Factory-recommended tire pressures - CRX?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Dave Garrett, Jan 15, 2007.

  1. Dave Garrett

    Dave Garrett Guest

    Anyone happen to have the factory-recommended tire pressures for a 90
    CRX Si? The usual sticker on the door isn't present on my car, and I
    don't have an owner's manual - been looking for one on eBay lately, but
    all I've seen so far are ones for just about every year except the 90.

    30-32 psi has always felt right, and I'm curious as to how close to
    factory specs this is.

    Dave
     
    Dave Garrett, Jan 15, 2007
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  2. Dave Garrett

    Tegger Guest



    Your sticker is on one of the inside walls of the glove box.




    Not very. Your Si should be inflated to 28 front and rear.

    You can get your Owner's Manual here:
    https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.asp
    Choose "Owner's Manuals" from the menu at left, then navigate to your car.
    No login required.

    You can download and save the entire manual, but there's a bit of a trick
    to it.
     
    Tegger, Jan 15, 2007
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  3. Dave Garrett

    Dave Garrett Guest

    So it is. Color me embarrassed - I'd forgotten about that, probably
    because it's on the side that's not visible from the driver's seat, and
    I can't remember the last time I was in the passenger seat.
    Thanks - I think I bookmarked that link the last time it was mentioned
    here.

    I'll adjust the tire pressures downward a bit more - I've usually run
    them closer to 30 than 32. I just had some suspension and brake work
    done (new front/rear pads, new front sway bar bushings, and new tie
    rods) which improved the loose handling I'd been experiencing. Next up
    will probably be replacement of the rear control arms per the dealer's
    recommendation.

    Dave
     
    Dave Garrett, Jan 15, 2007
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  4. Dave Garrett

    jim beam Guest

    Dave Garrett wrote:
    you can do just the bushings if you want - no need to do the whole arm.
    elle has a write-up of it somewhere.
     
    jim beam, Jan 16, 2007
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  5. Dave Garrett

    Dave Garrett Guest

    Oh, I remember elle's write-up of it well, I'm just not sure it's
    something I want to undertake myself. But in reviewing the dealer
    estimate, I see now that they wanted $470 per arm (parts and labor), not
    $470 for both arms, which is what I thought they'd told me over the
    phone. I've been thinking about installing fully adjustable aftermarket
    suspension anyway, and I need to price out the cost differential before
    deciding what I want to do. The passenger side of the car got grazed by
    a drunk truck driver in an 18-wheeler a number of years ago, and
    although it wasn't as bad as it sounds, it resulted in the camber being
    tweaked enough to where it's impossible to get the alignment exactly
    where it should be.

    Dave
     
    Dave Garrett, Jan 17, 2007
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  6. Dave Garrett

    jim beam Guest

    precisely! bushings are ~$60 each. with elle's quickie tool, the job
    shouldn't take much more than 1 hour. with full strip-down and arm
    replacement, it's at least an hour per side.
    the only thing that i know to available adjustable at the back is the
    top control arm to set camber.
    sure, that happens, but be sure. i was once told that my rear toe
    couldn't be set because the suspension wasn't adjustable and that it
    probably had crash damage. once i showed the dude what to do, i got it
    set no problem. camber is different, but sometimes, if the control arms
    are tightened prematurely, the car doesn't sit right and this may affect
    apparent camber. control arms are supposed to be tightened with the
    full weight of the vehicle bearing on them - makes sure theres no torque
    set into any of the bushings.
     
    jim beam, Jan 18, 2007
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