Okay,

Just to add an opinion or two- I have the KYB AGX's & Eibach Pro-kit
springs, installed over two years ago.  The first few months were a little
punishing, but after that this combo aged quite nicely.  I've noticed a
slightly less sharp bounce when I hit dips- reminds me of the OEM Honda
suspension, just shorter.  If I need to tighten the feel any time, I just
whip out the screwdriver and click the AGX's to a tighter setting.

The whole negative camber issue I beat in my head until I was numb and the
final verdict really blew my mind- I was thumbing through the Helms and
found the suspension setting specs and guess what?  The stock camber setting
shows the following:

Front: 0.00 deg. +/-1 degree(!)
Rear: -0 deg. 26' +/-1 degree(!)

Conclusion:  Eibach Pro-kit does NOT require a camber kit.


George
'89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 125k miles
"Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD, next=dyno"



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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-crx@;mesaaz1.vwsi.net]On
Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:44 PM
To: Matthew Welch
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CRX: Suspension Question


Hey, Matthew,

I have the Neuspeed sport springs on my 90si, along with Koni yellow
sport  shocks. I do have a negative camber of about -2 degrees in the front
and about -1.5 degrees in the rears. I haven't installed a camber kit yet
but I have always wanted to install the Ingalls camber kit, but just
haven't had the money nor the time. The springs are about 5+-yrs and they
are sagging on the drive side. I suppose all springs will eventually will
sag a bit. I will most likely replace the Neuspeeds with a set of Eibach
pro kit springs. The reason is because the ride from a 2 inch drop is a bit
rough for my taste with 15 inch wheels and 195 / 50 series tires, and I
wouldn't mind getting a bit of a more shock travel from my shocks from
mostly city use. My female passengers don't particularly like the rough and
sometimes bone jarring ride from the rex. The front mud gards do scrap on
speed bumps, and will likely bottom the shocks when riding over speed bumps
at less than crawling speeds.

However, the Eibach pro kit will give you a perfect balance between
performance, lowered stance and comfort of ride. I had a set up Tokico
Illuminas in the rear and some Tokico blues in the front, and the front
shocks blew in less than a year because of the lowered stance of my car. I
was PO about that. I don't think the kyb's would be any better. However,
the konis are fabulous shocks but they do cost more. There is only one
thing that bugs me about the Koni's - they don't have the brackets for the
brake lines on their front shocks for the second gen crx's. You have to
slide the old ones from your oem shocks or use zip ties if you don't have
the old oem shocks, which is kinda gay. With the Eibach Pro's you will
probably get a negative camber of about -0.8 to -1.1 degrees which isn't
that bad so you don't really need a camber kit, unless you absolutely had
to have a 0 degrees camber reading.  A 2 inch drop looks very nice from the
Neuspeeds but since your car is going to be a daily driver and for street
use, a set of Eibach Pro's would probably be better suited for you. Again,
the perfect balance between performance, lowered stance, and comfort.

When it comes to shocks, don't go too cheap. The Illumina's aren't that
bad, but if you can manage, try to go the Koni route. They really are
better shocks than  the Tokico's and the Kyb's.

These are just my personal views based on my experience so others may feel
differently. So do your research and make your own educated decision. Good
luck.

Ken
90si

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