DC5/EP3/RSX Adjustable Inner Tie Rod Mount

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Adjustable Inner Tie Rod Mount

For the correction of the steering geometry of Honda vehicles with the high mount steering rack design, intended to improve vehicle stability, motorsport performance and driver enjoyment.

Product Includes:

  • Tie Rod Mount
  • Three sets of mounting plates (inserts)
  • Tie Rod End Lock Washers (OEM)

Vehicle Fitment

  • Honda Integra DC5 02-06
  • Honda Civic EP3 01-05
  • Acura RSX 02-06

Lock Limiting Steering Rack Slider (DC5/EP3/RSX)

RSX/DC5/EP3 Short Inner Tie Rod Set

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For a long time the high-centre type steering rack set up featured in the Honda DC5 Integra and EP3 Civic has been misunderstood and blamed for a range of handling and driving traits.
We don’t believe these chassis are beyond hope, but they are more sensitive to modifications than earlier Hondas and do have a narrower range where the set-up will handle consistently and be enjoyable to drive.

Everything starts with the feedback you get as a driver from the steering wheel and the thing that has the greatest influence on this is the steering geometry or “toe change curve” which is the result of the steering geometry.

People will commonly refer to these things as bump steer, but we tend not to use that term, especially when talking about steering rack cars.

Unlike the golden era, double-wishbone chassis Hondas, in the 02-06 cars, the steering arm that the outer tie rod mounts to is part of the coilover body. This introduces the possibility that aftermarket coilover manufacturers can have this mounting point in a different position to the OEM strut or even have an inverted outer tie rod mounting arrangement.
In order to offer an inner tie rod mounting position to suit all the possible permutations, we came up with a design that has nine possible mounting heights!
Here’s how it looks when installed in the car:

For cars that run a low ride height, we recommend a shorter-than-stock inner tie rod. 

Why adjust the height on the inboard side?

Because of the length of the steering arm, the magnitude of height adjustment needed to accommodate all possible situations is quite a lot and rather than using a shim type design on the outboard end; we decided to take advantage of the unique centre style tie rod mounting bracket and implement the height adjustment in what is a much stronger and simpler component.

What does the Honed product do?
Other things that can negatively impact the DC5/EP3/RSX Chassis

We recommend thinking about your front suspension holistically; every part of the front end can have an effect on the way the car drives.

1) Where possible, minimise the steering angle inclination (SAI) of your set-up. There will need to be a compromise of camber and SAI.

2) Caster Alignment setting, a high caster setting will aid straight-line stability.

3) A lack of damping in the front shocks (especially if undamped for a given spring rate) will contribute to a general “unsettled” feeling.

4) Worn bushes, can result in toe settings changing with suspension movement (in an undesirable way).

The ride height range we recommend is as follows: 

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