**This post has been transferred from my long running build thread on Honda-Tech.**
I’m going to re-post the thread on this site for the benefit of the people that are not active in the forums but will still appreciate the content.
The photos might not be as good as the more recent posts but there’s still some great content
If you’re interested in the Sedan build you’ll want to read up on the DC2 as well!
A lot of the customs parts such as the tie rod ends, brake booster delete and rear trailing arm modifications were developed on this DC2 Chassis
Enjoy the read
Cheers Grant
With ChargeR’s help I installed the modified RTAs yesterday.
My old RTA bushes have seen better days
Here is a side by side of the standard RTA and the modified version
While I had the shocks out I took the time to swap in the new rear bumpstops. As you can see there wasn’t much left of the old bumpstop. I think i ended up cutting another division of the bumpstop off after this picture was taken
There was no dramas installing the new trailing arms and the handbrake cable routing through the gusset plates work out well (I did test this before making the plates).
Here is a direct comparison showing the angle of the LCA before and after
The money shot
I’m going to hold off giving a full review until I take the car out on track again but I will say that I am very happy with the results and If I had to give an analogy to describe the change I would say
it is a similar feeling to changing from the 14mm anti-roll bar to the 23mm anti-roll bar.
This is pretty much what you would expect as I have effectively increased the roll stiffness by ~22%
The difference between relocating the LCA mount and going to say a 30mm anti-roll bar is that the two wheels retain the ability to track independently
By modifying the roll centre position I can have the roll stiffness I want without having to do something like this:
Which is effectively a De Dion Tube conversion haha!
Quite by chance I came across a 4 x 100 brake upgrade for sale and decided it made sense to buy that rather than get new pads and rotors for the 262mm set up.
The calipers are DC2R and thats a 1″ master cylinder
The rotors are 282mm slotted but I’m not sure what brand?
The kit came with EBC yellow pads with about 50% material left
The plan is to fit the big brakes when the new uprights go in.
