INSTALLING MAXPEEDINGRODS COILOVERS TO AN EG CIVIC BUDGET TRACK CAR

[@ajsakai]

Thank you tristan for working on my EG civic! Really keen to see how they will perform on the track! 😏😏😏

[@TURBOTRISTO]

You are very welcome mate, please share the vid on your channel feed and flick through pics when you can, it was fun shame we didn’t have time to go over my civic

[@angry9901]

Nankangs and Nitro make semi slicks for 14 inch wheels starting from $130. They are about a billion times better than your existing tyres.

[@angry9901]

Stupid spell check turned Nitto to Nitro.💩

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Just as a side note in the last 20 years I have fitted 5x sets of tein’s 3x sets of bc’s 1x set of nismo’s 2x sets of d2’s 1x set of bilstien’s 1x set of hks’s 3x sets of HSD’s 1x set of pedders & two sets of maxpeedingrods The best ones for street and track were the Bilstiens followed by the BCs All the rest were much of a muchness to be perfectly honest if I was loaded I would use bilstiens 100% of the time or bCs for budget the rest are basically the same in different colours

[@faded2283]

Agreed. As far as I'm concerned most coilovers between $200-500 (US) are the same.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@faded2283 I will be doing a shock dyno in all of them next week bro

[@LucaG1]

I've got the same $400 coilovers on my Forester, took a day to fit thanks to stubborn bolts, but its worth it, stopped the bum sag that SG foresters love to have, and turned my boat into a magnet for anything that's uneven on the road, but my god just coilovers alone dropped my time at Luddenham raceway from 1:03 to 1 minute flat with more room to improve, they really are good for a budget, i'd never put them in an expensive car though, just my cheap forester

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Exactly my point if you have a $1000 car why put $2000 coil overs in it👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@xex2kok]

When you were adjusting the height shouldn't you be doing that with the bottom? It requires that you take the fork off so you can spin it but as I understand it when you mess with the top you change how stiff the spring is as well. It does technically work for adjusting the height but has other consequences.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Yes sir you are correct, I learnt my lesson here on this one and have addressed it in later videos, thanks again

[@Benjamin.OBrien]

I have Maxpeedingrods on my eg hatch, and I love them.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

value for money cant be faulted , !

[@Benjamin.OBrien]

@@TURBOTRISTO I agree, I got mine for $190 about a year ago, they were on sale and I had a discount code. The only thing I'd note negative about them, is that when I was under the car doing the exhaust recently, I noticed that there was a good bit of surface rust on the threads.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@Benjamin.OBrien that’s pretty awesome man can’t complain about that, 😁 sure I’d love some bilstiens or mca or something but for this price you could buy 10 sets and still be financially better off

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@Matthew Mendez just wind them down

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@Matthew Mendez maybe try take one out and wind the lower cup all the way in

[@edgargarcia9530]

Thank you enjoyed the video mate 🇺🇸

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Cheers mate thanks for stopping by please consider subscribing

[@Carsales_mike]

Awesome content man, straight to the point!

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Thanks brother I appreciate the positive vibes

[@YTnMe]

I've been doing much research into these coilovers as they are budget coilovers and have very few reviews on my car (RSX). From all the honda civics its been on i see good things. I really just want them for my daily rsx because the ride feels too bouncy and nyc is full of potholes and speed bumps. Can you folks do a follow up video to this explaining longevity since it's a been a year. Are they still good? Holding together well? How's the wear on them? What have they been going through? Just kind of curious. Would help me sleep at night before i actually buy mine.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

i sure did i did a video following up after 2 years of ownership and several track days they are still going strong I then sold them to a freind of mine that is regularly on the podium of every hill climb event in victoria on ,mxr coil overs

[@ronniecason9807]

You didn’t adjust the height the proper way. All you did what change the preload on the springs The proper way to adjust the height would have been to loosed up the bottom collar and spin the tube then re tighten that collar.

[@project_ej2]

Thats what I thought. I just installed some BC racing coilovers on my 95, it definitely said to not adjust the spring side, adjust the bottom

[@TURBOTRISTO]

If you adjust the bottom you are keeping a short shock travel and if you wind the bottom out too much the whole suspension is litterally hanging by a few treads you want the shocks to do the work and have travel and you want as much thread in the cups as possible otherwise it could snap!

[@gurugreg1211]

@@TURBOTRISTO if you lower the coilover with the preload adjustment you're actually getting less shock travel. The reason your way lowered the car is because the piston is now sunk into the shock body and not at its effective position.

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@gurugreg1211 ahhh I see I got you I’ll have to fix it up

[@gurugreg1211]

@@TURBOTRISTO the preload is sometimes different between coilovers. But a good starting point would be to (its easier with coilovers off the car) spin the 2 perches closest to the spring up until it touches the spring/spring isolator. Then with your perch spanner screw the perch up to compress the spring a few millimeters and then lock it with the second perch. If the springs are progressive rates you want them to be compressed the exact same height. I just used a tape measure and preloaded both left and right to the same exact length. You then adjust the height with the cup and the 3rd single perch. If you are concerned about raising the height so much that there aren't enough threads to use safely then what you can possibly do is screw the cup up completely and use the perch to mark that location and then remove the cup and measure that distance. From there you should know exactly how many threads you are comfortable with using. But i personally dont see the point in having a high/stock ride height when using coilovers. But thats just me. Doesnt hurt to research coilover and suspension tuning. Good luck. Im sure there may be better methods for professional racing than what i explained but my method should be good enough for a daily driver. The main point is that you adjust the preload the same between the left and right coilovers. Front and rear heights may differ from companies using different size springs and rates.

[@markschaeffer2035]

i am actually about to purchase these coilovers for my mazdaspeed protege. Hopefully they allow all your viewers to eventually use your code, im from the usa =] keep up the great content!

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Maybe if you send them an email and show the code they might allow it

[@markschaeffer2035]

@@TURBOTRISTO For sure ill do that and ill comment back what they say and maybe will help out other viewers if they live in different countries!

[@arabonarocketcamel8352]

I'm an aussie with a sp20 protege, I have yellowspeed coilovers but trust me dude, your mazdas gonna handle like a possessed go kart mate. Our sp20s are practically protégé 5s meaning they are NA and with my suspension set up I've chopped 370zs and skylines in the mountains

[@markschaeffer2035]

@@arabonarocketcamel8352 that's awesome would like to see your build! The mazdaspeed is my project at the moment I have a s1 rx8 that I just finished to my liking

[@arabonarocketcamel8352]

@@markschaeffer2035 My cars not too interesting, it has a few goodies but nothing wild. I have coilovers, sp25 wheels with ps4 tyres, thick rear sway bar, pacemaker extractors and awr 70 duro engine mounts. It's just a go kart for the road, makes no power but handles nice

[@budyeddi5814]

Also beating the fuck out of the same Chino setup on my EJ8😂 Also added a GSR rear swaybar

[@TURBOTRISTO]

How awesome are they!!

[@juancarlosrodriguez6738]

I don't know why bro I always start watching your vids i get noticed for an can never stop watching i always want to know everything good job to catch one's eye fire 🔥 content keep it up pa

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Thanks heaps man that means a lot

[@frias2287]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Thanks bro

[@awinterblazettrpg]

😍😍😍

[@dannylongstreth4868]

Am I the only onw who noticed u raised tje coilover wrong... Adjustment is to turn coilover not the spring

[@TURBOTRISTO]

You are right man I fkd up new video coming out soon

[@nitrogearaustralia3949]

sweet video man

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Appreciate it!

[@Michael90717123]

Love ur vids bro. Built on a budget

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Hopefully the budgets change haha

[@vt6469]

Tristan... 70 is inside diameter of spring second is height... last is spring rate ... front should be 8 rears 5 Chur Voda

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Awesome man that is very helpful you are the MVP!👌🏽

[@vt6469]

I got some 10 kgs hanging about if u need them ... I replaced mine with 14kg front and took the 8s and put them at the back better but shocks don't keep up lol

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@vt6469 wow bro that’s hard spring rate in a light car

[@desGT3]

Hey mate I know it’s been a while since you did this install. When you installed the coilovers did you have to tighten the top pillowball top mount? My coilovers seem to stay loose and move around at the pillowball ball joint. This causes them to make heaps of noise while driving. I’ve got the same 24 way adjustable ones that you guys installed Let me know

[@TURBOTRISTO]

I actually adjusted these ones wrong check my latest videos on it, if they are loose I recommend tightening them

[@hondajack8049]

definitely a wheel alignment needed

[@TURBOTRISTO]

💯percent

[@nicklam6249]

love the video, just wondering is the gold one any difference with the red ones? wanting to fit it into my ek sedan. thanks

[@TURBOTRISTO]

No difference just colour

[@gerardmangion1132]

what's the outside diameter of OEM Civic EG EK struts?

[@TURBOTRISTO]

I don’t have any stock ones to measure unfortunately

[@Davidmtz559]

I have the non adjustable do I have to take out the coilover to lower them . Need help asap

[@TURBOTRISTO]

No you don’t check my more recent videos I teach you how to properly adjust them

[@Davidmtz559]

@@TURBOTRISTO great thank you

[@playerinpink]

Do I need to use the sleeves that fit in the forks for the eg?

[@TURBOTRISTO]

I don't believe so, honestly I cant remember

[@heressmile7581]

Needs something in that exhaust

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Any suggestions mate? I think it needs a full new exhaust

[@Charvel86]

Maxpeedingrods coilovers are the worst suspension I have ever fitted! both front coilovers leaked within 6 months of fitting

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Mine are still going strong, after a year and 4 track days

[@dannylongstreth4868]

Will work better with some preload on ur springs

[@TURBOTRISTO]

yes I will be addressing this in a future video

[@dannylongstreth4868]

@@TURBOTRISTO LoL no prob cant wait to see content got a eg hatch project been working on

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@dannylongstreth4868 that’s awesome did you see the video of my bro in-laws Kswap eg?

[@dannylongstreth4868]

@@TURBOTRISTO no would like to see it took a lot of pro and cons but I'm going b20v .. Just think it looks better..

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@dannylongstreth4868 check out my other videos there is a feature and some racing and some street racing and then some fixing up about 5-6 eg vids on my channel

[@Yamum691]

Do Max peeding do diesel stuff?

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Yeah man check out the site