No rebuttal Jtoby?

Have you ever removed a stock spring from a shock before? Have you ever installed a stock spring onto an OEM replacement shock? A spring compressor is used. And when the spring compressor has the spring compressed at the needed position, the top locking bolt holds that spring in a compressed...

Any nobody uses "stiffer springs" because of ill-effects? People aim at making the compression rate stiffer ALL THE TIME. Also, the method I mentioned allows for a gradual tuning of increased ramped spring rate. And lose the insults Jtoby. It doesn't suit your name well. :rolleyes:

Arg! Sorry for the lack of legibility of the words within the diagram.

It's been done before on ITA racecars. (Even on the TRD MR2 MK1 racecar.) Here's what else I left out of the description: There are a couple of way of doing this. Although it requires a bit of fabrication. The shock piston pushrod is further threaded, and two bolts and washer which are...

If your pockets are deep:-JIC full coil-overs -buy 245/60/14 Hoosier R compound tires (And pick up some wheels and spacers to fit these on.) -Next get camber kits, and get more negative camber. -next get a rear RM sway bar. -get a cusco rear bias C-diff, Kazz R-diff, and Quaif F-diff...

Your traction starts with your tires. Your POS nangank rubber tires are HORRIBLE. That I will say is your first problem. The compound on those tire are not sticky at all, and are more for impersonating the Yokohama AVS sport tread, or another tread.Get some real tires: Higher end Perellis'...

If want traction, then get sticker and wider tires. If you want more comfort, then put your stock springs on your Illuminas. If you want a lowered stance still, then thread the shock piston pushrod, and get two grade 8 bolts, and bolt those ontop of the shock tower on the pushrod, and use the...

Bridgstone Potena SO-3 Pole positions. (In the widest possible tire size. Maybe go for 255/45/16 with offset spacers.)In tirerack.com's side by side comparison, and they beat out the Goodyear Eagle F1, and Yok AVS Sport. I've seen the So-3 pushed very hard to the edge, and they were VERY...

I guess I just love to corner my car really hard, and end up replacing parts faster because I ussualy push components to its' limits. Plus I was lowered 2+ inches on my Blues From case to case, people will always love or hate something.

If you're using an adjustable ride height loweing spring, with a collar and locking perches then:The collar on the "coilover" on the corner which is 3/4" too low, might be adjusted incorrectly. Pull of the wheel on that side, and count the number of threads from the bottom of the collar, to...

I don't recommend mounting tires onto tires. :cool:

Eclipse 2WD 1995-99 HPK231: Allows lowering of 1" Prokits lower on 95-99 FWD eclipe, lowers: 1.2"As for shock rebound rates, for Blues, I've e-mailed Tokico for the info, and await their reply. My first hand experience with the Blues, (1990 Acua Integra LS) is that they have almost...

The Blues are an OEM replacement, and do not offer a stiffer rebound than your stock ones. The Prokits are considerably stiffer than stock springs, so your compression and rebound rates will not match. Hence, the ricer pogo-effect.IMO, save your money, and buy some Konis. (I've used the...

Push down on the front of your car. When the car rebounds upward, do you hear the "Hhhffssssstt" sound? If not, then your shocks might me blown. Jack up your car, and pull off the front wheels, and check for any oil leak. If there's any question whether or not your front shocks are blown, pull...

You get what you pay for.

More front positive camber will give you undertseer. More front negative camber will give you oversteer.Aim for zero camber at static ride height, the suspension travel will negativly camber on it's own, during suspension compression If you're into better turning, you do not want to...

I'm sorry to say it, but the only FWD car that I think is worth racing is maybe the 1985 Honda CRX HF. The wheelbase is very very short, and curb weight is 1,500 lbs stock. I've seen them down to 1,300 lbs when stripped. You'll have a hard time beating one of these in the stock class, and in SM...

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Are you going for J.D.M. Bling, or fast autocross lap times? IMHO, go to a junk yard, or look in your local automotive classified adds, and find some used wheels from a Camero Z28, Mustang, or Corvette (maybe) for sale. If I'm not mistaken, these are all 5 lug x 4.5". Try to find 16" wheels...

In a perfect world:Front: Quaife (predictable smooth front end.) Center: Cusco (rear bias split: 35F/65R, car can rotate easier) Rear: Kazz (helps with transition from steady state to oversteer. breaks rear end easier than VC.)(Next, relocate the engine to the middle.)my 0.2 cents.

Automotive engineering and design. Or mechanical engineering. The automotive industry needs more competent people designing cars. Especially when we've got unreliable-as-hell-P.O.S.--diamond star motor cars. (I.E. transmission? ECU? Crankwalk? Transfer Case? Inherent DSM problems.)Be an...

I did just that 2 days ago. I pulled out the MPI fuse, and cranked the engine over, so the ignition could burn out the stagnant pool of fuel. After doing this 5 or 6 times (although resting the starter at a minute of so interval), the engine still did not start.I've hooked up a voltmeter...

Worry more about your tires. You can have the best shocks, springs and rims in the world, but if you've got crappy tires come race day, then you're car will be performing horribly. I personally would spend more on the tires than on the wheels, and shock assembly if I were starting out doing...

Ok guys. I thought that my ECU was the problem, due to the DSM ECU's being notorious for blowing up. I thought the ECU cap replacment work which was recently done was suspect, so I had my ECU rebuilt again, using these caps. (Also, the ECU electolytic capacitors didn't seem like they had leaked...

My new plugs have been gapped correctly, and I'm not sure if the engine might be flooded. Before I installed the new plugs, I kept the plugs out for a while, and hopefully that let the fuel evaporate from the combustion chambers. Although, this didn't help. I'm really at a loss guys. The...

I tested the power transistor, according to the Haynes Manual, and it checked out fine. I also bought a coil pack (the correct year and model), and that did not solve the problem either. I bought new plugs, just to make sure my plugs wern' fouled-up.HELP! I really am at a loss here guys...

Are all coil packs for the 1G 4G63 interchangeable, (with the exception of the TACHO Interface, which can be moved from coil pack to coil pack). I couldn't find a straight answer.Thanks. -Andrew

This is probably very obvious, but as you use bigger wheels, the sidewall height must become shorter. This way, the aspect ratio stays the same. 18 inches is a big wheel, and you might have to go shorter than a 40 series tire. Maybe a 35 series tire. Although, a higher width tire can be used to...

Axis Metal Masters & no squeal.

You said: "My purpose in installing this is because this car is a daily driver and I want the increased fuel economy and the extra torque."Ok...well... You actually might gain more HP by removing the A.C., than installing the intake manifold. According to the intake manifold product...

Actually it's spelled: "grammar."------------------ As for the original poster: buy some blue anti-squeal gel and put some on the back of your brake pads. The pads vibrate inside the caliper, and this product stops them from vibrating. Also, pull off your rotors, and score them with...

Unless you don't plan on every lowering your car then they should fit. But WHY would you want 60 series? Are you looking for a SUPER soft ride? Are you going off-roading? Also, your speedometer wil be off, and register at a slower speed, because the aspect ratio will be off.

Try to get tires with the same size aspect ratio (overall height) as your front tires. As long as that's ok, then your center diff will be happy. In terms of mixing and matching tires, as long as you try to match the tires' "stickiness" with the ones you'll have on the front, then you'll be...

There's a reason why most of us here start off on the turbo platform.

Don't be too self-conscious when doing things to your car. There will always be someone who likes, or dislikes something someone does to their car. It comes down to whether or not you want to buy what they're saying. Also, before you spend a dime, sit down and figure out what your goals are...

Yeah, there are quite a "few." Although this field research speaks for itself. 167 M :7 FAs DevilSperm said, this is "sausagetuners.com."In any case, I wish this wasn't so, and that more women wrenched under the hood--not posing over the hood in a thong like a hood ornament.

The first is me losing in a 75 mile bike race in Santa Cruz. I'm centered in the silver/blue jersey. The second is me and my girl about 3 years ago.

Uh...yeah...right.

Ever wonder why the personifications of cars (including our beloved DSM's), are always female? And why are cars, sex and speed grouped together?(Help me write my media essay!)

Pick up your phone, and call your mother. She'll be able to clarify things.

I was just kidding. Deep down, I'm actually more of a liberal-radical-leftist-femist-activist than anyone else here. Santa Cruz tree hugger here dude. <---- At the same time, I had no moral problems running a 3" test pipe on a built Honda B-series.

Atleast she the ONE girl who has a built 4G63, with an 18G. That's impressive. Any pics? Of either you, or the car? :cool: j/k

Wow. Only 1 female so far, making up LESS than 1% of DSMtuners.

I just want to get a show of hands here, of who are male and female and owns and modifies their DSM. I'm going to hazzard an obvious guess that most of us here are guys, and there probably are like 2 girls on DSMtuners. (Also, this survey is for field research for a UCSC essay.)UCSLugRacerX...

If the power transistor was faulty, then there would be absolutly NO spark being sent to the spark plugs. Right? Since there is spark on the spark plugs, but the spark power is weak (and the plugs are wet when I pull them out), then this means that the coil pack has very little power. Right...

I've checked every single mother F*king plug and wire in the engine bay, and unplugged, and re-plugged, and cleaned all connections and wires as best I could. I have not yet, though, done the Ohm meter test on either the coil pack (when installed) and the power transistor. I hope it's one of...

I've checked every single mother F*king plug and wire in the engine bay, and unplugged, and re-plugged, and cleaned all connections and wires as best I could. I have not yet, though, done the Ohm meter test on either the coil pack (when installed) and the power transistor. I hope it's one of...

Here are pictures of my coil pack. Before I cleaned it off, there was alot of oil and fuel and dirt all over the wires, connectors, etc... I took apart the coil-pack, and cleaned it as much as I could with the rags, re-tightended the connections and re-installed it back on the car. I think that...

Thanks for the help guys. My plugs are new, as are my plug wires. I made sure that all teh connections to the plugs, and the coil pack are all tight and connected. Although I'm suspecting the coil-pack. This would explain the my A/F ratio gauge reading very rich, because the fuel was not being...