My suspension thread

[Legend_master]

i was talking about the 11" corodo rotor

I am waiting for my Legend rotors to wear out and I am not sure if wprocomp has tested yet or not. I will definitely Post once I figure this out.

[Accordtheory]

I'm really curious to see how all this shit compares to my basic ebs yellow pads and 88/89 front disks. I wish I could take a car with all this shit done for a test drive. Some of my friends have newer cars, civics, etc with brake and suspension upgrades, and my car still handles and brakes better than them. I still have drums in the back.. You guys are making me want to upgrade my brakes more, but that's not going to happen until I address some other things first..
What sway bars should I get first?

[Legend_master]

What sway bars should I get first?

You really only have one option. I believe (let me know if I am wrong) ST is the only company that makes sway bars for us anymore?

[MessyHonda]

You really only have one option. I believe (let me know if I am wrong) ST is the only company that makes sway bars for us anymore?

yeah only ones you can still buy at least...when i was talking to mike he said some one had a 4th gen bar with custom endlinks....4th gen aftermarket is way better than ours.

[P|eszczoH]

I dont know if it Was said, but ... I was able to measure some civc 88-90 front LCA poly kit. The bushing to the body is the same measure as Ours, the bushing under the shock is 1 cm shorter but the same diameter.
Dont know if it helps somebody, but.... thought You would like to know.

[2drSE-i]

well they make a kit for our front lca...i want to take a micrometer to the junkyard and see what i can do on the rear...i really need to replace my rear lca bushings but i dont wanna do oem.

[Legend_master]

I dont know if it Was said, but ... I was able to measure some civc 88-90 front LCA poly kit. The bushing to the body is the same measure as Ours, the bushing under the shock is 1 cm shorter but the same diameter.
Dont know if it helps somebody, but.... thought You would like to know.

Actaully when you recieve the front LCA bushings from nopi the packaging says 88-91 civic LCA bushing. So I believe that is what they are initially desinged for. Now the front lower shock bushings said 86-89 accord.

well they make a kit for our front lca...i want to take a micrometer to the junkyard and see what i can do on the rear...i really need to replace my rear lca bushings but i dont wanna do oem.

I dont know dude, I have checked out the rear LCA's and they are basically solid as it is

[P|eszczoH]

Actaully when you recieve the front LCA bushings from nopi the packaging says 88-91 civic LCA bushing. So I believe that is what they are initially desinged for. Now the front lower shock bushings said 86-89 accord.
I dont know dude, I have checked out the rear LCA's and they are basically solid as it is

I know that You can buy a kit from prothane, Well I dont. No one sells it in europe. Ah... as far as I know our front bushing under the shock is no different as in prelude 3rd gen.

About rear bushings... you know ... they are the same as front, some metal and rubber. they can be changed... I hope I will take care about it this summer, but first i have to finish my school. than I can sit more under the car. I have whole rear suspension in the back yard.

[2drSE-i]

id take your word on it then antares, theres not a whole lot of play back there anyway.

[Reptile]

I want a similar setup in time. Gotta tag this.

[Legend_master]

I want a similar setup in time. Gotta tag this.

Sounds good

[gp02a0083]

Working on the rear setup now.

i only have the knuckles i didn't get the trailing arms, would this still fit then with the stock 89 hatch arms?

[Legend_master]

i only have the knuckles i didn't get the trailing arms, would this still fit then with the stock 89 hatch arms?

Did you get the brackets that connect the rear hubs to the trailing arms?

[gp02a0083]

yah i think so , all i remember before storing them away was that they had some bracket on the knuckle with long bolts.ill have to take a look at them again.

[Legend_master]

yah i think so , all i remember before storing them away was that they had some bracket on the knuckle with long bolts.ill have to take a look at them again.

Well if you have the bracket, then you can connect it to either trailing arm. I just use the arm that is attached because it was easier. They are identical.

[gp02a0083]

thanks for clearing that up legend, ive been worried about this. I finally have everything to do the swap except the brake lines, I was gonna go with techni-fit SS lines but I've been lazy and didn't order them.

I would take it the worst part of the swap is routing the se-i e-brake cables?

[Legend_master]

thanks for clearing that up legend, ive been worried about this. I finally have everything to do the swap except the brake lines, I was gonna go with techni-fit SS lines but I've been lazy and didn't order them.

I would take it the worst part of the swap is routing the se-i e-brake cables?

Did you grab the metal hard brake lines from the sei? Well I removed my heat shield when I did my exhaust, so routing the cables was rather easy. I've done it with the heat shield in place, and that was some what of a bitch!

[guaynabo89]

yup.

installing those under the heat shield is a pain. When I did it back in 98 or so I unbolted the heatshield for a little more clearance. Being its now a good 20 years since heat shield was installed this might not be an option.

[gp02a0083]

Did you grab the metal hard brake lines from the sei? Well I removed my heat shield when I did my exhaust, so routing the cables was rather easy. I've done it with the heat shield in place, and that was some what of a bitch!

Yah i have the hard line that's on the knuckle and the stock hose that attaches to the caliper. I also have the bracket w/ extra bolts for the knuckle / trailing arm .

i think im pretty set then, all i need to get is a new set of lines and this should be ok. I have the se-i prop valve, but i might leave the lx-i one in.

[89accordvtec?]

whats the lowest those D2 coilovers can go? i'm trying to go low n slow (hondamonster low) till i finish my engine build n i like the D2 system.

[MessyHonda]

i think its 4 inch drop max on the d2 or ksports

[Legend_master]

whats the lowest those D2 coilovers can go? i'm trying to go low n slow (hondamonster low) till i finish my engine build n i like the D2 system.

To be honest nobody has dumped there car with D2 coilovers yet, so there is no good answer. I know for sure you could slam the back, but it would be difficult to get the front as low as the back can go. I like to keep the car somewhat drivable, and don't want to have extreme camber issues. So I'll probably never know how low they go.

[89accordvtec?]

to check, you could measure how high the car is on level ground, then measure the adjustment left over on the coilovers. that'll tell you how much lower you can go

[Legend_master]

to check, you could measure how high the car is on level ground, then measure the adjustment left over on the coilovers. that'll tell you how much lower you can go

That is a possibility, when I get the car back I will give it a shot.

[bryan6732]

@Legend_Master: In your 11" rotor and type-R caliper thread the last post is there are no washers needed. Is this for Corrado rotors? If yes, that would be great. I can get those rotors (Brembo things) and Prelude VTI calipers practically for really cheap.

The only difference of those rotors I saw in the specs is that these are only 40mm high. Is this the correct size? Cause I can't find any specs on Legend rotors!