Try looking for used OEM parts locally on marketplace and in the sales forum here and Civicx.com
You could probably find them for cheaper. You may even be able to find a base model owner who wants a performance boost, to trade springs with you
There are a couple options I can think of. The first is coilovers. You can set your dampening to be as smooth or stiff as you like situationally
Tein h tech springs. They do lower, but they're known to have a more compliant ride than even xgen SI springs
Coils will be sure to give you the best...
Another protip
Bring a wheel chock.
You don't want to put on parking brake with hot rotors. You can smear pads and cause rotor imbalance or they'll plain stick on
Under ten bucks 😘
This is a loop a lot of folks take for simplicity and to make the car show, banquet in time
It's all really depending on the group leader. We have an earlier start this year. I'll be taking my group up and down the Dragon and a couple other roads as well
Any FRS radio will work. I had a couple Midland walkies my first time up. They were ok, but the Baofeng I have now is a great improvement.
It has greater range, and USB c charging which is pretty darn convenient
Most drive groups will be on channel 4...
Not usually on Saturday, but Friday and Sunday have drives that go all over the area. If you would like to lead one in that loop I'm sure there would be folks interested in joining you
This is a post of last year's schedule
I'm thinking it's going to be similar but I don't know for sure. I'm just a fanboy not one of the organizers 😅
https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/wake-the-dragon-2024.52899/post-889638
This weekend is usually early enough in the season that the morning is clear. Plus, it's cold enough out that there aren't many bikes out yet as well.
We've had 70-80 cars the past couple years broken up into various sized groups on Saturday. Friday and Sunday has people doing drives on other...
I'll be there with my buddy and his CRX
Also...
I think @D-RobIMW will be there again this year unlocking ECUs. Anyone on the fence about coming, it's yet another reason