Suspension Setup (without coil-overs) - Honda Prelude Forum

mr_y82 · 04-30-2008, 06:05 AM

I have a 92 prelude with an h22a/lsd. I am running neuspeed sports over agxes... I notice both before and after going away from stock that the driver side front rides lower than the rest (just a little over1 finger gap versus 2 on the other 3 corners).. I have read about this problem before and I guess it is because the weight of the drivetrain in centered to that side (the tranny/intake/etc is on the passenger side). Does that make sense?

I have really liked the agxes expect for one small thing... they are working on a road near my house and it seems where they have bummed up the road I will sometimes hit something that doesn't look that bad (a small crack in the pavement) and I bottom out pretty hard. I have minimized this by going on the stiffest setting on all 4 corners, and many times bumps that look bigger don't seem to phase the setup... I know agxes warranty is void if you lower more than 1.5" (but I traded my old h23 for the shocks and don't think the warranty transfers) and the NS sports lower 1.7" in front... I thought that was close enough that it would not really matter, seems like logically I should bottom out less with a 1.7" drop on the stiffest setting (which is not really that uncomfortable) than someone with a 1.5" drop running on the softest setting (which I have never used).

Any pointers, advice, or opinions on all this???

when these are done I will buy Koni Yellows I believe... love the neuspeeds

petern101 · 04-30-2008, 01:29 PM

I don't think you should have 4 corners at different heights. Your engine/tranny can't cause that much of a difference. I think something is wrong because your fronts should be level. I think one of your shocks is blown.

If you have time, you might want to switch out the two fronts (move the driver's side to the passenger) and see if you get the same result.

If the passenger side is lower, you've narrowed down that. If not, there could be something really wrong with your frame/suspension arms.

Mugenlude · 04-30-2008, 03:28 PM

Some variance is normal, if you start to see more than 1/2" then I would start to think something is installed wrong/broken. I had 1/4" variance side-to-side with my Pro-Kit when installed on Koni Sports and on KYB AGX's.

mr_y82 · 05-01-2008, 07:25 AM

Thanks,

I may have exaggerated the difference just a touch; the car was not sitting entirely level when I took the above (imprecise) measurements. I am picking the car up today from the motorsports shop that did the swap (replacing a few seals and such)... the shock shouldn't be blown as it sat the same way before I replaced all 4 shocks and springs.. the same shop did it about 3 weeks ago and I told them to replace anything at all that looked suspicious. They have a good reputation, so hopefully they will be able to help me figure it out. I figured if I had some serious issue in there they would have caught and fixed it... car drives just fine... tiny dead spot in the steering with 226K on the rack and all..

mr_y82 · 05-02-2008, 05:42 AM

My motorsports shop seems to think that the difference in ride height is not a problem and does have something to do with the engine being centered to that side... I asked again yesterday when I got the car back... I hope I don't have to bu my konis too soon, unless someone wants to pick up a set of 3 week old agxes?

Is it possible that the shocks are not actually bottoming, but that a sudden change in road height might just not give the shock enough time to react??

Appreciate the help guys.

mr_y82 · 05-14-2008, 07:27 AM

Someone on another site suggested maybe my shock is actually bottoming on the bumpstops if they were not trimmed by my shop... What do you guys think of that idea?