FINALLY Lowering the Acura RSX Type-S | Wheel & Coilover Install!
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2023
- The WAIT IS OVER! In today's video, we lower the RSX Type-S on TruHart Street Plus Coilovers for the DC5, EM2, and EP3. Jason joins me for the lowering the RSX and getting the new suspension and rear camber kit installed! The NEW Wheels are fitted and we get the ride height dialed in. It looks AMAZING!
Installing coilover suspension for me is like christening car! Something about new suspension, the look, and the handling makes it SO MUCH better. Lowering a Honda is nothing new, but it never get's old! However, lowering the Acura RSX proved to have a few more speed bumps than the typical Honda Civic coilover installs that I've done. Not to say that the MacPherson strut suspension is bad, just more complicated than the double wishbone I'm used to. Regardless, I still wanted to show you how to install coilovers from start to finish on the RSX (even with the few problems).
TruHart makes fantastic coilover suspension for most budget minded people looking to lower their car and improve handling. These specific coils are for the RSX, and EM2 and EP3 Honda Civic. BC Racing, Fortune Auto, Skunk2, and Tien make great coilovers, but TruHart has proven to be my go-to. I've give you guys my long term review in a past video and I have nothing but good things to say! So with that said, going with TruHart Coilovers for the RSX was definitely going to happen. Installing Coilovers themselves in generally easy, but understanding camber, toe, and steering wheel alignment is another thing to learn.
For the RSX, the front coilovers comes with Camber adjustment plates. The rear of the RSX NEEDS a aftermarket camber kit in order to make adjustments. Adjusting coilovers off the car to a good starting point is your best bet. Make measurements, and make some sharpie marks to make things easy. After adjusting the height for a (second time) I think I have the car sitting where I want. it's not a slammed Honda by any means, but has a clean OEM+ look to it!
So overall, would I consider these coilover cheap? Not at all. Even though though TruHats are affordable, they are still made by D2 and are built extremely well. One NOTE though, you MUST grease the pillowball bushing on these coilovers to eliminate the chance of spring binding. They do not come pre-greased. it's easiest to do with them off the car. As of right now, the car looks amazing and in the next video, we'll get the alignment done and I'll give you my final settings for Camber, toe, and caster.
Hopefully this coilover install video was helpful! Stay tuned for more Civic content! Thanks for watching.
Here's some links below, TruHart does run sales from time to time, so prices may vary!
Check out the TruHart Website: truhart.com/
RSX and EP3 Truhart Street Plus Coilovers: amzn.to/3ZJ1Ibu
TruHart Rear Camber Kit for RSX and EP3: amzn.to/3YmsQfc
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Finally someone that has good content for the rsx well explained and really well edited, live the videos
Thanks for watching fam
Finally the vid I’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait to do this to mine
When you lower the RSX, it’s good to buy supporting mods such as extended ball joints, roll center tire rod ends, etc. to reduce the bump steer, excessive toe and wonky suspension geometry, sometimes just lowering the car could make it handle even worse without those mods. Definitely looks great though!
I bought extended tie rods and extended ball joints, both were unnecessary for the alignment. Car has no bump steer as it sits right now
@@ALLDAYANTHONY Try them out man if you already have them. For me I've owned both the rsx type s, civic ep 3. Installing those two extended ball joints and ext tie rod ends for me really made the cars steering feed back feel real good. Also your rsx definitely looking oem plus. Keep it up. 👍👍
@@ALLDAYANTHONY They’re mostly meant if you’re excessively low, but 1-1.5 inches you should be ok
@@AudiRSAvant I’m slammed and I need neither of those things
@@anthonywright576 🤷🏻♂️
perfect timing! i needed to see some coilover options
Excellent video! Really like your choice of wheels!
best car and motorcycle content on youtube! love it all!
Well I don’t know about that but thank you lol
Wow!! What a turn around with the brakes and wheels and closing the wheel gap! I can see the vision for sure
Thanks man! It’s look a ton better
I was waiting on this bro 😂🔥🔥
Same here my man
Beautiful car can’t wait for more videos 🖤
More to come!
Had low expectations for the wheels but they look great. Love it
They look even better in person. Can’t to get some better shots
I'm so glad you went with a gunmetal rather than black on black. Also the 5 star is a good look on the rsx.
I concur with running truharts. My brothers ej1 and my dc5…great comfortability, adjustability, and capability for a spirited drive. All of it at a reasonable price. Love how well your build is coming together! Kinda gives me nostalgia watching this….🤙🏾
Very nice! Thanks for watching man
TruHarts are some of the best bang for the buck! Love the look!
They really are!
Nice work, the stiffer spring is why it didn’t lower in the first mock.
I’d really like to hear about the ride quality. Mainly about the rear because it sacrifices preload on the spring to get the ride height right. Great video!
Will love to see honda element coilovers installation ❤️
Clean build bud❤
Thanks fam
Wheels look great!
Thanks man
After hearing multiple good testaments about tru harts I think I’ll give them a shot on my 350z
I still want an rsx some day. Clean car btw
You're the reason I went with the truhart street plus coilovers
Hope you love them!
Worth it ?
So an interesting thing is those coils looks like the same thing I put on my 7th gen civic. And something to keep in mind with any coil overs is the lower the better. I made the mistake of running mine to high and it had some pivot action where the bell threads on and it ruined my wheel bearing. So obviously don’t have it to low but if your going to have it at or close to stock height leave the stock ones on.
This RSX always reminds me of my car until it got destroyed by a drunk driving and watching your videos always reminds me off I would learn how to work on my car keep up that oem plus going
Yes Anthony !! It looks heaps better lowered. The wheels and slotted rotors combo look oem+, tastefully modified and not overly done. Great choices🤝
I FREAKING LOVE THIS CAR! a Total DREAM CAR you got Anthony :D love the content you are amking it pretty much like i would :D love it!
Thanks man! It’s getting better and better
@@ALLDAYANTHONY its gonna be an amazing car! i have an EP2 sport unlimited in same color,
I didnt know TruHeart was under D2, I had some D2's on my hatch way back in 2009 and I really liked them.
Yep! D2 makes great stuff!
Very well explained thanks
There’s inverted tie rods for this thing. Some else back in the day shortened the steer linkages to help with the toe in problem. I’ve notice that the coilovers with the flat arm to the toe rod ends work a bit better when going low instead of the same looking arm that angles out and up like oem
After alignment all is well. You’ll see in the upcoming video!
Geez i cannot believe it's been FOUR YEARS since you installed the TruHarts on the Civic. Time flies man
Time does fly. But that also speaks to how good the coils still are lol
Energy suspension makes some really awesome quality Polyurethane Bushings I ran that brand of Bushings on my 7 gen civic
Control arm bushings are still in ok shape. Eventually I may consider that
Looking good! Now time for a turbo and awd swap😂
Hey what's happening make sure be careful of those speed bumps and potholes & thanks for sharing your videos with me 🖐👍🙂🤔🚘
on the rsx when you lower the car you can replace the inner tierods with extended inner tierods ktune make some for them.
You may want to go with spherical inverted tie rod ends. I have ktuned inner and outer tie rods and they work great.
What if your not planning on “slamming” the car but just a modest ride height change?? Currently rebuilding the car with tie rods bushing ball joints etc.. plan on going coilover soon.. kinda wanna wait on ball joints and tie rods now but they’re already on the way 😢
That's my dream garage a rsx and evo 9.💯
Best RUclipsr alldayanthony
Far from the best but I’m working on it. Thank you
i don’t think i’ve seen a type S in this mint condition in years
that drop for stock height was funny.keep adjusting until satisfied
That voodoo ranger tho 👌🏽🍻
I LOVE IT !!! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks for watching Jim!
Ktuned tie rod kit! I had them on my rsx and now em2 daily on coilovers which has the same suspension it was the best way in my opinion to get the toe fixed correctly.
The toe was able to be perfectly corrected with the oem tie rods. But it really depends on how low you are and how much camber you’re running
@@ALLDAYANTHONY that’s fantastic news, im loving the videos man it’s great to see quality rsx content!
gettting the lower ball joint off the my ep3 was a battle
I have the $500 TEINs on. It looks great. I left mine at about 1" gap. There are too many high-speed bumps where I live. Not ruining my undercarriage for a look.
How are you liking them, are they the street basis Zs? What’s the ride quality like? Thanks
@RileyLives2Lift I like them. Ride quality feels like OEM. I don't remember which ones they were. I bought them about 6 years ago. Put them in 2 years ago lol.
Still riding great. No complaints or issues.
I wish I could share pictures of mine in the comment section on here, you’d like it,
Your car is beautiful brotha 🤘🏼🤙🏼
Coilovers!!! 👍
Yes sir!
Did you say "All K Anthony" in the into? Was slick sliding that into the intro 😆 🤣
Haha maybe I did!
so to adjust these for the front, you can just twist the metal tube in the center? and it’ll go lower/higher? just got these, great video!
Aye I'm the 1000th view and finally another video on the rsx
Thanks for watching dude!
Your car looks amazing.
I buy the same coilovers for my civic sedan 05, like yours the rear coilovers don’t have to adjust the spring like the front ones, so lower I go, more losses are the springs, so it’s like you cut the spring and the car bounce.
No happen to you.?
Car is looking amazing!!! But dont get me started on the suspension design of these cars. Im still learning things about them and ive been into these things since they were brand new lol. Any chance can you share the alignment specs after it gets aligned?
Yep I’ll give you all the alignment details
You are not alone with the front suspension headaches of the rsx/7 the gen civic
My suspension setup was:
Dc5 steering rack risers
Aluminum Steering rack sliders
Garage16 x brace
Longer inner tie rod and oem outer
Coilovers Megan racing height was about 1.8 ish front and rear
The one thing that bugged me that was rear sag notorious for rsx/civic chassis
So what I did was swap out the rear springs of the coilover to a 14k 6" length spring... Elimated the sag but also helped with rotation in turns. Could be also the overkill of adding the Megan racing rear sway bar lol
Good luck on your build... Really clean thus far
When I lowered my rsx I ran into a lot of issues also, first, I noticed my ball joints where out, my lca bushings also, and then once I replaced everything and put some bc racing coils I also had to use the ktuned tie rods for more adjustability for the alignment and taking off the old tie rods was a challenge. Now the car is good but this rsx suspension gives a lot of headaches
Let’s just say I was prepared for the worst but ended up lucking out. Everything was still in pretty decent shape
I have spring bind on my new truharts
@@bryantg562what’s your post 5 month thoughts on truharts and lowering the rsx
When you installed these on the civic is your ride quality bumpier. I installed these on mine and it seems like every little bump I feel the most
Good job man! Next video, please put some dressing on the tires, the dullness is urking me 😆
Haha they’ll have dressing in future videos don’t worry
This all great news, Anthony! Listen, I was wondering if you have considered upgrading for an LSD on the RSX. Specifically and especially because there’s literally no step to step video about this on this beautiful car.
It really depends. If the clutch needs done I would most likely do it then. Just another expensive bit though lol
@@ALLDAYANTHONY Yeah I get it. If you’re going to work down there, might as well do the clutch while you’re still at it. Consider it, keep making more hours at Taco Bell, and keep saving. 🌮 🔔
invert your outer tie rods, will help a lot with alignment.
From what I’m hearing, inverting them actually increases bump steer. We were able to make the oem ones work perfectly
@@ALLDAYANTHONY I got oem for over 2 years and I’m 2 inches from the ground no problem
What’s the clamp you used for the tie rod?
Cleanest RSX in Idaho
Well I don’t know about that, but it’s gotta be up there
For the rear shock bolt is there any helpful information to align the bolt? Been trying few methods not working out
Did you remove those rubber rings on the rear?
Hey would you sell you stock rims? Love the content.
What’s your status with this setup? I’ve been looking for coilovers and can’t decide. Are these still good?
Sadly bought these coilovers thinking they would be good but one of them hasn't worked from the start it just refuses to stay at the desired ride height and keeps raising itself no matter what i do to try an fix it finally replacing it with some coilovers from BC racing cuz they seem to be way better quality
I forgot to add the grease any easier way for me to add it instead of taking the coilovers off v
Where did you get that Husky drawer organizer?
I had the the some problem when I put the coil over on my car the tires take different Way
Being that I had am em2 I hope the ride quality is better than what I experienced when I had the truharts on my em2. They are the same the em2 and dc5 if I’m correct. These were super bouncy and super harsh on bumps. Almost the worst set of coilovers I’ve had. The build quality is perfect but the ride quality was horrible. I just sold the car in the last few weeks after buying a truck. I still like Truharts products but didn’t enjoy the coilovers.
I’m loving the ride quality so far. Preload is perfect, and it just seems to get better the more I drive it. Perhaps you were running too much preload?
whats the quality of the true heart coilovers trying to get some for my crv.
Love the rims what are they? and size?
nice!
Thanks man!
@@ALLDAYANTHONY been watching you a long while now, picked up two 2000 civic ex's to build after watching your stuff. keep inspiring us all.
what’s the name of the mini milwaukee??
My RSX will be my daily. Wandering how you like the coil overs after 8 months? Any issues? Car looks great!
I’m in the same exact boat my friend lol
I know this is a dumb question, not knowing alot about cars and all, but why would someone want to lower a car more than normal? I would be afraid of one good dip or frost heave would rip the bottom of my car out?? What is the purpose for someone to lower a car's suspension more than normal?Just a question?
I want to see a pov drive
They got one at my local dealership it’s a 2006 type-s with 80 thousand miles going for 22k is that a lot for one of these cars ? Looks stock and the interior is clean
What are the spring rates?
I have an 05 tsx and I’m debating between TruHarts or Tein Coils. Any further info on which ones I should pick. TruHarts are $200 less than the Tein.
Follow your heart. Or your wallet!
hey anthony, cool video, i have similar truhart coilovers for my 03 civic, however for some reason mine make a cracking and banging noise when i turn the steering wheel, any solutions to this?
Did you grease your pillow ball joint under the camber plate?
@@ALLDAYANTHONY i have not, but will try this. thanks !
@@topgun1768 that will fix it almost certainly
Imo bc racing or better coilover for dc5 model for it to perform atlease in my experience in the track
This isn’t a track build by any means lol
@@ALLDAYANTHONY ohh lol
So how do you adjust the top mount? like mine aren’t facing outward like yours, they’re pointing towards the front not to the side
Remove the coilover or drop it down with the car on a jack. Then spin the camber plate to the correct position, put it back into the bay, and put the nuts back on.
@@ALLDAYANTHONY okay so do i unscrew that center nut to loosen it?
Are you using normal sockets or are they impact rated?
Most that I have are impact rated. A few aren’t
Cambergang
Any catch the all day knthony?
👀
Have you had any water leak issues with your RSX?
I haven’t other than my driver side tail light lol
Heey bro what spacers size do you have? I want the exact look that you have it looks aligned perfectly at the edged of the fender
nah he ain't sharing the sauce bro
@projectdream6451 yeah I Figured...😏
Just lowered my nephew rsx, having the same issue. Can you tell me what parts you replaced and do to fix the funky toe?
Add more camber and adjust the tie rod end as needed. Make it driveable and get it aligned asap
@ALLDAYANTHONY so you didn't have to upgrade or change anything, just make adjustments on camber and the tie rod?
@@tkvchannel3871 to get it driveable? Yes. Alignment tech was able to do the rest
No, it's not drivable. Both wheels toe out exactly like yours when you first installed it. If we adjust the camber and tie rod, we may be able to drive it to the alignment shop. Just thought we can't adjust the tie rod and don't want to make it worse. What's weird is all other rsx suspension videos, they don't have that toe issue like your and my nephew. BTW, great content and keep up the great work. Subscribed!
@@tkvchannel3871 you can absolutely adjust the tie rod. Don’t let it hang by a few threads but you can rotate it out or in a few turns as necessary. Add more camber, make some turns, and drive it to alignment
Ah yes. The video of Anthony earning his gray hairs.
Yes it was lol
Second
I hate to tell you, but you were third. ❤️
Who is this AllKAnthony?? What have you done with our boy AllDayAnthony??
He’s still there….somewhere
truhart coils are great but the way the rsx suspension was made is terrible.. will need few upgrades in other areas to be perfect
At this point it feels pretty solid, we’ll see what else will be necessary the more I drive it
@@ALLDAYANTHONY thats great, enjoy it!
Am I tripping or did he say all K Anthony
First!
A close second!
All-K-Anthony? 👀
👀
🇧🇷🇧🇷🙌👏👏👌
Great video and all, but what about torque? As a suspension engineer it made me cringe a lot seeing you using just a drill and not a torque wrench with the specific suspension torques. Torque is critical when working with suspension components. Otherwise great video
As meticulous and OCD as I am about most things. There’s still that Honda guy in me that gets things done with a couple Ugga duggas.
Slammed it
Just here for the good content & "you shouldn't use Chrome sockets on an impact" comments from the peanut gallery.
Lol!! I’m expecting more of those
Disappointed to see you go the cheap route with the suspension when you consider how much quality you've put into other areas of the car. However Truhart makes decent daily driving suspension, my only gripes with them is they don't advertise their spring rates, and the rear coils don't adjust height independently so lowering the rear means shortening the shock travel. You either get bumpier ride or shortened shock life.
I wouldn’t call this the cheap route by any means. Could I have spent $1200 to get into coils with some more adjustability? Sure! But is this a track car? No. Am I going to remove my rear plastics every time I want to adjust dampening? No. The truth is, I’ve ran Truharts on the Civic for years. No issues, no rebuilds, nothing. So just because you can spend more money for a few more features or a name on a box, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re cheaping out. If anything, that gives me more freedom to splurge on other improvements around the car. As far as the rears go, there’s worse things that can happen on this 190k mile car…
@@ALLDAYANTHONY that's generally what I hear when I ask someone why they chose a cheaper suspension. "I'm not gonna track, why would I want x feature or brand name, etc..." I did give Truhart it's props in being okay for daily driving, but I think once you experience nicer suspension you see the quality even in the install process. I considered these myself but wasn't happy with not knowing spring rate, and also the rear ride height changing shock travel
What do you recommend for my dc5?
@@ebatr8 If this video was about installing raceland coilovers, I think you would have more of a hill to stand on. By all means, if you want to buy a full moton suspension for your car and let me know how it feels, please do!
@@TheRickestRick33 Most people recommend Progress tech, because of their comfort and quality for their price. Truhart definitely isn’t bad for the price though, it’s actually one of the better “cheaper” coilovers
You need to drive the car and let the suspension settle before you know what you have for a drop.
Very true. That’s usually why I give myself some wiggle room in height for when it does settle
THAT WAS A GREAT INTRO / HYPE @ 1:00 TO HEAR "I'M BACK"~ JASON THAT YELLING ENTHUSIASM OF EXCITEMENT YAYY COILOVERS AND THEN TO GET TO HAVE HIM DO SOME SOFT P.G. UNBOXING FOR A SECOND THOUGHT @ 3:18 HE WAS GONNA TAPE WAX OFF THAT BEARD JUST CAUSE YOU REQUESTED SOME SEXY UNBOXING LMFMAO BUT MY FAVORITE PART WITHOUT A DOUBT WAS @ 19:00 I WAS LIKE "OHH SHOOT" THEN YOU WENT AROUND @ 19:08 I WAS LIKE "OOHHH S##!!!TTTT" LMFMAO ( FABULOUS LIGHTNING MC·RSX ) "KAACHHOOWWW" DAANNNGGGGG BROTHER THAT HAD ME ROLLIN LIKE YOU SAID IN THE LAST VIDEO COMMENT REPLY "I THINK YOU'LL LIKE THE NEXT VIDEO NOAH" AND BROTHER LOL YOU DID NOT DISAPPOINT AT ALL CHEERS WITH THOSE BEER SURE KICKED IN LATER IN THAT INSTALL YOU GUY'S DID A GREAT JOB NOW CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ALIGNMENT FOR THE FINALE RESULT THANKS ANTHONY ✌🏼OUT
Haha thanks for watching Noah! I told you that you would like this one :)
@@ALLDAYANTHONY TOO DAMN HILARIOUS MAN LOL
How is this even possible installing coilovers my damn knuckle dont go back in on the passenger side its to the point where im gonna sell this damn car