night pics of my tsx and my friends sti
01-05-2005, 11:12 PM
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night pics of my tsx and my friends sti
taken tonight before a local car meet at ucf. my friend has a 2004 sti. i took these pics so you guys can see how low my car is - it's too low 
im going to raise my car soon - i want a one finger gap all the way around. unfortunately that means the car will have to sit unevenly - the front will be lower. the rear appears to be lower b/c of the illusion created having the rear fender well cut smaller. stupid honda
the camber is pretty nasty. i know i know. i'm going to raise it. maybe buy a camber kit - i doubt i'll need one at the height that i want...then im off to get an alignment.
well enjoy the pics, i took them for you guys
im going to raise my car soon - i want a one finger gap all the way around. unfortunately that means the car will have to sit unevenly - the front will be lower. the rear appears to be lower b/c of the illusion created having the rear fender well cut smaller. stupid honda
the camber is pretty nasty. i know i know. i'm going to raise it. maybe buy a camber kit - i doubt i'll need one at the height that i want...then im off to get an alignment.
well enjoy the pics, i took them for you guys
01-06-2005, 02:30 AM
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it looks sick man .. so low ... that's probalby 2.5"+ ~ 
still ill pick TSX anytime over Imperza .. ~ i cant stand with its exterior and interior ~
TSX looks 100000X better ~
still ill pick TSX anytime over Imperza .. ~ i cant stand with its exterior and interior ~
TSX looks 100000X better ~
01-06-2005, 06:30 AM
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Nice. Do you bottom out being that low?
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01-06-2005, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by wsklar
Nice. Do you bottom out being that low?
the right front tire does hit the fender well when someone is in the passenger seat AND i hit a medium sized dip in the road.
the tein flex still rides like a dream tho.
01-06-2005, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
It looks pretty good that low, dzuy. don't raise it too much.
the front isn't that bad - i just have to roll back the fenderwell in thr front.
but realistically - i wont be able to pack my car with friends like i used to if i keep it at this height. plus my tires will eat like a fat man eating hot dogs.
01-06-2005, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
in order to stay that low - i have to get the rear fenderwells trimmed and then buy a camber kit.
the front isn't that bad - i just have to roll back the fenderwell in thr front.
but realistically - i wont be able to pack my car with friends like i used to if i keep it at this height. plus my tires will eat like a fat man eating hot dogs.
the front isn't that bad - i just have to roll back the fenderwell in thr front.
but realistically - i wont be able to pack my car with friends like i used to if i keep it at this height. plus my tires will eat like a fat man eating hot dogs.
fat man eating hot dogs... 
01-06-2005, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dabuda
damn dzuy that's hella low...hopefully you havent scraped anything yet
nice pics
nice pics
no i haven't scraped anything yet. my front bumper on my civic was lower than the tsx. i still have about a four inch ground clearance from the bottom of the bumper to the ground.
you can stick your foot undernearth the bumper and have about an inch. my civic (w/ civic type r lip) you couldn't even get your foot undernearth the bumper!
01-06-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
in order to stay that low - i have to get the rear fenderwells trimmed and then buy a camber kit.
For the front, there not much you can do about it. The camber as it is pretty damn straight. What you'll have to do to prevent further rubbing is to mod the fenders like the JDM Phase Racing Euro-R, but that's a lot of work.
Anyway, dzuy, I like it the way it is now. If I were you, I'll leave it like that. Nice ride nonetheless.
01-06-2005, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vwong
No you don't need to trim the fenderwells. If you get the Ingall rear camber kit, it will pull the bottom portion of the wheel in as opposed to the Comptech one where it will push the top portion of the wheel out.
For the front, there not much you can do about it. The camber as it is pretty damn straight. What you'll have to do to prevent further rubbing is to mod the fenders like the JDM Phase Racing Euro-R, but that's a lot of work.
Anyway, dzuy, I like it the way it is now. If I were you, I'll leave it like that. Nice ride nonetheless.
For the front, there not much you can do about it. The camber as it is pretty damn straight. What you'll have to do to prevent further rubbing is to mod the fenders like the JDM Phase Racing Euro-R, but that's a lot of work.
Anyway, dzuy, I like it the way it is now. If I were you, I'll leave it like that. Nice ride nonetheless.
i'm goin to raise it 1/4 inch - that'll be a 1/2 inch drop from the default setting ~ 2inch drop.
do you have a camber kit vwong?
where did you get it from?
01-06-2005, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
do you have a camber kit vwong?
Since I like the way my car stands now, I'm still looking into ways to eliminate the rubbing in the front. One way is to actualy add more negative camber by moving the top portion of the wheel in more. I had a shop tried modifying the UCA's, but they did a horrible job on the UCA's for my Prelude. So I just told them to send me back the UCA's. Now I have a pair of front UCA's sitting in my garage and I'm looking into other resources to modify them. I'll see how the $$$ situation goes, then I'll decide again. I have spent a lot of $$$ in the last couple of months, not on gifts, but all in the Prelude. $3,540 to rebuild the motor, $1,000 for a racing seat, and I'm still looking into replacing my 4-pt. harness.
01-06-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by vwong
I don't have a camber kit yet. That's why you said my camber is off in the other thread.
Since I like the way my car stands now, I'm still looking into ways to eliminate the rubbing in the front. One way is to actualy add more negative camber by moving the top portion of the wheel in more. I had a shop tried modifying the UCA's, but they did a horrible job on the UCA's for my Prelude. So I just told them to send me back the UCA's. Now I have a pair of front UCA's sitting in my garage and I'm looking into other resources to modify them. I'll see how the $$$ situation goes, then I'll decide again. I have spent a lot of $$$ in the last couple of months, not on gifts, but all in the Prelude. $3,540 to rebuild the motor, $1,000 for a racing seat, and I'm still looking into replacing my 4-pt. harness.
Since I like the way my car stands now, I'm still looking into ways to eliminate the rubbing in the front. One way is to actualy add more negative camber by moving the top portion of the wheel in more. I had a shop tried modifying the UCA's, but they did a horrible job on the UCA's for my Prelude. So I just told them to send me back the UCA's. Now I have a pair of front UCA's sitting in my garage and I'm looking into other resources to modify them. I'll see how the $$$ situation goes, then I'll decide again. I have spent a lot of $$$ in the last couple of months, not on gifts, but all in the Prelude. $3,540 to rebuild the motor, $1,000 for a racing seat, and I'm still looking into replacing my 4-pt. harness.
did you get an aligntment yet?
01-06-2005, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
can you take some pics of how low your car is? i wonder if yours or mine is lower.
did you get an aligntment yet?
did you get an aligntment yet?
No, I haven't had an alignment yet. I might borrow a camber gage to just measure what the cambers are.
01-06-2005, 01:44 PM
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An alignment even without a camber kit might solve some of your problems. As I mentioned before, with toe in or out, that might also cause rubbing. Bring your car up another 1/4 inch, get an alignment (providing someone can get you on one of their machines) and see how it goes. Then if you are doing minimal adjustments, your alignment won't be off so much.
Prior to my alignment after my BC install, my specs were way off, and the car rubbed all over the place. After the alignment (with camber kit) the car was fine.
I think you are running down a dangerous road there Dzuy, and it's gonna cost you more to keep riding around on your car improperly aligned then just spending the 100-200 bucks to get it all done.
Just my .02
Prior to my alignment after my BC install, my specs were way off, and the car rubbed all over the place. After the alignment (with camber kit) the car was fine.
I think you are running down a dangerous road there Dzuy, and it's gonna cost you more to keep riding around on your car improperly aligned then just spending the 100-200 bucks to get it all done.
Just my .02
01-06-2005, 02:20 PM
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Very nice pics! I'll hopefully have that sort of pic soon too, but obviously not as nice as both those cars. My bro has a blue 2004 WRX nicely modified and I'll hopefully soon have a NBP TSX nicely modified........AHHHHH why can't March come now so that I can start shopping!
01-06-2005, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cmf
An alignment even without a camber kit might solve some of your problems. As I mentioned before, with toe in or out, that might also cause rubbing. Bring your car up another 1/4 inch, get an alignment (providing someone can get you on one of their machines) and see how it goes. Then if you are doing minimal adjustments, your alignment won't be off so much.
Prior to my alignment after my BC install, my specs were way off, and the car rubbed all over the place. After the alignment (with camber kit) the car was fine.
I think you are running down a dangerous road there Dzuy, and it's gonna cost you more to keep riding around on your car improperly aligned then just spending the 100-200 bucks to get it all done. Just my .02
Prior to my alignment after my BC install, my specs were way off, and the car rubbed all over the place. After the alignment (with camber kit) the car was fine.
I think you are running down a dangerous road there Dzuy, and it's gonna cost you more to keep riding around on your car improperly aligned then just spending the 100-200 bucks to get it all done.
Just my .02
01-07-2005, 01:40 AM
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Awesome! I like it, the lowering looks good, not bad. I think you should get camber kit becuz you have big wheel on your TSX, go to shop and check it out for camber kit if it is necessary or not. I did take my accord to shop to see if it require to get camber kit or not. The mechanic said it is not too bad, almost require to get camber kit but not necessary. My accord drop at 1.75 F and 1.5 R with 17.
01-07-2005, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by GSGOMEZ
Awesome! I like it, the lowering looks good, not bad. I think you should get camber kit becuz you have big wheel on your TSX, go to shop and check it out for camber kit if it is necessary or not. I did take my accord to shop to see if it require to get camber kit or not. The mechanic said it is not too bad, almost require to get camber kit but not necessary. My accord drop at 1.75 F and 1.5 R with 17.
jk man!
01-12-2005, 05:28 PM
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I need to get some 19's soon...my car is even lower than Dzuy's and I bottom out all the time. =( I need to raise it up but I hate wheel gap and I love the tucked look. once I get the 19's though I should be able to raise it up a lil bit and still have it look nice.
