Im thinkin about tinkering with my 92 accord. I take a fun country road to work everyday, and the body roll and suspension is kinda getting to me. I am looking for an upgrade, but not anything dramatic. Everything is stock, but I still kinda drive the car hard. I want to keep the ride as comfortable as possible, but a more feel is always a good thing.

I was thinkin a upgraded shock, tower struts and rear swaybar is what I want. I have been suggested to change the wheel and tires, but from what I have experienced, the ride suffered too much. I also would like to keep the springs stock. Adjustable shocks would be nice, and I have heard KYB and Koni yellow's are good types. I see the tower struts on ebay for really cheap, I am sure its not the best quality, but how much could they screw that up? Also, where can I go to replace the rear sway?

Any comments/suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you
-Josh

 

good plans...if u got a '92 lx, like me, u'll have to drill into ur crossmember to install the swaybar...if u got an ex, then u'll already have the holes and just have to swap out the stock swaybar...ebay strut bars are good...or better than nothing...i got both front/rear...just watch which ones u buy...i havent' been on ebay in a long time, but if the bar has holes in it, avoid it, they flex under pressure from like 2 fingers

 

Koni yellows are great, I love mine on my '99.

As far as what you get, the more you get the better it'll handle, you just have to decide what you want to get.

if it was my car...I'd get:

Some mild sport springs like H&R, Eibach, etc.

Koni adjustables

Sway bars

Front strut bar (try and get a solid one without flex or adjustment points, we 6th genners are lucky, because the TL-S bar bolts right in and is a nice functional piece)

Some used OEM Accord alloys in 15" or some inexpensive rotas, etc in 16".

Sticky tires. Actually this is the most important item. Tires are the limiting factor in handling. A car only handles as good as it's tires.

If you only get one thing, get tires.
If you get 2 things, get tiresand shocks.
If you only get 3...get tires, springs, shocks.

My 2 cents.

 

Thanks for the info guys.

Just a few questions, I read somewhere (if you want me to pull it up, I will find it again) where the one guy said he would rather keep his stock springs with so-and-so's shocks. Is there any reason why? And how much would I benefit from just shocks.

I think I wanna keep tires and wheels stock for now. The tires are still pretty new. I will change that later.

How would the ride change if just did new shocks (possibly springs) front strut bar (do I really need the rear? I dont want to cut the liner, and I have a large sub box taking up the room) and sway bar? Also, how will everything affect my winter/snow driving?

And whats all this mumbo jumbo about the rear slipping out because of a strong rear sway bar? And with the LX, does it not come with any sway bar? Being the reason I would need to drill the holes?

Thanks again
-Josh

 

u can get some aftermarket OE springs which only lower like 0.5" but still give you a firmer ride/less bodyroll. get some aftermarket adjustable shocks. but rear suspension components are a must like rear sway, rear strut or rear lower tie bar. i wouldnt know about the rear end slipping during the winter but i think its becuz the rear is so stiff, the body wouldnt roll but the tires would just break loose.

not sure what to tell ya about the drilling holes or whatever, i have a EX

 

Be careful with the advertised drop info for H&R OE springs and Konis should you opt for this combo. I have both sets and experienced a huge drop due to not know which perch to set the Koni's at. I was told by H&R that 5th gen Accords use the same springs that the 4th gen do but a different drop is experienced. I had to set my Konis on the bottom perch in front and top perch on rears to get a 1 inch drop.

 

Well like I said...the performance shocks will help the car feel more planted to the ride, and may reduce some body roll due to the firmer dampening. With sport springs the body roll will be decreased and because of a little bit lower center of gravity the car will be more stable.

As far as the rear slipping out with a larger sway bar...your Accord has enough inherent understeer that if you swap in an EX sway bar, or even a thicker aftermarket bar, you aren't going to likely turn it into a snap oversteering dangerous car haha. I installed a thicker rear bar on my car (16mm to 19mm) and it's still got plenty of understeer, it just reduced it enough to make it handle better. There is a limit of course, but you'll be fine. You could get thicker front and rear sway bars then you wouldn't have to worry.

The modifications won't hinder winter driving, they are mild enough that your tire selection will be a larger factor in how it handles in the snow.