sorry to bring this old chesnut up again. I have already looked on FAQ but picture is blurred and cant read it. Has anyone got the settings for my2002 as I have had a minor accident had it repaired and dixon car clinic have repaired it set up geometry and it drives ( well scary shall i put it ) back end wobbling over bumps and driving in different directions not good. They gave me a geometry printout and the havent got all the settings right to what the settings they have got if that makes sense. I got printout on my pc but dont know how to attach it on here

 

just found some info. Read a little more and it says if your car suffers from trackin then have it set up to optimum settings which is what i would like so any info would be greatly appreciated

 

Here's a pic of the Honda Intranet Bulletin. You should be able to right click and save this pic and then enlarge it on your PC if you're still having problems reading it ...



Don't have the details for MY02 onwards, nor am I sure by how much they differ ...

 

Actually this is going to be an issue for me soon - given I had a smack near one of the wheels, I want my geo checked. I presume the 02+ (mine being 03) is also best served by the "optimum" rather than default settings?

I'm seriously hoping it needs adjusting actually because that'll force a check of the bushes just because of the adjustment procedure

 

Grahamb - Nope +02's are set up to the "work shop settings" above

The "Optimum" settings ARE NOT a performance setting they are for optimum safety from the handle and were released because a lot of people compained the early cars were to quick to let go of the rear end and the sterring was to unpredictable

In actual fact the "workshop" settings are better for handling but just give less notice of reaching the limit

Jonjoe - be very careful here as the rear arms are very fragile when loaded in the wrong direction. They can easily bend or break. I strongly suggest you get confirmation the arms are OK before wasting any money on a geo that might well get in to spec but will still have handling issues if the arms are bent!

 

I know these things aren't exactly simple, but the "optimum" settings have more negative camber which I would have thought would mean more grip and better performance on cornering. And I also thought negative camber meant increased "tramlining".

 

Exactly but at the cost of much higher tyre wear.
It's all a compromise!

 

Cheers mikey

 

No worries. I will be applying the workshop seetings to mine when then new coilovers go on later this month (at last )

 

Indeed, but negative camber is pushing the compromise to track use (i.e. more time hard cornering) than road use (more time going straight). I was saying this sounds the wrong way around - the "optimum" settings are better for performance, "workshop" settings are better for tyre wear and road use.