Originally Posted by TypeJ
Thanks for the informative reply OtherDave. I am also considering Koni Yellows with Ground Controls or H&R sport springs. Where can I buy NT450s??? They are hard to find, maybe discontinued. I have two new ones, and want to match them rather than buy a new set of four. My question about the camber adjustability on the Tanabe Sustec SS was since it has an upper mount with a camber plate, does the camber plate eliminate the need for camber kit? I live in Santa Rosa, by the way.
The Nitto NT450 are standard fare for sport compact applications, and I got a deal on them when I upgraded to 16" rims. You'll have no trouble finding them on the market.
And no, the camber plate is not the right part for your Integra. If you buy the Sustec SS dampers, they won't sell you a set of camber plates because they aren't the right part for your Integra.
It all comes down to the type of suspension that a car uses.
When the Tanabe systems come with a camber "plate", they are for use in cars with a MacPherson "strut" style suspension. The third gen Integra does not use camber plates, because it uses a different type of suspension system.
In a MacPherson strut suspension, the shock carries structural loads to keep the wheel hubs at a certain angle as the suspension compresses and extends. These camber plates allow the angle of the strut to be changed, because that's how camber is adjusted.
3rd gen Integra models use a "double wishbone" type suspension. Unlike the MacPherson strut setup, our suspensions use A-shaped arms above and below the wheel hub to hold the hub in position. The shock simply mounts between the body and the lower wishbone and has no affect on camber adjustment.