Extended tophats | Does it Matter? EP 7

[@TheMidnightGarage]

As for coilovers, would you guys go for Tein or BC racing?

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

You will find you can use the plates with Teins as they are since there's no springs on front shocks with that setup but with BCs you'll need to drop the BC top mount and use a modified top spring perch.

[@DxsPro]

tein... because they are green

[@Amir-by7cm]

Tein

[@Built_it_by-alex]

Currently using Tein S lowering springs on my EG and they are pretty good...i choose Tein because they do a lot of R&D on there products as well as track testing, not sure about the other brand

[@sabrinavos7523]

im gonna say BC just to be contrarian

[@cheddasauto]

Thanks for the review of my parts. This is the first time I've seen it. Awesome video. Shared.

[@samf7302]

Will you be putting a roll cage in this car in the future? Would be interesting to see how much it would hurt lap times.

[@TheMidnightGarage]

Yes im actually planning on doing just that as i would like to see the difference in lap times as well!

[@sabrinavos7523]

those top hats do look good! I like them

[@racinginmexico7313]

But what if they were actually made of hats?

[@luukpeeters9474]

im still on the fence on doing the front seats ruben style, driver gets the good one the passenger can suck it in my swift just so i am actually properly seated

[@sabrinavos7523]

do it!

[@racinginmexico7313]

Because racecar

[@Canongang]

I need to fix my bottoming out issue too

[@TheMidnightGarage]

Its like im driving a whole new car now that it doesnt bottom out anymore

[@GrafKroete]

A cheaper option which worked gread in my case where topheads from an old Fiat Panda.They move the mounting point of the strut slightly upwards, they are stiffer and due to a slimmer design and slightly smaller mounting bolts you can add a bit of camber as well. Not bad for a literally 10-buck-part.

[@wilmageerts9007]

This is very interesting!

[@BornToDrive1500E]

Do you even run bump stops? If not, get some asap

[@nieuwschoonebeekxD]

Love the videos! I had teins my eg and loved those

[@TheMidnightGarage]

Nice! Tein is scoring a lot better than BC

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

You should consider retrofitting a DC2 rear ARB sometime too. It improves handling 10 fold

[@TheMidnightGarage]

Good idea! But will they fit the 3g civic? It has a solid rear beam suspension instead of the independent suspension of the later models

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

@@TheMidnightGarage yeah dude you'll need some metal plate, angle iron, adjustable droplinks (I used eBay VW ones) some 3-3.5" exhaust d clamps. You have to drill the boot floor though but it's definitely worth it! Do a search on RPR Facebook page and there will be pics on there maybe even a guide but it's a pretty easy job once you have all your holes and metal cut and drilled ready 👍

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

@@TheMidnightGarage you clamp the ARB to the rear beam using the exhaust clamps, some people have even welded the clamps on permanent

[@GrafKroete]

You can more or less use any rollbar on these the way Jason discribed it. Btw. the rear axle is a semi-solid beam axle. The right side trailing arm is flexible mounted. The AG and AL don't have an anti-swaybar in the rear at all, the others have a internal swaybar working against the twisting motion of the trailing arm against the axle beam. Chedda offeres a kit for locking it completly. He also has a set of rear camber/caster plates that eliminates that swinging mechanism.

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

I have some 3degree rear plates for sale too 😎

[@Built_it_by-alex]

Love the hats,but can a strut brace work with it?

[@tommylyeah]

Good question.

[@thatmanwiththepizzas]

Yup the chedda brace fits with them

[@hadtstec]

how did I miss this Video!

[@seanbragg1696]

Upgraded bump stops is what you need lol made out of polyurethane

[@tommylyeah]

Vurr nahce.

[@TheMidnightGarage]

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