Journal on 2024 Civic Type R 28362

[Evox787]

You meant to say you need to have 2' (minute) of angle less to make it 0*18' (0 degree and 18minutes) - same as OE? 2 degree of toe is A LOT. 2 minutes of toe is a small amount. 26 degree of toe would literally look like this /\ pigeon toe!

This is what I meant I just want to have less of whatever is there. It was the main reason my previous set of tires got ruined. They were PS4s with 35k miles, and they were still measuring 7/32 at the time I replaced them, but they were cracked open. Don’t have the picture of the other alignment but the number on the rear that says 26 says 18 but they used civic si on the information don’t know or don’t think will be a difference there.

 

[Evox787]

Yesterday, I received the Wunderladen camber arms, and the quality looks superb. I’m really pleased with how easy the work was compared to dealing with the suspension .

I also installed the PRL rigid collars, which turned out to be a simple enough job to tackle in the garage by myself. On the insurance side, Progressive gave me a better quote than Geico, even though I’ve been with them for 8 or 9 years. We’ll see how that goes.

Today will also be the first long run after installing everything on the car, so I’m curious to see if the setup is adequate. Next on the list is the DSC module because I don’t want to cause premature wear or damage to the OE struts and shocks. After that, I’ll decide which exhaust to install. I really want the Spoon, but the new Greddy is tempting.

 

[marcusm86]

I also installed the PRL rigid collars, which turned out to be a simple enough job to tackle in the garage by myself. On the insurance side, Progressive gave me a better quote than Geico, even though I’ve been with them for 8 or 9 years. We’ll see how that goes.

what was the worst part about the rigid collars? ive been debating and definitely want to plan it around any other things that might require an alignment lol..
anyway i really came here to tell you that with my progressive policy i got to add on an additional $1000 worth of coverage for aftermarket parts w/no extra charge. you can continue to add more if you like, but definitely do the free if you get the option too!

 

[Evox787]

what was the worst part about the rigid collars? ive been debating and definitely want to plan it around any other things that might require an alignment lol..
anyway i really came here to tell you that with my progressive policy i got to add on an additional $1000 worth of coverage for aftermarket parts w/no extra charge. you can continue to add more if you like, but definitely do the free if you get the option too!

I’ll definitely consider that option for the aftermarket parts, but I’m a little worried it might raise my premium . I like to be as vague as possible because I’m afraid they might come check the car and then tell me they can’t insure it or something .

The worst part and I couldn’t say it was that bad were the rear ones. They’re, the ones marked on the picture as SRS5 and SRS2. But if you keep playing with the other bolts and use a pry bar, with just a little pressure, you can make them fit.

 

[marcusm86]

I’ll definitely consider that option for the aftermarket parts, but I’m a little worried it might raise my premium . I like to be as vague as possible because I’m afraid they might come check the car and then tell me they can’t insure it or something .

I looked this up after posting here and found their info on it.
https://www.progressive.com/answers/aftermarket-car-safety-devices/

If you log onto the site and go to Update your drivers, vehicles, or coverages -> scroll down to civic and click Vehicle Coverages -> scroll to bottom to Update Coverages -> pick todays date (this doesn't matter and you can always back out of this or save later whatever) -> enter $1000 in the box under Custom parts and/or Equipment value

The worst part and I couldn’t say it was that bad were the rear ones. They’re, the ones marked on the picture as SRS5 and SRS2. But if you keep playing with the other bolts and use a pry bar, with just a little pressure, you can make them fit.

Thanks so much for the info on this - this actually helps me decide if/when i do this.. probably later down the road considering I'm about $4k in deeper than where i was expecting to be 7 months in lol.

 

[Evox787]

I looked this up after posting here and found their info on it.
https://www.progressive.com/answers/aftermarket-car-safety-devices/

If you log onto the site and go to Update your drivers, vehicles, or coverages -> scroll down to civic and click Vehicle Coverages -> scroll to bottom to Update Coverages -> pick todays date (this doesn't matter and you can always back out of this or save later whatever) -> enter $1000 in the box under Custom parts and/or Equipment value



Thanks so much for the info on this - this actually helps me decide if/when i do this.. probably later down the road considering I'm about $4k in deeper than where i was expecting to be 7 months in lol.

Thank you for the information on the insurance! I also did this mainly to fix the alignment on the front. I have to say, I didn’t quite get to the -1.5 degrees, but it was really close—going from -1.9 on one side and -1.4 to now sitting at -1.6 and -1.8 if memory serves correctly by lining the subframe and got the PRL becase the spoon do the same for double the price.

I can’t really say the car feels different or more “on rails” yet, since I’m still trying to understand why people add the Type S module to the suspension . That said, the car feels amazing like every brand new car!

Of course, I originally planned to keep everything stock… and here we are, $5k in on wheels, tires, suspension, and adjustable parts . And that’s not even counting the coolant reservoir and all the other little upgrades. But hey, that’s the fun of the hobby!

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