Honda Civic crash at Thunderbolt - post mortem

[fasthonda]

hi darren!  

those are just the 'regular' studs that come pre-pressed in from the factory;  the assembly is basically totally ready to bolt in;  its a hub, bearing, seals, wheel studs.  just unbolt the old one, and install the new one!   i seem to recall the price was around $75 for mine, too.   the bearing shell itself has 'NTN   Japan' imprinted on it, in tiny letters, on the outside of the race.....

part of my problem might come from the fact that when stock, the car had 102 flywheel horsepower, and its top speed was about 105 mph.  now, it routinely hits its revlimiter of 8200 rpm in 6th gear (154 mph);  i was just short of that at Thunderbolt, but i was braking super super early cause of the crap brake pads;  that afternoon, i was planning on switching fromt the street pads to my race pads, and was going to put on some good R comps, to see just what kind of laps i could turn!

those kinds of speeds and forces probably weren't really considered when the engineers designed that car in 1992!  i've strengthened just about everything that can be strengthened, using parts from Integras, RSXs, etc.  but some parts still have no 'uprated' replacement, and i have to live with the Civic stuff!

todd

PS  i am pretty sure that the Civic hubs and the integra hubs in the rear are the same.  the Integra hubs and knuckles up front are bigger (i have those on the front of my Civic) than the Civic units.   the biggest possible parts are the rare Integra Type R parts, which are almost impossible to find and mega $$$.   they are 5x100 instead of 4x100 bolt pattern, and utilize even bigger axles, bearings, and hubs.  they are the holy grail, if you can locate the parts!!!!  (and at this juncture, i'd have to junk my 16 wheels and tires, and throw out my 4 spare axles, and, well, that just isnt going to happen!).