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hey guys, i recently sold my ej1 civic, due to losing my license for a year i used to have a 97 coupe which i lowered along with some other suspension mods i never got a chance to lower my 5th gen civic. i loved the way my 97 ek handled, now that i cant drive for a year im looking to build a new car for daily driving and some track days too. i'm trying to find out now which car between the 5th gens, 6th gens and the DC integra's has the stiffest chassis?
 
the EK has a pretty good chassis from what i remember someone saying.. not sure about the DC
 
ek all the way man, best handling civic there is. My coupe handles better then my hatch tho and their both sitting on tokito blues and neuspeed springs, coupe takes the hatch at the track everytime.
 
pooptugboat said:
ek all the way man, best handling civic there is. My coupe handles better then my hatch tho and their both sitting on tokito blues and neuspeed springs, coupe takes the hatch at the track everytime.
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Very interesting. You have an EK coupe and an EK hatch?

How about handling for EK coupes and hatches compared to EG coupes and hatches?

I've always felt that the 5th gen Prelude is the stiffest Honda/Acura chassis besides the S2k, personally. But I really have no experience. Hope to get my EK coupe with all new suspension stuff moving soooooon.
 
My friend has a eg hatch, he doesnt take it to TireRack.com but it handles very well, its probably right along side of my hatch, but the ek coupe, it just loves to handle like a dream.
 
Well my ek coupe (ex) sucked really bad with stock suspension. I have yet to see what all these upgrades are going to do (doing YBLEGAL - 5th Upgrade Session now).

My friend has an eg with type-r suspension all around and koni yellows. It handles super well. That's all I have to say about that. Not even sure if it's possible for my coupe to handle better...but I guess I'll have to see.

I don't know anyone with an ek hatch yet.
 
in all my years of driving hondas i have found that integras tend to handle better than civics, both in stock form , and with various aftermarket suspensions. i think they have a naturally lower center of gravity, but i could be wrong.

but which one has a stiffer chassis.... im not sure either one is very stiff :D
 
mdpsEG said:
in all my years of driving hondas i have found that integras tend to handle better than civics, both in stock form , and with various aftermarket suspensions. i think they have a naturally lower center of gravity, but i could be wrong.
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I'd guess wheelbase is a big factor.

Here's some info I just compiled:
Civics-
88-91 All Civics (except the CRX) rode on a longer 98.4-inch wheelbase. The CRX's wheelbase was increased to 90.6 inches.

92-95 Wheelbases now measured in at 101.3 inches for the two-door hatchback and 103.2 inches for the four-door sedan. The wagon was dropped.

96-00 Hatchbacks now had the 103.2-inch wheelbase of the coupes and sedans, and overall length was up around 2 to 4 inches, depending on body style.

Preludes-
88-91The proportions of the car were similar (the wheelbase grew 3.3 inches to 101 inches and the overall length grew from 169.1 inches to 175.6) and the updated looks strictly evolutionary revisions.

92-96 Compared to the third-generation car, the fourth was not quite as long overall (down 0.8 inch to 174.8), slightly shorter (down 0.2 inch to 50.8), and rode on a just barely shortened wheelbase (down 0.6 inch to 100.4). But it was significantly wider (up 2.2 inches to 69.5) and combined with Honda's excellent four-wheel double-wishbone suspension that made for a much better handling machine. The 4WS model was back, too, (for no apparent reason) and now used an electronic four-wheel steering system instead of the mechanical one.

97-02 At 178 inches long over a 101.8-inch wheelbase, and 69 inches wide, the fifth-generation Prelude was basically as long as the third-generation Prelude and as wide as the fourth.

Integras-
86-89 The three-door version is based on the 96.5-inch wheelbase of the Civic four-door sedan and five-door wagon. The five-door Integra rides on a 2.8-inch-longer version of the same chassis.

90-93 It's a longer (by 3.9 inches), lower (by 0.7 inch), wider (by 1.8 inches), roomier car with styling cues that say upmarket Acura rather than reconfigured Honda.

94-01 The third-generation car, both coupe and sedan versions, was close in size to the second, with the wheelbase on coupes now stretched 101.2 inches rather than the second gen's 100.4.
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Thanks Edmonds...:cool:
 
The EK hatch is much stiffer than the coupe or 4-door. Keep in mind, this is with zero mods, and stock tires.

Change tires/wheel size, add another person in-car, and the whole dynamic changes.
 
I would have assumed the DC2 chassis would be since its a type R, it would only make sence if they did.


Side question: How did you lose your licence dude?
 
there are so many factors to it but to be frank they are all pretty weak truthfully.civic integra doesnt matter HONDAs chassis is weak .rolling coffins i believe i once heard.check up on opera crazy s2000/DC5
 
Justin66 said:
I would have assumed the DC2 chassis would be since its a type R, it would only make sence if they did.
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Just the Type-R.

It had stock shock tower braces and I believe even a trunk brace. Also, I don't know if this is true or not but I remember reading it from a GRM-related discussion, but the Type-R's have extra enforcement in other areas as well(thicker material or more welds in certain areas I guess).
 
This is all I can think about when you guys keep arguing about stuffness:
 

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