deviant1

will putting the front LCAs, damper forks, and sway bar from a 99-00 civic SI on a EK hatch cause problems with my wheels/alignment?

piscorpio

You may need to take it in for re-alignment after you are done, but it won't cause permanent problems if that is what you mean.

deviant1

i just didnt want my wheel tilting out or in. i dont need worn tires or to cause an accident.

misledyouth

i would take it and get it aligned after words i have this set up on my car. i ended up taking off the front sway bar cause it caused to much push.

jesse

EricUSC

Are the Civic Si LCAs and forks lighter than those on the other EKs? How about the UCAs?

kommon_sense

Yes, the front lcas are lighter.

EricUSC

Thanks! How about the forks, rear LCAs, and UCAs?

I checked on http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com and the Civic Si has different part numbers for the front/rear LCAs and the forks, but the pricing is the same. So it makes me wonder why they would put inferior products on regular Civics if the they can use the Civic Si parts for the same price. So now, I am unsure whether the Civic Si parts are just different, or are actually better.

EricUSC

ok, can anybody help me locate the part number for the upper control arms? I can't find them on http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com, but maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Below is a link to the Civic Si parts:

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...KA5MT&catcgry5=

confidence

upper control arms? you mean the a arms on the front? they are the exact same for all civics from 96-00. same thing with the rear upper control arms
oh the si lcas are stamped steel not alu.

Silverbeast

i have the 99-00 SI suspension setup on my hatch. JUst remember the forks are diffrent ONLY on the Si. I ran into this problem on mine. I just ended up using the COMPLETE suspension from the crossmember down to the nunts and bolts. It drives fine and i just did an alignment as a precautionary measure and it was all good.

EricUSC

So as of my current understanding, a complete an Si suspension conversion would require the following parts:

Front LCAs
Forks
Front 26 mm swaybar
Rear 13 mm swaybar
Shocks
Springs

I just checked http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com and the rear LCAs are the same on all 96-00 Civics. Am I missing anything or is there any part that shouldn't be on that list?

EricUSC

Just sent you e-mail. Please reply. Thanks!

kommon_sense

Well, don't forget that the si has 4-wheel disc brakes and that the fronts are larger than the DX/CX/VX/LX/HX models.