I recently bought a very nice 1999 CR-V with a 5 speed manual, great interior and refreshed engine, suspension, and brakes with a decent but faded and scratched exterior.
The only mods that I know of are that the previous owner put on a full maxspeedingrods coilover lowering kit and vented rotors on the front, along with a refresh of much of the suspension and engine. With this, I am surprised at how well it handles in the corners for the CUV that it is.
What changes or modifications can I do to improve the handling? This will mostly be for the country twisties and not the track, though I might try autocross if it works well enough. I imagine it would look a bit out of place though...
The tires quickly squeal even when far off from the limit, and the body rolls significantly, I think this is the biggest issue at this point. The rear is lower than the front and has a noticeable amount of camber, while the front has nearly none.
I am not sure of the amount of refresh on the suspension, but by my guess many of the bushings were replaced and all of the suspension wear items for a car of this age have been replaced, as the car was entirely refreshed by a mechanic by the previous owner.
I would like to keep the exterior looking mostly stock if possible, but lowering and some camber for handling are fine by me- I'm not looking to rice it out like many an unfortunate Honda. A clean, nice look with good handling is the goal.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
