Spoon Sub Frame Rigid Collar Kit?

[TheSaint]

actually - it should reduce noise if you think about it

your not stiffening your suspension or installing uprated bushes - you are increasing the strength of the joins from the sub frame to the chassis

[exquisit]

actually - it should reduce noise if you think about it

your not stiffening your suspension or installing uprated bushes - you are increasing the strength of the joins from the sub frame to the chassis

hmm... what is ur reasoning behind this?

[Alvis]

hmm... what is ur reasoning behind this?

not sure... I was thinking it could be reduced tyre noise? They said in the video it keeps the car more straight with less corrections needed in a straight line...?

[exquisit]

not sure... I was thinking it could be reduced tyre noise? They said in the video it keeps the car more straight with less corrections needed in a straight line...?

duno if it helps with less corrections in a straight line coz i doubt the subframe moves that much
but then you put subframe locks in nissans in the rear subframe... alot more road noise is transfered to the car
these would be the same

[Alvis]

duno if it helps with less corrections in a straight line coz i doubt the subframe moves that much
but then you put subframe locks in nissans in the rear subframe... alot more road noise is transfered to the car
these would be the same

ohh really... how does that work with the more noise? Personal experience?

[VicTiR]

ohh really... how does that work with the more noise? Personal experience?

I installed subframe locks on my s15 and there was little movement except when the LSD locked in and out. A bit harsher but quite noticeable

[Alvis]

Further to above: this is a bit of a review of the collars from an FN2R Technical Forum article:

"Difference is suttle the up & down movement of the body & suspension is less & around corners the car squats slightly more, I had the spoon subframe brace installed at the same time so I would think this would have helped as well
The photos don't show this but you can see when you look in between body & subframe where the bolt fits, it is not centred in the hole which the collar fixes. No more clunking Yah"

Source: http://forum.fn2r.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=446

[exquisit]

ohh really... how does that work with the more noise? Personal experience?

yea this is personal experience with nissan rear subframes
mind you, they have a rubber bush pressed into the subframe to take out harshness but this encourages subframe slop

honda front subframes may not have slop so might reduce noise?duno...

Further to above: this is a bit of a review of the collars from an FN2R Technical Forum article:

"Difference is suttle the up & down movement of the body & suspension is less & around corners the car squats slightly more, I had the spoon subframe brace installed at the same time so I would think this would have helped as well
The photos don't show this but you can see when you look in between body & subframe where the bolt fits, it is not centred in the hole which the collar fixes. No more clunking Yah"

Source: http://forum.fn2r.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=446

yea this guy seems to rekon theres less noise

which points does the spoon subframe brace tie up?

[Alvis]

yea this guy seems to rekon theres less noise

which points does the spoon subframe brace tie up?

I don't know man, I tried searching but couldn't really come up with anything - might have to climb under the car to find out... but have a post on Honda-Tech so maybe the yanks know more than we do:


Ironically, the original thread was started by another member only a couple of days before this one!
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2942185&highlight=subframe+rigid+ collar