I ordered a set of Enkei TSV in storm gray (18x8.5 +38) with a performance winter tire (Michelin Alpin 5, 235/40) and was pretty stoked to put them on. I wanted to see a silver wheel on the red, and was looking forward to some more sidewall in the winter, also everyone is constantly talking...
I recently had to do this in order to pull out my axle enough to replace the seal I damaged while changing my springs. I tried to use a ball joint removal tool that I had in my kit but it was too small and the jaws were not setup correctly.
I ended up buying the Honda specific 07MAC-SL00102...
So I damaged the axle seal in my trans on the drivers side when doing a lowering spring install and now I'm looking to replace it.
The UCA/Fork and outer tie rod end bushing are a bit different than I'm used to (EK/EF/EG/etc) and I'm not sure if I need a tool or if people just loosen the nut...
I didn't see any posts about this JDM only option, but I'd assume people (me included) will want to grab some of these parts if possible. Not sure if they are even listed yet?
https://www.thedrive.com/news/honda-now-offers-a-civic-type-r-with-a-boring-interior
Similar to an old school coil over, or similar to the ground control kit I put on my CRX after it's rebuild last summer the Fortune Auto VHLS (variable height lowering spring) seems like a good balance for someone who isn't going to track their car but doesn't want to get locked into one...
So I was reading through this article: https://www.motor1.com/features/711587/type-r-engineering-deep-dive/
And they stated this:
The FL5 is more wired up than most folks know. Each corner has a ride height sensor, and that information gets sent to the brain of the adaptive dampers many times...
New to the forum and picking up an FL5 soon and wondering if there are any interior/exterior/mechanical differences of note between the USDM and JDM versions? Did a forum search and google search and didn't find anything.
The last new car I got was a '14 BRZ and I hated the silver accents in...