Inquiry about Honda 1.8S A/T

[Filoz]

Bago member lang poa ko dito at tingin ko ito makakatulong sa akin. Please advise kasi plan ko palitan yung air suspension to upgraded one, yung tipong pwede lowered at hindi. Maganda kaya sa kotse yung ganun klase at kung maganda saan nakakabili at nga magkano ang cost?

[ghosthunter]

What is your purpose for the "adjustable ride height" suspension?

[niky]

What kind of adjustable are you looking at?

If you're looking at coilovers with ride height adjustment, forget it. That has a dozen adjustments, but just three modes. Stiff, stiffer, stiffest.

If you're looking at airbags, good luck... it's major surgery for the car, costs an arm, a leg and a kidney, and adds a lot of weight to the car. And there's no guarantee it will ride better.

[Filoz]

Thank you very much for your reply, I am just planning it to make it lowered but based from your reply. Malamang hindi na lang, baka adjustable lowering springs na lang ang gamitin ko.

Thanks again...

[niky]

What you want are cosmetic lowering springs. You'll have to ask at the honda club ( http://www.hondaclub.com.ph/v4/home.php ) for advice on which springs are the softest. Some lowering springs are stiff, but some actually ride better than stock.

And no, there is no such thing as "adjustable" lowering springs.

[v6dreamer]

Thank you very much for your reply, I am just planning it to make it lowered but based from your reply. Malamang hindi na lang, baka adjustable lowering springs na lang ang gamitin ko.

Thanks again...

Teka ka muna, ang dali mo namang matakot binibiro kalang ni Niky hindi ka naman nila ibabaon eh!... at isang kidney, kamay at paa lang naman ang tatanggalin sa iyo.

Ano na nga pala ang kailangan mo? Suspension pala. Para sa anong sasakyan (Accord, Prelude,Civic, CRV, Pilot, Element, FCX clarity, Fit, Odyssey, Ridgeline, S2000) anong year, 4 doors o 2 doors, anong kulay at sinong driver?


Yong ganito ba ang gusto mo?

[ghosthunter]

If you're looking at coilovers with ride height adjustment, forget it. That has a dozen adjustments, but just three modes. Stiff, stiffer, stiffest.

Three levels of stiffness:

Stiff as a board
Stiff as a rock
Stiff as John Holmes & Peter North

[niky]

Three levels of stiffness:

Stiff as a board
Stiff as a rock
Stiff as John Holmes & Peter North

Hahaha... AutoXer was tuning the Speedlab Civic a few months ago, and I was along for the ride... we only found one setting that didn't make me want to throw up (somewhere around the middle setting), but then that one still rattled my brains out.

[Starex_Gold]

makasingit na nga dito..

ano kayang magandang brand ng shocks & springs ang pwede kong ilagay sa Civic ko?
ang tagtag kasi ng stock eh..

[niky]

Like I said, you'll have to ask at hcp or a foreign Honda club as to which lowering springs are relatively soft. For Mazdas, some guy made a guide on the forums as to the exact spring rate of all lowering springs on the market. If you're lucky, you'll find the same thing on the Honda boards. ;)

[hsector]

Hi, I would just like to ask. Is it advisable to go for a rustproofing(around 6k) at any Honda service center. I recently purchased a 1.8S. I thought about the rustproofing -- is it worth it?

[tidus1203]

Ganun na ba kamahal ang rustproofing ngayon? Can't exactly remember pero parang mga P2000 lang ata yan eh or maybe even lower or maybe a bit higher pero P6000 sounds too much... Anyway, if you live near seaside or bahain ang lugar ninyo then I say its worth it. Kapag hindi, I think its a waste of money.

[Starex_Gold]

dapat 4k lang ang rustproofing.. pero sa akin nilibre na nila..

[hsector]

Thanks Guys. Sorry for not being clear. Ganito kasi nakalagay sa pricelist:

Full Rustproofing: 6,000
Yearly Rustproofing: 2,300

What's the difference? And is any of those worth it?

Ang nilibre with my purchase was full 3M tint(including full front) and backup sensor. 1.8S kinuha ko.

[hsector]

By the way, doon sa display just right below the RPM, kaya nyo ba i display ang mileage? nakalagay kasi sa manual, pwede, pero nai try ko na, ayaw. The display I'm referrring to is the Odometer display, na pwede mag display din ng trip A and trip B.

Thanks!

[hsector]

I mean yung kilometers per liter na figure? yon kasi ang nakalagay sa manual.

[tidus1203]

Nakalagay sa manual but its not included with our cars. Remember the manual is standard across different markets so some features might not apply to you. I am not sure kung yung 2.0S meron yung multi-display, pero yung mga 1.8 sigurado wala.

[hsector]

Thanks. Wala kasi nakalagay na "*". Usually kasi, pag may asterisk, nilalagay nila doon (available on some models), pero yung sa multi display section, walang sinasabi, I was thinking it might be standard. hmmm... now at least, di na ako mangungulit doon sa taga honda. :-)

By the way, Honda offeres some rustproofing for the car. It goes like this:

Full rustproofing: P6,000
yearly rustproofing: P2,300

Does anyone know what the difference is? And will it be worth for the civic? Just curious.

[lazyfoot]

about lowering your car, i don't suggest it, the new civic handles great already even during high speed turns. lowering will just give you a lot of hassle in the philippine roads. if you want a more porma look, i suggest you get skirts instead. I also suggest you invest in paint protection, our cars that used ziebart paint protection lasted 10 years and it still looks new, the other cars without it only lasted 4 years before the paint faded away.

[EuroFD]

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