The drop is 1.1" front / .7" rear.

 

Nice, how's the ride?

 

The ride is excellent. Very close to stock as far as 'harshness'. The steering feels tighter and more responsive, could be my imagination though. All in all the car is very smooth and transitions much better with this setup.

It's these simple mods that makes you realize how sloppy the factory wheel/tire combo makes the car feel. Adding the springs ties it all together for what this car should have been from the factory. IMO.

 

Looks great , I see you have the rain in Victoria also.

Glad to hear you did OK with a full load of people and luggage the other day.

I agreed with your assessment with regard to the factory setup, I realized how big an improvement when I had the sports suspension installed a couple of days ago.

 

I was just about to edit my reply as I saw your other thread regarding the ride.

I agree, on my car the Eibach springs make a huge difference in how the car handles. I believe even non-enthusiasts would notice a difference and I wonder if it isn't just a cost-cutting issue or some other senseless reason that it wasn't like this from the factory. I mean, my springs were $200. $200! Compared to $30k, seems like a no-brainer.

 

Ahh yes, the West Coast rain. I love it.

See post #3 for handling notes.

 

I now what you mean, in Europe, the GT and Type S model has the sports suspension as standard equipment. May be Honda thinks North American likes a softer ride

 

Looks awesome! Its a more conservative drop, but you can definitely notice the difference compared to stock.

 

Looks really nice. I can't wait to see it in person. You still plan on coming down on the 13th of Sept?

 

Conservative is a good descriptive word for this drop. I'm glad it turned out that way. It's exactly what I was looking for.

Yes I will be in Seattle on the 13th. I've already spoken to my friend Chris and he's good to go.

The only think I'm on the fence about is the window visors. Not sure if I like them or not. The chrome below each end ( front and back ) takes away from the look and I'm not sure if they take away from the overall look of the car.

Any opinions would be good.

 

Very nice Lou! It looks to be a nice subtle drop. This would probably be the perfect choice for those running 20"s.

And sorry, but I REALLY do not like those window visors. Too much contrast with the chrome trim.

 

No need to be sorry, I appreciate the opinions. Besides which I'm of the same mind set about the visors. I was thinking about blacking out the chrome on either end of the visors and just leaving the chrome at the bottom
of the window. Not sure if this will be good enough though. In the end I will probably remove them.

 

[QUOTE=DerwoodEE;11205883]Very nice Lou! It looks to be a nice subtle drop. This would probably be the perfect choice for those running 20"s.

Thanks. Subtle is good. It's interesting how much of a difference .3" makes on the rear. The front is essentially the same as the Eibach which I like. The drop on the rear evens everything out which is also something I was looking for.

 

really liking the drop

 

Dayum Lou, that really looks good, sir. The lighter colors really show off the kit and the different design elements like the side moulding.


Ditto on the visors here too, but just on account of the aesthetics.

If there's one thing that burns my about this car and the little 07 Si I had before it is how in the world if even *one* drop of water is on the car and my window is cracked 1mm.......that drop of water deposits itself directly in my window switches, sideview mirror control and memory seat controls.

I wonder how the Mugen visors look compared to the Autoventshade ones (is that the ones you have?)

 

very nice! but i agree that the window visors look bad..

 

I believe it's you who has the same springs. There is a country road that I drive along to get to my mother in laws house. Although paved, there are still some pretty harsh spots and I was quite surprised at how composed the car remained.

 

Yes it is a pain in the rear. We get a lot of rain in the winter months and I like my windows open, unfortunately it's at the risk of shorting out my windows and mirror controls. Hence the visors. Unfotunately they look unfinished. The ones I have on my car are the factory Acura ones. I personally think the chrome around the windows looks bad anyway and I've thought of having them painted black a la 3G TL.

 

I don't mind the chrome along the bottom where the window meets the sheet metal of the door but I think the chrome around the window frame looks bad.

 

There is this stuff from Chromagraphics (I tried to find it on their site but couldn't) you can get it at Pep Boys or Autozone or those places. It's just matte finish black tape you could apply to the upright portions of the window frame to cover the bright trim.

 

Lou01

I don`t care for the visors much. I ordered a set for my car but never installed them. The front looks ok to me because the mirror takes away some of the contrast, but I couldn`t get over the rears. I even tried looking at just doing the fronts, but it still didn`t look right.

 

i like the oem visors. i have them too. it will look better when you black out the chrome. im going to use black tape from autozone

 

That is true. It might take a lot of effort for me to install them. Im either working, coming home to sleep, or going out at night. and now i got a week left before i head back to school. ill probably have more time next month. ill get them installed someday.
oh yea those springs are definitely going to drop a bit more after a year or so. I was looking at my old 1G TSX (my sister's now), and it's definitely lower than when i installed it. but no rubbing whatsoever.

 

Meaning you're alignment changes as they sag. How's the inside 1.5" of tread on your old car's front tires?

It's late and I'm slap-happy, but the editing thing was just funny to me.

 

yea looking back at it, couldn't just delete it and copy and paste and type the rest in lol

 

i think i've found the springs for my car! this drop is excatly what im looking for, very conservative, my cup of tea your car looks great bro. not too digging the window visors, but you cars still awesome

 

nice! still undecided either tein,eibach and h&r spring should i buy...

 

Likewise...

 

i show these rims on white tsx and they look awsome!!Good job man!!

 

Damn that's gorgeous

 

Thank you and to everyone for all the feedback. Putting a car 'together' is a lengthy process and by far this has been my most critical build. Any feedback is appreciated and welcome. Good or bad.

Now it seems the only thing left to do is to inject it with a little more motivation and a BBK.

 

^I hear ya man. Well have you put any thought into doing something with the headlights? Maybe getting rid of that orange diffuser or something along those lines?

More pictures from different angles are a must as well.

 

Yeas the headlights will be dealt with in time. I don't want to 'cook' the stock ones in order to remove the amber portion but will purchase factory ones from off shore when they are available. I will also lightly tint the taillights at some point.

Photos should be up in the next week. We've been doing extensive renovations to our house so time has been short to say the least. Stay 'tuned'.

 

Very nice drop. I have the same springs on my UA5 and I have no complaints. Nice rims btw . . .I want them!!

 

do you have a straight side shot? how much finger gap for the front and rear?
i got the eibachs but the higher front and lower rear drop and was thinking to changing to h-techs.

 

I think those clear corner headlights come on the new Accord euro type-S. Pretty sick, but will probably be a pricey oem item.

 

^^ you know this thread is like a year old. I can't even see the pics

 

Newbie to the site, can you repost ur pics to the site? H-techs are exactly what im looking at in combination with my 18" Enkie RAZRs, thx AJ

 

These are the photo's you were looking for. The car no longer has the visors over the windows.

The Tein's are great springs with no problems at all. Very happy with the drop. The car sits even all around. It's perrrfect.







This was taken about two months ago in Seattle.

 

nice