Anyone know of any place that sells these for a good price other then ebay???
I looked around and the prices i am seeing them for are around 250 and up....does that sound about right or is there another place????

 

thats what they go for.

 

Function 7 LCA's are probably the best on the market OTHER than stock LCA's haha. They are among the only aftermarket LCA's that both look sick and retain stock strength and driveability. They are very expensive however as you've found out. I believe Kingmotorsports.com sells them though...

 

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I've had zero issues with my PIC units. Though they are no longer FS, they make an excellant replacement part.

 

Dave - e-mail me about your 2000 race prep Type R - I CAN NOT LOG IN TO POST TO YOUR ADD...... obrocto@hotmail.com

Thanks

 

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I've had zero issues with my PIC units. Though they are no longer FS, they make an excellant replacement part.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I should have included those in my response above. Good call. I thought PIC was going to be selling a complete package soon that had new LCA's, bushings, suspenion, etc....like the package won at Expo? I was actually looking forward to buying this haha

 

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I should have included those in my response above. Good call. I thought PIC was going to be selling a complete package soon that had new LCA's, bushings, suspenion, etc....like the package won at Expo? I was actually looking forward to buying this haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, don't get the 2 confused. PIC is working on bushings and hardware which is NOT the same as their rear LCA's. the LCA's given away to Chris at Expo were stock ITR LCA's. Their "upgrade" or "performance" LCA's are no longer socket style like the stock ITR strut, and are different shape and there are different bushings. They are a goldish in color. I'll dig around and see if I can find a pic of mine installed.

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Thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>

Email sent.

 

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Well, don't get the 2 confused. PIC is working on bushings and hardware which is NOT the same as their rear LCA's. the LCA's given away to Chris at Expo were stock ITR LCA's. Their "upgrade" or "performance" LCA's are no longer socket style like the stock ITR strut, and are different shape and there are different bushings. They are a goldish in color. I'll dig around and see if I can find a pic of mine installed.[QUOTE]

O wow...I was unaware of this. That picture would definately be nice to check out.

 

just a heads up, i just poked around on kingmotorsports and saw they now sell function 7 LCAs with spherical bushings. pretty cool

 

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If We-Todd was still up!!! ( on Craig) it would be there. I'll either have to get another, or find one on my home PC.

 

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Thats a good point. Make sure when you order the Function 7's, go ahead and get the bushings. You might as well do all the bushings around the whole car. You'd be surprised how well our cars will handle with solid bushings all the way around on a stock suspension haha

 

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Thats a good point. Make sure when you order the Function 7's, go ahead and get the bushings. You might as well do all the bushings around the whole car. You'd be surprised how well our cars will handle with solid bushings all the way around on a stock suspension haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

just curious, branching out on this, whats the downfall to having spherical bushings? a bumpier/stiffer ride?

 

whats a good list of all the bushings,/bearings etc that should be replaced,with better/harder/spherical bearings

 

do NOT use Spherical Bearings on the street. Use poly, or other bushings... but sphericals are designed for racing applications, not street. They are noisy as hell too.

On another note, I did get a pic of the PIC LCA's, I'll host and post shortly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do NOT use Spherical Bearings on the street. Use poly, or other bushings... but sphericals are designed for racing applications, not street. They are noisy as hell too.

On another note, I did get a pic of the PIC LCA's, I'll host and post shortly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

X2

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do NOT use Spherical Bearings on the street. Use poly, or other bushings... but sphericals are designed for racing applications, not street. They are noisy as hell too.

On another note, I did get a pic of the PIC LCA's, I'll host and post shortly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Summit racing makes it pretty easy to replace all the bushing (of your choice) on our cars...I believe Poly bushings as well, which will definately give the car a whole new feel. I looked into it once and it was pretty cheap compared to buying from other companies. The hardest part of all this is removing the stock bushings haha...

 

Here is the PIC LCA... notice it's fork, not socket style.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do NOT use Spherical Bearings on the street. Use poly, or other bushings... but sphericals are designed for racing applications, not street. They are noisy as hell too.

On another note, I did get a pic of the PIC LCA's, I'll host and post shortly.</TD></TR></TABLE>


could you elaborate on that a little, why you shouldnt use spherical bearings on the street, i ask because i was thinking about getting them, and whould like to know the downsides

 

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could you elaborate on that a little, why you shouldnt use spherical bearings on the street, i ask because i was thinking about getting them, and whould like to know the downsides</TD></TR></TABLE>

from what i gather is that spherical bearings have virtually no play compared to a bushing and that means a fairly harsh ride for a street car


dave why did they decide to go with a normal rlca compared to the itr, was it just for ease of manufacturing a part that will fit all integra's or did they not see a need to stick with the stock itr socket style

 

^^^the simplest answer would be availability. the number of R's available compared to a regular integra its not worth it and the fact that not everyone that owns an R will purchase their set decreases the chances of them producing it and making it affordable for the customer.

 

Poly bushings have been getting a lot of hate recently in some of the other forums. It seems hard rubber is the current bandwagon, but the arguments make sense (no binding issues, longer lifespan, etc).

I replaced my stock trailing arm bushings with spherical bearings (yes, in my DD) and they're not exactly conducive to a smooth ride. As mentioned there is no play whatsoever. It's generally recommended to stay away from them on a street car due to the lifespan being significantly shorter than the alternatives.

 

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Well, don't get the 2 confused. PIC is working on bushings and hardware which is NOT the same as their rear LCA's. the LCA's given away to Chris at Expo were stock ITR LCA's. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, they were all OEM parts, with upgraded bushings and bearings. They did do some slight modification to the RLCAs, but only to press in the bushings.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here is the PIC LCA... notice it's fork, not socket style.

</TD></TR></TABLE> F"n rust on that old Chi -town crapper

nothing wrong with stock lca imo

 

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Seriously. Brand new OEM arms with the bushings are $56 a piece, or $250+ for shiny aluminum LCAs that do what again?... </TD></TR></TABLE>
But you can't impress the guy sitting in the minivan behind you without dem shiny LCA's.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hooch’n &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> F"n rust on that old Chi -town crapper

nothing wrong with stock lca imo</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did you say... car that gets used, or sits in the garage.