Sup guys..I got a CL for now, but am looking to get the TL A-spec. I cant find too much on them..can someone tell me whats the difference from the normal TL, and if anyone has one, how do you like it

 

if it's fully aspec-ed out, it'll have the aspec kit, the aspec suspension (sits lower and is a little stiffer), and the aspec wheels.

 

The A-spec car is lowered with a stiffer suspension, body kit all around, and a different steering wheel. Oh yeah, almost forgot, the little "A-Spec" badge on the back. Thats the most important part.

 

The complete aspec kit also comes with different brakes also. Ive got most of the kit wheels and lip kits, i am working on getting the suspension right now, it makes the car look a hell of alot better!

 

All MT TLs have the Brembos. Just the AT TLs get the upgrade.

 

I know this i was just telling them what they missed that was included in the full aspec kit!

 

- Ground effects for front, back & sides
- Your choice of Wing or lip spoiler for trunk
- 18x8 wheels (was 8.5" wide for the 04 only)
- 235/40/18 Yokohama ES100 tires
- Stiffer & lower track-tuned springs (4)
- Stiffer track-tuned shocks (4)
- Fatter steering wheel with silver leather accents & blue stitching
- Badge on trunk
- More aggressive alignments settings
- More aggressive front brake pads (Automatics only)

 

Most of us don't have the true full A-Spec package as 94eg has listed out. Thats the way to go if you got the dough! What many of us have done is the bodykit, wheels, spoiler, and springs. You're talking about under $3000 from Ebay and you have 90% of the look. And just buy a $30 badge to make you feel better.

 

just curious- doesn't the A-spec badge come w/ the suspension kit?

 

yes, but you can buy them from the dealers or ebay seperately.

 

Any specs on what the alignment settings are? Before i had my TeinSS installed i had a good amount of camber in the rear...and now im running close to -1deg rear and around -.5deg in the front.
Wanna see how close i am to the ASPEC setup.

 

aspec is a body kit suspension and steering wheel

 

Camber is non-adjustable, so it isn't part of the special alignment settings (it's the same as the stock range). The toe settings are different, and that is the only difference I'm aware of. I don't remember where it's covered, but you can call your Acura dealer to find out the exact numbers...

As far as your camber goes, I wouldn't even start to worry about camber till I hit -3*.

 

Do you guys think if I do an A-Spec suspension myself dealers will honor any warranty problems? Do I have to prove a dealer installed it? How would they know who installed it?

 

Not sure if this will answer your question exactly but...I had my car in for an oil change and the dealer had the car up on the lift and noticed that the tires had a fair amount of wear for 25k miles...lady comes up to me and says is that the stock suspension? If it is we can give you 4 new tires and correct the bump stop problem. I said no it is not (its comptech) but it was installed by an Acura dealer. Sorry, no, we cant give you 4 new tires. So there is your answer. At least in my case the dealer installed suspension didn’t make a difference for a warranty claim (I guess that part of the suspension work/camber correction fixes the bump stops). I don’t know about other claims but it is not like that voided my whole warranty, or blamed the squeaky brakes (TSB fix) on the suspension. See I don't know if using the Acura A-spec suspension would keep it from voiding same warranty mine did. Didn't come on the car did it....

 

It's Acura parts. All you have to say is that the car came with them when you bought it and you weren't aware of anything special on the car. It shouldn't be an issue unless you purchased the parts from the same Acura dealership.

BTW: For your tires sake, I wouldn't use the A-spec alignment settings. They are more aggressive and will reduce tire life. The TSB bump-stop tire-wear fix that fish008 was talking about, also includes updated alignment specs that help reduce the rear tire wear issue. These do not apply to the A-spec setup because tire wear isn't a main concern with the sport suspension.

Moral: If your not racing, don't use the A-spec alignment settings...

 

hey man i did the suspension myself I really dont let acura touch the car unless they have to....the dude is cool at acura and lets it slide unless I damaged something but thats kinda hard since i have the service manual and everything is to spec

 

If your into performance driving get the A-spec suspension kit. I got it off ebay the suspension consists of preassembled shocks with springs. It stiffens the car and lowers slightly, I'd say not more than 1". It's super easy to put on (the hardest part is taking out the rear seat) there is a how to thread I printed off the forum. here's the trick setup, A-spec suspension, comptech rear bar, comptech short shifter. If you do the suspension also do the sway bar it will litteraly only take an extra 30 minutes. I think total I paid around $850 and did all the work one afternoon out of my garage.
It turns the car into a true sport sedan, I think it should come with the A-spec suspension stock. It's so much better the rear bar helps with understeer of a 3500lbs front wheel drive sedan.
This is the heart of the package, the rest is just cosmetics. I'm not sure the 18" wheels actually do much for perfomace slightly bigger contact patch but heavier and also raise Center of Gravity. We've had better luck with 13" wheels on the Miata we're road racing than the 15" do to COG and wieght issues.