Bhikku's '96 DX Hatch
- Thread starter Bhikku
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I will do that!
I will do that!
my antennae block off plate came in the mail today. in my opinion that gangly ass antennae is the ugliest thing on the outside of a civic and had to be the first thing to go. one of the screws doesn't fit flush, which irks me a little. but it's honestly barely noticeable and i'll get over it and with my luck i'd crack the damn thing if i tried to get it any tighter. i might try to enlarge it a bit with a knife if it bothers me enough.
Don't mind the dirty car, it's been raining mud and dogshit all week:
Don't mind the dirty car, it's been raining mud and dogshit all week:
gbaby2089
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You're rushing into stuff.
1) If you're on crap all-seasons that's likely the main cause of your handling woes, combined with old bushings and tired springs/dampers.
2) Sway bars are for suspension tuning, get the car close to driving as you'd like, then choose whether or not to invest in a sway bar, don't build the car around that. Its actually more ideal to be able to get the car driving as you'd like without the sway bar, they are a band aid that actually result in less than optimal performance (as compared to getting similar results sans sway bar).
Yeah i've started to look into bushings. Is it probably the trailing arm bushings that i'm looking at changing out?
and the tires will do heaps to help, im just waiting on finding a wheel setup so i'm not wasting money.
All good points definitely, thank you.
yeah i guess if one set is rotted, they'll probably all be f**ked
ya it's paid off so small preventive maintenance like this isn't a problem, and i definitely don't mind doing things right the first time around
Thanks! It made quite the difference.Damn what an improvement!!!!
I managed to isolate the squeaky sound, it seems to be coming from the hatch itself. maybe a gasket or something...
Ya'll mofuggas make me want another Honda 
Aaaand now I'm browsing craigslist
Aaaand now I'm browsing craigslist
It's going well, just been trying to keep cat pawprints off my hood right after i wax it. which seems to be a losing battle. Paid about 3k for it or so. Yes, it's my first 6th gen, first japanese car.
doooo itttt!Ya'll mofuggas make me want another Honda
Aaaand now I'm browsing craigslist
thanks! yeah, it's in decent condition for it's age, but once you get close you can see the paint chips and such lol. i plan on getting her to look like new eventually though.it looks so mint from what i can see.
that and the wheel gap bothers me quite a bit, it's still in progress.