Not happy with suspension

I have an 05 standard Euro and I think there is something wrong with the suspension. When i got over humps too quickly the bottom of the front bumper hits the ground after the front wheels go over the hump. It is as if the front of the car is too heavy. does anyone else have this issue? the rear of the car seems a bit better. I have driven heaps of other (non sport) cars but never had this problem before.

Also, the body roll on the car seems to be excessive. when going around corners quickly the car does not feel flat and stable, instead it rolls so much that i feel to have to be hang onto the steering wheel to support myself.

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Originally Posted by Rendezvous

I have an 05 standard Euro and I think there is something wrong with the suspension. When i got over humps too quickly the bottom of the front bumper hits the ground after the front wheels go over the hump. It is as if the front of the car is too heavy. does anyone else have this issue? the rear of the car seems a bit better. I have driven heaps of other (non sport) cars but never had this problem before.

Also, the body roll on the car seems to be excessive. when going around corners quickly the car does not feel flat and stable, instead it rolls so much that i feel to have to be hang onto the steering wheel to support myself.

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Hi Rendezvous- when you say the car bottoms out - has it always done this on your car since new or is it just a recent occurence? I also presume the car is not lowered in any way? A bit more info will help.

The other thing is - when you say you go over bumps "too quickly" - what sort of speeds are we talking about here? If you have made a habit of taking speed humps agressively since the car was new you will kill the suspension very quickly. Do you live in an area where there are lots of speed humps? Accelerated wear will happen very fast if you are not careful over speed humps, especially if you need to travel over them every time you drive the car.

As for body roll - I notice you have had the car since 05 but you are only noticing a change now?

It all points to worn shocks. Your car is still under warranty - but like I said if you don't take speed humps at a reasonable speed you will kill the suspension - especially the front end.

hi yfin,

the suspension has always been like that since it was new so i highly doubt that suspension has worn out. Its not a recent occurrence. suspension is stock. I also have an 91 accord which i have owned for over 6 years but i dont have the problem of the car bottoming out with this car when i go through the speed humps quickly.
there are certain humps around my area that i can go over at 40km/hr and others that i can go over at 60km/hr (the smalls flat ones).
The 91 accord feels much more stable and has very little body roll, but then again it is a much lower car than the euro

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Originally Posted by Rendezvous

hi yfin,

the suspension has always been like that since it was new so i highly doubt that suspension has worn out. Its not a recent occurrence. suspension is stock. I also have an 91 accord which i have owned for over 6 years but i dont have the problem of the car bottoming out with this car when i go through the speed humps quickly.
there are certain humps around my area that i can go over at 40km/hr and others that i can go over at 60km/hr (the smalls flat ones).

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It is hard to compare two different Hondas in terms of suspension travel and factory height. It is worth your while taking the car either to the dealer for testing or to Pedders etc (who from what I have seen advertised offer free suspension tests).

I think you are going too fast over speed humps. You will get accelerated wear there is no doubt about it if you are doing 40-60kph over speed humps.

As for body roll - the stock car does roll the rear plenty when you tip it or throw it into a corner. A thicker sway bar helps this plenty as well as lowering the vehicle.

Body Roll - get a thicker rear sway bar or upgrade your suspension.

Bottom out - Check tyre pressure (I use 35psi) and go over speed bumps slower. Note than the Euro's front bumper is lower than a lot of cars which can cause scraping problems.

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Originally Posted by sodaz

Body Roll - get a thicker rear sway bar or upgrade your suspension.

Bottom out - Check tyre pressure (I use 35psi) and go over speed bumps slower. Note than the Euro's front bumper is lower than a lot of cars which can cause scraping problems.

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Agreed.Re:ft. bumper.My car is lowered(approx.35mm)and i've got to be carefull!

The bumper is low, and the springs on the Euro are not exactly very stiff.

Just looking through the threads, and I can't seem to pinpoint the problem with mine...

My 06 Euro has a similar problem (with stock suspension) ie. the bodyroll anyway...which I would expect.

What is confusing, is that If I'm travelling down the highway and hit a small Dip in the road doing say 80ks/hr, the car's suspension will soak it up fairly tightly but in a kind of 'circular motion' ???!!! (As opposed to a clean linear 'bound and re-bound' motion. The same will happen if I'm cornering and hit a dip in the road (which is scareyer cause the bodyroll kicks in also).

Sorry this description sounds vague....I was hoping I could get a bashing on the forum BEFORE I get one from the dealer! The car is still under warranty, but I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem with their stock setup?

The car has only done 18.5k's and has had this problem since new....which now I just cannot ignore. We don't thrash it over speed humps, nor over any dirt or badly potholed roads. My initial thought was a bad shocky, which is possibly not dampening as quickly as the other 3.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Speed humps are there for a reason.. try going slower..
The Euro has got a long overhang over the front bumper on top of the low bumper...
The springs are progressive rate built on the soft side for comfort and not hump jumping, not your everyday sports car :)

60kmh over the speed hump is considered speeding over it especially in a euro.

Do you have a stock kit on it as that will make it lower?

Euro suspension = very soft
I don't think it'll be bottoming out as the euro is a pretty sturdy car, i think your just not careful when you drive.

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Originally Posted by Monty77

Just looking through the threads, and I can't seem to pinpoint the problem with mine...

My 06 Euro has a similar problem (with stock suspension) ie. the bodyroll anyway...which I would expect.

What is confusing, is that If I'm travelling down the highway and hit a small Dip in the road doing say 80ks/hr, the car's suspension will soak it up fairly tightly but in a kind of 'circular motion' ???!!! (As opposed to a clean linear 'bound and re-bound' motion. The same will happen if I'm cornering and hit a dip in the road (which is scareyer cause the bodyroll kicks in also).

Sorry this description sounds vague....I was hoping I could get a bashing on the forum BEFORE I get one from the dealer! The car is still under warranty, but I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem with their stock setup?

The car has only done 18.5k's and has had this problem since new....which now I just cannot ignore. We don't thrash it over speed humps, nor over any dirt or badly potholed roads. My initial thought was a bad shocky, which is possibly not dampening as quickly as the other 3.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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Change the shocks and springs(ive got Bilsteins with Eibach springs) or get coilovers,the stock setup is too soft,i lasted 1000kms before i changed mine.

the stock spring is soft. but i feel its much better than new CIVIC stock spring.
sometimes, if u go speed pumb faster, u may heat the front bumper.
so, go speed pumb slower, it will be fine.
its happened to me twice, cuz i didnt slow down.
so slow down when u go speed pumb, its good for ur rims, tyres and suspension.