1988-1990 Front Civic Struts Work

[Legend_master]

well looks like I need to work on brackets to raise the rear shocks..............

I have been trying top figure out some kind of bracket for it also. It seems simple in concept, but a lot harder in design.

[Justin86]

design please, I allreay thought it up months ago.

[Legend_master]

design please, I allreay thought it up months ago.

how do you keep it from shifting side to side?

[Justin86]

Now that is my little secret for now. Once I buy a set I will have full details on everything.

[Legend_master]

Now that is my little secret for now. Once I buy a set I will have full details on everything.

awww.... come on LOL J/P. Good luck and let us know if it works.

[Zufer]

what do you mean it has no ground clearance when dumped... i am dumped and rarely hit on anything!

[NXRacer]

i'm dumped and scrape on everything. Its not as bad as before cause i did raise it up a little.

The civic struts are good for the folks that want to get a decent ride when dumped.

[bobafett]

yeah zeph, caleb is a bit lower than you i think.. havent seen his car for a while, but it was LOW LOW LOW....tucking i think...

[Busted_Blue]

what do you mean it has no ground clearance when dumped... i am dumped and rarely hit on anything!

keep in mind, I live in the hills =P

[NXRacer]

it was LOW LOW LOW....tucking i think...

i was tucking about 1/2" of tire, thats it. Come summer time i think i'll be going back on the ground.

[Legend_master]

i was tucking about 1/2" of tire, thats it. Come summer time i think i'll be going back on the ground.

1/2" dosent seem like alot of tire to be tucking untill you relize its on a 15" rim. Plus our chassis is much lower then the bumpers of our car.

[Busted_Blue]

1/2" dosent seem like alot of tire to be tucking untill you relize its on a 15" rim. Plus our chassis is much lower then the bumpers of our car.

this is the main reason why the accord scrapes alot.


chassis is much lower than the fender distance from the wheel. Unlike newer honds were the fender gap is alot smaller than the groundclearance.

[Zufer]

wow... tucking 1/2" in is badass... i think i'm gonna drop my car that low at some point just to take pics though...

[NXRacer]

thats why my buddy calls my car a road squeegee

[Justin86]

plus the size of the tires make a big differnece with ground/fender clerance, which Caleb has smaller tires, no huge ass 17's or 18's

[Legend_master]

This is where the thread merge starts so it might get a little crazy.

[military mase]

Looking good there......how do you loke the EBC rotors......By the way are the bushings on the bottom on the box for the rear LCA's?? If the bushings say they are for a 90-97 accord Pt# 8-312 they don't fit. I already tried them when i replaced all my bushings and upgraded my suspension parts.

[Legend_master]

Looking good there......how do you loke the EBC rotors......By the way are the bushings on the bottom on the box for the rear LCA's?? If the bushings say they are for a 90-97 accord Pt# 8-312 they don't fit. I already tried them when i replaced all my bushings and upgraded my suspension parts.

I love how well the rotors work, but mixed with the EBC pads they make a quit rubbing noise when I am not on the brakes. Yes they are 8-312 I got them off of NOPI and it listed them as our cars. Thats Shitty that they dont fit, I guess I will have to send them back .

[Legend_master]

Looking at the honda parts site it list 1986-1987 rear control arm bushings are different then the 1988-1989 I am guessing that is the reason that the rear disk convertion did not work perfectly with my rear control arm.

[military mase]

i havean 87 accord with rear disc conversion i just did. Mine are also prothane too. https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=45980 Look at the 27th post and you'll see there the same except for the color.

[Legend_master]

i havean 87 accord with rear disc conversion i just did. Mine are also prothane too. https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=45980 Look at the 27th post and you'll see there the same except for the color.

Did you ahve them pressed in ther or did you try and install them yourself. I talked to a shop that told me I can install the fronts myself, but the rears will have to be pressed in there. I dont know, but that might be the problem.

[88accordhb]

sweet dude.

[Acid X]

Where'd you get the rotors? I need me a set.

[Legend_master]

Where'd you get the rotors? I need me a set.

http://WWW.TIRERACK.COM

They have good prices and they shipped quickly.

[SataniC]

emmm looks very good...but may i ask what is it that you need to modify to fit them suspensions mate?cos if im not mistaken...front suspension taken from 1988-1991 civics are a straight fit onto our 3g....only the rear is different...height is also good without having to change much...thats wat i use last time....of cos until i got my hands on another ghetto project....ive managed to plonk in a set of Apexi World Sport Hi/Lo from a civic EG into the accord...it was hell....i got them for free...so tot of doing another round of RnD'ing on it...


First off...to fit the front EG suspension..you'll need to get the front EG 'dunno what they call em forks'....at rough comparison...they looked the same...until i tried fitting them on...it's slightly smaller compared to ours ...so i have to grind them off a bit to make space....


difference between the Apexi World Sport and Bilstein meant for the 1988/91 civic...the bilstein was changed to a shorter spring to lower my ride height summore...


grinded to specification....yes it looked a bit unsafe isnt it....


the front is ok...the back you'll need to modify the bracket...EG uses the slot in while ours uses the fork design...pics was after the transplant...notice that only EG/Integra uses the slot in design...Civic EK is a direct fit to 3G's...tried them...now dont be scared...almost all absorbers are welded too...ive made sure they did a good job on it...dun want to risk my life and the cars....hehe


the back was excellent...the Apexi gave a short stroke impression...now my car tend to move on tripod mode ehhehehe....good damping...i can now carry passengers at the back without scraping till kingdom comes....


but look at the front...the absorbers was set at the lowest mark possible...and it still gives this big of a gap....at the end...i have to regrind the inner cup where the bottom absorbers tucked in to make them sit lower...i think most 3g modifiers know the drill rite....but if you are able to get a short stroke suspension instead...i think you wont run into this sort of height issues...i really think so myself...perhaps on the next RnD

Total Spent:
Apexi World Sport - FOC
Machining Job - RM478 - USD127

But at the end of the day...i dont feel safe in driving with the modified forks...so i decided to chuck it away and reinstall my bilstein...but keep the rear apexi...it was a lot of works needed to be done...ive sweat half my obese body off....and it didnt really works to my preference....

To sum up...according to my RnD...the best combination for a cheap bang for buck suspension setup would be 1988 - 1991 Civics for the front and 1995 - 2000 Civics for the rear...you can also fit in civic EK's for the front if it's a short stroke types....at the end of the day....all i got was a from my tuner....2006 will be the year i get a proper custom coilovers....eheheheh

Hope This Helps....