Dedicated DA9 Q & A thread

[DJ-410]

hey guys i am just wanting to know how low should i go....i am getting springs made and recompressed....one of my mates told me go 3 1/2 inches lower than stock...is this too much???? or should i go 3 inches....im going to be running 15's no fancy body kit or anything...just maybe a front lip..

[mooshie]

3 inch would be sitting just above the tyres I think. I was tucking at the rear once upon a time and the damn thing would hit the undercarriage everywhere, buggered up my RTA bushings and was just a general pain in the ass. I was on coil overs and not entirely sure of the drop but I think it was about 4 inches.

Just get a tape measure out...

[hondapop]

Depends on whether you want to be legal or not, and what sort of comfort/ride you desire. Most States you must have a minimum road clearance of 100mm (fully laden) and some also limit the amount of suspension travel you can reduce by. Lowering by 35mm (1 1/4" approx) is generally acceptable, anything more you could have law problems. But that's up to you.

[mooshie]

Going off the top of my head and I would have to double check but I believe legal height for the DA is 355mm front and 340mm rear, from the middle of the wheel to the top of the arch. This is to preserve travel of the suspension, they dont take in to account that you may have aftermarket shocks etc. Need engineering cert to cover things like that if you want to stay legal.

Plus what pop said, 100mm clearance on rest of the car including mud flaps, exhaust etc.

[stevo716]

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Plus what pop said, 100mm clearance on rest of the car including mud flaps, exhaust etc.[/QUOTE]

mud flaps rnt a structural part of the car? neither is exhuast but manage to get done for that anyway.
cuz mudflaps pretty much drag along haha

[hondapop]

Hah ! That explains why most DA9's, CRX's don't have any mudflaps. You want to come into my local shopping centre at Morayfield, even my stock height Teg scrapes on their speed bumps.

[mooshie]

Found this from vicroads explains in very simple terms- http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...340/0/VSI8.pdf

Apparently only applies to 1m fore or aft of any axle, therefore the exhaust could potentially hang lower right in the middle of the car.

Everything I have ever seen includes mud flaps when talkin ground clearance.

My bog standard DA6 front flaps are the lowest point on my car at 115mm but I believe the DA6 sits slightly lower than the 9, never been able to confirm this however. Cool, I can lower by all of half an inch!

[maaaaark]

in a b18c2 swap , will there be problems of a aftermarket header being short or long to the cat? and or headers hitting the oil pan?

[mooshie]

Won't be a problem with the oil pan and you would need to get an exhaust shop to match up your existing exhaust as it would be unlikely to mate up perfectly. Minor issue though

[Rami]

Hey guys, has anyone got a set of bigger sway bars for the DA they want to sell? PM Me plz.

[93Integra]

Hey guys, saved up a bit of money and was looking at a few mods to increase performance.

The rear section of my exhaust (from the flange in front of the diff to the tip) is rusted like all hell, and was wondering if I increased the size (to say, 2.25" press bent) and deleted the stock muffler to add a nice flowing aftermarket one, would I see an increase in performance? Economy? I want to reduce the amount of bends as the stock exhaust looks incredibly restrictive towards the rear.

Also, I was looking at buying a cheap eBay SRI and making my own heat shield/CAI pipe in the bumper, any suggestions here?

Cheers.

[Rayle]

Why not just get a cold air intake from ebay instead? They're only ~$85 shipped. I bought one and it fit perfectly.