Rear wide track mod

Normand, thanks for the information. I'm sure that many on this site have wondered how the Insight would handle if the back wheels were the same spacing as the front. Since there is no way of knowing just how strong the rear suspension components are without testing, you will be our test case. It will be especially interesting as it sounds like you do a lot of hard driving.

I was in Montreal this summer, headed for downtown and driving along the elevated Metropolitain highway. I was doing 85 miles per hour like everyone else and found the Insight became directionally unstable due to the rather deep ruts in the hot ashpalt caused by the trucks. I slowed down a little and the car became stable, but this (one time) experience sure got my attention. :shock: I think your modification would have prevented this.

Hi Normand:

___Another item of note is that the Insight being designed for maximum fuel economy is setup with 0” of Toe. Add 1/8” in and she will stable out a bit but at the cost of another 5 - 6 mpg. I wouldn’t touch this adjustment myself but some might? You also might consider disabling EPS by pulling the EPS fuse. She feels a bit differently without steering assist then with but I wouldn’t have a clue if this helps on the track or not?

___Anyway, here is the Long Term Insight Car & Driver article in which they experimented with Toe-in to increase directional stability and improve turn-in.

Long Term Test: Honda Insight

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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Guillermo, you are right on that one, by saying autocross, i mean't solo events on a race track. To my understanding, autocross would be driving trough cones as solo is on a dedicated track ! correct me if i'm wrong.

Anyway, as for wheel bearings being stressed, i guess they will under heavy cornering but not much on the straight the car being relatively light.

I think of rebadging the car as an S995 ! for that it would need an extra dose of HP.... and a rework on the transmission gearing.
The car behave very well when driving onto the deep ruts and is also much less sensitive to wind.

Yves, the stock numbers of front and rear track are 56 1/2"-52".
With the ES-100's probably more like 57"- 52 1/2".
adding the rear spacers as moved it to 54". As the rear end of the car goes inward, it was nessesary to shave the inward lip of the wheelskirt as it would have rub. Even so, it is border line, you cannot put your little finger between the tire and the skirt.

As for pictures, i don't have a camera. So what i suggest is meeting you on this coming saturday, a sort of regional GTG with other Insighters.
You have told me of Christian Charlebois and there is Jean-Yves Bissonnette that would probably enjoy meeting you. Don't forget your camera !
1G of cornering, hummm, i don't know, i don't have the instrument to mesure!