<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by shftat6:
I've been reading a lot of posts regarding suspension options for the B15, or rather the lack of. I am still trying to figure out why it is so difficult for these companies to make lowering spring and strut combination that lowers the car and has the proper dampening to provide good handling, a good ride, and not have the car bottom out.
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my take on it is that there is not enough money in it for the vendors. it's the same old honda argument. they (honda) have alot of aftermarket support because there are alot of customers. i don't mean customers for sidemarkers or clear tails, i mean hardcore performance customers. the more people there are to push, the more gets done. your basic supply/demand structure.
as with any suspension setup, there are different levels of upgrades. just as many honda owners bottom out as anyone else. some of it could be using cut springs, or bad installation or even cheap parts/material. there are more idioits driving hondas than nissan's right now. why? well, i imagine since there are soo many of them on the road, then the % of good to idiot increases. also, honda's are the fad or the rage or craze right now. this brings in more people and more idiots as well. (the idiot to good ratio again)
some of the vendors david and i have talked to that have responded negatively have done it for the same reason. (the ones that have disclosed to us the real reason) not a big enough customer support. without customers, then no money. no money, no business.
to make your car handle better, you can bypass lowering your car altogether. if you have some really good tires, upgrade the rubber bushing to polyurethane, install a rear sway bar and upgrade the front one, the car WILL handle like a champ. granted, a lower center of gravity is good too, but you have to decide what the cost. it will cost you either a good ride or it will cost you some $$$. i myself plan to do the aforementioned while saving for a phat coilover system. one way or another, you will pay.
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