Spoon Rigid Collars installed on FL5

[Village911]

Hey guys! Today, I took my fl5 to Honda Guys in Torrance, CA to get rigid collars installed for both the front and rear.

A total of 24 collars were installed, a fairly simple install that took about an hour.

I took it to the street and residential to check the difference for about an hour, and these were the effects of this kit:

• Reduction of annoying vibration and shaking that occurs when the engine is started. And the overall driving experience has changed, not stiffer but feels more rigid and solid going over bumps and obstacles. It just feels tighter than before. I bet this smooth overall feel reduces fatigue on long drives.
• A decrease in vibration so a reduction in cabin noise
• Better straight-running stability, docile rolling, and reduced corrective steering.
• Improved straight-line stability, compliant roll characteristics, and reduced amount of steering corrections in comfort mode (steering setting).

I highly recommend this simple, yet underrated mod on your fl5. Kudos to リジカラ

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[Gillie]

I saw a CW FL5 on 190th going west a few days ago. I wonder if it was you haha. Looks good!

 

[Village911]

I saw a CW FL5 on 190th going west a few days ago. I wonder if it was you haha. Looks good!

That's me

 

[jayson415PR]

Hey guys! Today, I took my fl5 to Honda Guys in Torrance, CA to get rigid collars installed for both the front and rear.
A total of 24 collars were installed, a fairly simple install that took about an hour.

I took it to the street and residential to check the difference for about an hour, and these were the effects of this kit:

• Reduction of annoying vibration and shaking that occurs when the engine is started. And the overall driving experience has changed, not stiffer but feels more rigid and solid going over bumps and obstacles. It just feels tighter than before. I bet this smooth overall feel reduces fatigue on long drives.
• A decrease in vibration so a reduction in cabin noise
• Better straight-running stability, docile rolling, and reduced corrective steering.
• Improved straight-line stability, compliant roll characteristics, and reduced amount of steering corrections in comfort mode (steering setting).

I highly recommend this simple, yet underrated mod on your fl5. Kudos to リジカラ

 

[jayson415PR]

Hey guys! Today, I took my fl5 to Honda Guys in Torrance, CA to get rigid collars installed for both the front and rear.
A total of 24 collars were installed, a fairly simple install that took about an hour.

I took it to the street and residential to check the difference for about an hour, and these were the effects of this kit:

• Reduction of annoying vibration and shaking that occurs when the engine is started. And the overall driving experience has changed, not stiffer but feels more rigid and solid going over bumps and obstacles. It just feels tighter than before. I bet this smooth overall feel reduces fatigue on long drives.
• A decrease in vibration so a reduction in cabin noise
• Better straight-running stability, docile rolling, and reduced corrective steering.
• Improved straight-line stability, compliant roll characteristics, and reduced amount of steering corrections in comfort mode (steering setting).

I highly recommend this simple, yet underrated mod on your fl5. Kudos to リジカラ

Nice, where did you bought them?

 

[UFO CTR]

Hey guys! Today, I took my fl5 to Honda Guys in Torrance, CA to get rigid collars installed for both the front and rear.
A total of 24 collars were installed, a fairly simple install that took about an hour.

I took it to the street and residential to check the difference for about an hour, and these were the effects of this kit:

• Reduction of annoying vibration and shaking that occurs when the engine is started. And the overall driving experience has changed, not stiffer but feels more rigid and solid going over bumps and obstacles. It just feels tighter than before. I bet this smooth overall feel reduces fatigue on long drives.
• A decrease in vibration so a reduction in cabin noise
• Better straight-running stability, docile rolling, and reduced corrective steering.
• Improved straight-line stability, compliant roll characteristics, and reduced amount of steering corrections in comfort mode (steering setting).

I highly recommend this simple, yet underrated mod on your fl5. Kudos to リジカラ

Nice, where did you bought them?

yes, pleasse
can you please provide the part #
and was it the FL1's or FK8's you've installed?
Damn! I want it!

 

[AspecR]

yes, pleasse
can you please provide the part #
and was it the FL1's or FK8's you've installed?
Damn! I want it!

It’s right on Spoon USA’s website

Front: https://spoonusa.com/spoon-rigid-collar-kit-civic-fl5

Rear: https://spoonusa.com/spoon-rigid-collar-kit-rear-civic-fl5

 

[AspecR]

Nice, where did you bought them?

Spoon USA’s website, select civic then look for the year 2022 in the filters. The front and rear will be on the first page

 

[LeoA86]

How much did you have to pay to get this installed? Did they have to do an alignment?

 

[chopsuey34]

Hey guys! Today, I took my fl5 to Honda Guys in Torrance, CA to get rigid collars installed for both the front and rear.

A total of 24 collars were installed, a fairly simple install that took about an hour.

Is this something I could install myself in my garage? How involved was the install? Did your shop have to do things like detach the subframe or remove suspension?

 

[Village911]

Is this something I could install myself in my garage? How involved was the install? Did your shop have to do things like detach the subframe or remove suspension?

To be safe, you would need a lift and a tranny jack.

if you have those, go ahead and do it by yourself!

 

[Village911]

How much did you have to pay to get this installed? Did they have to do an alignment?

No alignment needed. Paid 2 hours of labor

 

[DagCTR]

No alignment needed. Paid 2 hours of labor

you should at least have them check your alignment

the cars subframe front and rear from factory won’t be perfectly straight due to these larger holes for screw clearance and to allow the robots more wiggle room when mating them together

these collars require the tech to loosen the subframe and when these are installed it aligns the chassis and subframes as they take out these tolerances. So when installing these in most cases your subframe actually shifted a little bit which would throw your alignment off

I’m not saying it always throws it off. Just saying the probability is high.

I had these on my fk8 and it shifted my subframe enough throwing my front alignment out of spec

 

[Village911]

you should at least have them check your alignment

the cars subframe front and rear from factory won’t be perfectly straight due to these larger holes for screw clearance and to allow the robots more wiggle room when mating them together

these collars require the tech to loosen the subframe and when these are installed it aligns the chassis and subframes as they take out these tolerances. So when installing these in most cases your subframe actually shifted a little bit which would throw your alignment off

I’m not saying it always throws it off. Just saying the probability is high.

I had these on my fk8 and it shifted my subframe enough throwing my front alignment out of spec

I had no problem at the station so I didn't have to do any alignment work.

I guess it's case by case but you're right. Correct me and check the alignment after installation. Better to be safe!

 

[DagCTR]

I think these are one of the best if not the best bang for your buck modification we can do

your post install review is spot on! chassis is way more compliant over bumps and undulations that cause the car to go up and down

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