when I'm by myself so I'm happy to stick with the factory settings (for now). I hope I can get this "steering pulling right" business fixed as I don't like having to constantly correct my steering every few seconds when I'm simply just going straight. Another annoyance is when I turn left, I notice I need to use slightly more effort than when I'm turning right at the same angle. :(Quote:
I wonder if it is beneficial to do a wheel alignment with a passenger sitting inside it, considering the Euro has now been said to be 'Corner balanced' from factory for 1 person, with one side higher than the other side? :o
I have the same issue, it takes more effort to steer to the left than to the right. Drifting or (tramlining?) to the right need to be corrected regularly, however thats not so evident after the wheel rotation.
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Originally Posted by badthing
I said: "I wonder if it is beneficial to do a wheel alignment with a passenger sitting inside it, considering the Euro has now been said to be 'Corner balanced' from factory for 1 person, with one side higher than the other side?"
MY BAD - I actually wanted to say, with the DRIVER in it.
What was I on about? Sorry to mislead you BADTHING.
If the car has been corner balanced with 1 DRIVER (not passenger) in mind, with different suspension heights, then unless the original wheel alignment settings from factory already caters for this - I believe it is actually good to have the DRIVER sitting in the car when you have the alignment done.
Hope I fixed the confusions..... My brain was thinking 1 passenger = the Driver lol!
Hello Guys
I will be the first to acknowledge that I am new to honda and all things technical. :o I am however skeptical about the statement
"considering the Euro has now been said to be 'Corner balanced' from factory for 1 person, with one side higher than the other side?"
From who did this information come from? The next thing you will hear that it is also dependant on the body weight of the person. We did the testing on person X who weighed X. But variations in body weight and height can affect the overall results.
It is like Home Theater setups costing many tens of thousands of dollars. If you are happy with it, then you are sold. If you are not and state accurate negative comments. Then the response will usually be, "oh its not actually set up properly yet"
Ben
According to my BMW fanatic friend, they (BMW) do alignment and balancing with a person sitting in the driver's seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omotesando
It's because the Euros sit 1cm lower on the right front side while TSX sit 1cm lower on the left front. Based on corner balancing, the side with more weight should be lower in ride height through suspension height in order to balance the weight with the opposite corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by benthx
Supposedly this was confirmed in a Best Motoring DVD as well that Honda balances the car for 1 driver when doing track testing. BTW, the JDM Accord's chassis was tested at the Nurburgring (source: Autocar UK, 11 June 2002).
That's good to hear they actually go to that extent.Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
I have service due soon. I will ask my Honda dealer if they do this.
And if they don't, I'll ask them to do it, or I'll go to do an independent wheel balance and wheel alignment with myself sitting in it :)
Seriously though, my car doesn't pull either side. I'm quite happy as it is for the time being :)