Best bang for buck handling mods

[jdm.itr]

Hey guys, I'm looking at improving my car on the handling department..
What's some of the things I should look at upgrading first?

[sleepingperformance]

Swaybars and a couple of braces really make a massive difference to turn in of the car and overall flex of the car.

Otherwise pads, rotors and braided brake lines are another good choice.

[tinkerbell]

number 1 = tyres.
number 2 = light weight wheels

neither is bang for buck (unless you are good at getting great deals)

bang for buck, yeah agree - brake pads then sensible rear sway bar.

plus a PROPER wheel alignment...

[mugsee]

Given your car is already well setup from factory (handling-wise), I'd say go with a good set of tyres. Its not a cheap route to take, but you'll definitely will see more reward over most other mods.

A set of good tyres will:

- Improve acceleration
- Decrease braking distance
- Improve corner handling and feel

[tinkerbell]

Given your car is already well setup from factory (handling-wise), I'd say go with a good set of tyres. Its not a cheap route to take, but you'll definitely will see more reward over most other mods.

A set of good tyres will:

- Improve acceleration
- Decrease braking distance
- Improve corner handling and feel

and tyres are just about the only handling mod that actually improves safety...

[ChargeR]

Given your car is already well setup from factory (handling-wise), I'd say go with a good set of tyres. Its not a cheap route to take, but you'll definitely will see more reward over most other mods.

A set of good tyres will:

- Improve acceleration
- Decrease braking distance
- Improve corner handling and feel

Agree with this. It depends on your definition of bang for buck and handling, but if you consider bang for buck as maximum gain/cost ratio and handling as ultimate lateral grip then tyres are far and away the best investment. For the cost of a poor set of entry level coilovers you can have a noticeable gain in traction in all corner phases. Nothing else can claim that except perhaps massive weight reduction.

Once you have a decent set of tyres I'd look at a rear swaybar and following that a performance alignment with some camber bolts in the front (If you have a DC5 as your avatar suggests) will give good gains for money spent.

[gunpoons]

Would have to agree with the above comments as well, depends on how many bucks we're talking, you'll be surprised the difference a good set of tyres can make. The difference in general grip plus the extra steering feel on turn in can really change the way your car feels. But I'd also look at sway bars as well, I fitted the Eibachi front and rear kit to my dc5r and was really impressed with how much flatter the car sat through twisty corners

[itr5093]

Thicker rear sway bar, 4 point front strut, coils and good tyres will set you sweet bro

[jdm.itr]

Thanks for all the tips guys! Really helpful so far!

Given your car is already well setup from factory (handling-wise), I'd say go with a good set of tyres. Its not a cheap route to take, but you'll definitely will see more reward over most other mods.

A set of good tyres will:

- Improve acceleration
- Decrease braking distance
- Improve corner handling and feel

On the topic of tyres, I have been thinking of this but I'm not sure if its worth it to get a good set for my current oem jdm dc5r wheels.
The specs I believe are 17x7 +60 I think, what do you guys think of just getting better tyres for those instead of getting new wheels, I'm sure in the future I would have to upgrade..
I really want a good set of wheels to slap some good rubber on them..

[M@lew]

Getting better tyres is still good. (i.e. if you only have money for wheels OR tyres, go tyres)

But also keep in mind you have JDM LCA's, hubs etc. so you'll have to factor in the extra offset when looking for rims.