Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
1. With a car this old anything is better than the old rubber parts. I noticed a huge difference when installing my Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings. Only thing I suggest is greasing them really good every so often.
2. Shouldn't really cause a rougher ride. Makes the suspension work better though.
3. For the street and autocross 0 toe front and back is good. He could try for 1/16th toe out front and 0 toe in the back depending how loose he wants the car. 0 toe will not wear out the tires as much as toe out will. I ran 1/8 toe out front and rear and -3.0 camber front and -2.5 rear and my tires wore pretty evenly. I drove to and from events on my Azenis. Got about 40 events out of the tires (615s) and I still have about 4mm of tread left.
But also realize I'm a pretty smooth driver (at least that's what people tell me) so I'm not as harsh on my tires as say a novice would be. -2 for his car should be a good starting point. I would say -1.5 to -1.8 in the back should be good too.
1. one thing i've noticed with the pu bushings...try to get the black ones that have graphite in them and won't require regreasing as the red ones do when they start squeaking (energy suspension hyper kit has a graphite kit)
2. to add to mike's point it will increase the "feel" of the car but won't cause it to ride any rougher
3. you'll want to install adjustable camber plates and set it at 0 degree for daily driving (also don't use azenis for daily driving as they wear pretty fast and often give you the confidence to drive faster than the law allows)...for autox start at what mike suggests and then change it to what level your son feels comfortable at (this will get easier with more experience)
4. (add this) have him take his dad go karting with him