No personal experience but I've heard lots and lots of complaints about
Nitto 450s. I'm pretty sure you won't be able to get them to stick like you
want.
Remember that comparing the two cars isn't quite comparing apples to apples.
The Civic is going to handle differently than the GSR. You may have a softer
front bar than her, but she has an upgraded rear bar. The Integra may have
seen the same problems had it not had the upgraded rear bar.
Finally, something else to consider, is that she wasn't pushing the car as
hard as you. Driving style has a lot to do with it. You can only do so
much with air pressure before you have to adjust your driving style. Most
likely, you're going too hot into a corner and that's why the car pushes and
scrubs onto the sidewall.
-A.
> From: Yuri Klepach <civicr1992@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Yuri Klepach <civicr1992@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: After fitst time aotuX. Some feedback
>
> First of all, wanna THANK YOU ALL for all of your suggestions & advices, they
> were helpfull.
> Now, back to what I've seen. My car is '92 Civic 4dr w/Integra non-VTEC swap.
> The Ground Control spring rates are: 380 front/250 rear. Front & rear 19mm
> sway bars, Tokico non-adjustable shocks. The car has the full array of
> polyurethane bushings. Tires: 195/50R15 Nitto 450. I kept my front @ 42psi &
> rear @ 39-40psi. The front tire was scrubbing on more than the half of the
> sidewall. The conclusion is that I didn't have enough pressure in the fronts.
> Because of that the car had a hint of understeer & I could feel the sidewalls
> binding.
> Now, my wife has '94 Integra GSR w/Integra Type R springs (I believe the rates
> are 350-front/220-rear, not sure though), Tokico non-adj. shocks 24mm front
> sway bar & 19mm rear sway bar. Polyurethane bushings all around. Her tires
> were Kumho Ecsta 205/50R15 w/pressures for the event being 49psi-front/45psi
> rear. She didn't have ANY sidewall scrub & the instructor drove her car & was
> very impressed w/the way her car handled. Now, since my car has stiffer
> springs & softer FRONT sway bar, would that cause sidewall scrub? Or is it
> that Nittos have softer sidewalls? OR, I need more tire pressure in the
> front?
> And again, thanx for all your support. We have SCCA event this Saturday &
> both
> of us are going (Englishtown, NJ).
> Yuri
>
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