Rear Suspension Setup
90civich
Band Wagon
I recently changed out the rear suspension on the back of the wifes 1990 dx wagon.
Before this she was riding tokico blues with skunk2 coil-overs and the rear was always a little higher due to bottoming out the struts if you lowered them any more.
So used 1988 civic lcas and 03-05 stock civic struts "to act as drop struts" with the skunk2 coil-overs.
It rides much better and is lower as well probably like half an inch or so than it was.
I plan on using 88 accord struts in the front to achieve the same effect.
Before this she was riding tokico blues with skunk2 coil-overs and the rear was always a little higher due to bottoming out the struts if you lowered them any more.
So used 1988 civic lcas and 03-05 stock civic struts "to act as drop struts" with the skunk2 coil-overs.
It rides much better and is lower as well probably like half an inch or so than it was.
I plan on using 88 accord struts in the front to achieve the same effect.
Comments
not all sloppy like on the 88-91 tokicos i had before. I will try to post up pics as soon as i can
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rear-Driver-Or-Passenger-Side-Strut-Assembly-New-Black-Honda-Civic-2005-/360537216863?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2003%7CModel%3ACivic&hash=item53f1b1575f&vxp=mtr
A guy is selling rear struts for a rsx on Craigslist, they are buddy club n+. Was wondering if they will work with my stock top hats???
I've done some research, em2 and ep3 suspension are compatible with the rsx depending on the years.
To use dc5 rear struts on em2 ep3, the mod will only have to shave both sides of the bottom mount that mates to the lower control arm. With that said, both top hats on em2 ep3 should be the same.
I'm just putting out the info as reference to give us all an idea to help us out. Maybe some might had thought of this.
I'm aware that the rsx struts might be a tad longer. But more aggressive.
But today I came up with some really clean 1st gen. Crx, 3rd gen. Civic, 1st gen. Integra rear struts for 120. Tein Medieval Pro full coils, w/ damper. The 3 models I listed use the same struts. (I believe*) the kid said, it was for a 3rd gen. And same bottom mounts as the dc type r em2 ep3 and rsx. Luckily I already bought a pair of 88 lca last week.
The installation was easy. No mods.
The ride is smooth. Dampers, 1/4 away from full stiff. And the stance is super low. Most might wanna consider. Im at highest on the coils.
And yes these struts are short. Maybe shorter than ep3.
Ill try to put up pics.
http://www.redpepperracing.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33220
Right is the sh-3 shock
88 lca at the bottom. just wanna show those who are not sure.
It's all the way up and still is very low. sitting on 195-14-60 bmw bottle caps
A before picture.
Installed
I apologize to the author, wasn't trying to jack your thread.. just adding something similar to what you've done.