It all begins with a dream

Let’s start with where I’m currently sitting. 2002 Acura RSX, bone stock with one attainable dream to end the year. Attend an autocross event with a simple setup. We have alot of work to do in terms of bringing this humble little machine to a slightly higher level.

What are the ingredients for a daily driver to retain its comfort and easy road going while also being a tad more fun in both the performance and aesthetic department? Wheels, tires, suspension (and maybe factory aero depending on the car). Well after part hoarding for over a year we have exactly that... kinda. For suspension, we’ve opted to keep drivability above all while also going a bit towards performance. See the DC5 chassis is a finicky one, it doesn’t like to be super low to the ground due to its McPherson setup. With that in mind, we chose the DC5R struts to give us a simple plug and play action. This should only lower the car roughly .75 inches while also giving us a slightly stiffer than normal ride. Among other little things like body work (thanks unaware Amazon driver), painting factory aero and other cosmetics, the goal is to slap some 17inch wheels on wrapped with a 200tw tire and make my way to Corner Exit ‘s local autocross before the year wraps up. Plenty of work and motivation to look forward to.