New CU2 Accord Euro - My car, my review!

[aaronng]

depends which tram tracks you travelling on as well.

With sydney roads, who needs tram tracks! You don't even need speedbumps!

[Suntzu]

My tramlining was 100% fixed when i got tein SS and 1 degree toe out with the camber kit fitted and all set up right.

its TOTALLY stable and tracks well now. Especially at speed.

id be disappointed if the new CU2 does this. It should be fixed.

[Type R Positive]

Id be disappointed if the new CU2 does this. It should be fixed.

It is fixed. The suspension is so awesome on this car! Unbelievable!

[SPQR]

What tyres did you have on the 16" and 17" rims?

With the 16" rims, I had the standard Dunlop 2050M on the car. With the 17" rims I had the Bridgestone RE040 and then Dunlop Sport MAXX. Both the RE040 and the Sport MAXX tramline equally as bad. Of course suspension geometry plays a part but my point is that just by swapping the 16" tyres with the 17" tyres without any suspension geometry change was enough to cause tramlining. The only real difference was the width of the tyres and therefore the contact patch width. I suspect that the 03-04 Euro's suspension was setup for the 205/55R16 tyre. Putting the wider 225/45R17 tyres on upsets the balance as the suspension had not been calibrated (increased castor) for the increased contact patch width.

When you deflate a tyre, tramlining is reduced because the contact patch is elongated.

I believe that Honda have fixed this on the CU2 by providing tyres of greater diameter to compensate for the width and so provide a more elongated contact patch.

[SPQR]

It is fixed. The suspension is so awesome on this car! Unbelievable!

I agree. The CU2 has much better setup than CL9.

[aaronng]

With the 16" rims, I had the standard Dunlop 2050M on the car. With the 17" rims I had the Bridgestone RE040 and then Dunlop Sport MAXX. Both the RE040 and the Sport MAXX tramline equally as bad. Of course suspension geometry plays a part but my point is that just by swapping the 16" tyres with the 17" tyres without any suspension geometry change was enough to cause tramlining. The only real difference was the width of the tyres and therefore the contact patch width. I suspect that the 03-04 Euro's suspension was setup for the 205/55R16 tyre. Putting the wider 225/45R17 tyres on upsets the balance as the suspension had not been calibrated (increased castor) for the increased contact patch width.

When you deflate a tyre, tramlining is reduced because the contact patch is elongated.

I believe that Honda have fixed this on the CU2 by providing tyres of greater diameter to compensate for the width and so provide a more elongated contact patch.

It would be interesting to see someone put RE040 in 205/55 R16 om their base Euro to see if they get tramlining like the 17"

[Type R Positive]

Here are the CU2 trip computer pics.
Pretty much the same as CL9.

[aaronng]

Here are the CU2 trip computer pics.
Pretty much the same as CL9.

Got a pic of that sensor next to the airbox yet?

[tron07]

they finally got this now.....

[Psy]

^^ does that tell you if passengers in the back aren't wearing their seatbelts?

If so, that's awesome!

[tron07]

mazda 3 already does that

[centurionau]

Thx very much for those trip computer pics Type R+ve. Much appreciated.