Bignel00

my friend bought some jdm tiens for his 97 coupe, the guy said they could fit his car. He said all we needed was some jdm itr lower control arms, so we bought them, we actaully had a hard time installing them , but when we finally got them installed. they were too short, the wheels tilted inwards (positive camber), the car was not drive able. does anyone know how to fix this? are the control arms the wrong ones? are they too short? do we need to do a rear disc conversion to make it work? somebody help us .

t0p_sh0tta

I thought the ITR suspension only worked with 5th gens for this reason...?

Bignel00

na my friend has the 5 lug conversion done to his 95 eg , and everything bolted up fine. like wha i am thinking that the coupe hub is to short.

samba_green_sol

the ek control arms are about 3" longer then the eg/dc/ef/da control arms and that is why it is pulling the wheel in

Bignel00

so what do you suggest i should do? if i put gsr rear disc converion, will it work with the jdm itr control arms that i already bought???

samba_green_sol

it simply will not work...you need to get some "jdm style" control arms for an ek to be able to make the teins work

even if you do put the gsr rear disc conversion on it it will still be 3" farther from the control arm mounting point then it is in a gsr

sorry but your just going to have to find some arms for an ek

Bignel00

do you know anyone that may have some? cause i been looking everywhere online and no site has them. thanks man

cxSHOE

not sure why everyone is giving answers, you didnt mention which type of tein's you have. cant give correct info if we dont know what we have from the beginning?


but hopefully you have the coilovers that you can move the lower perch up and down (where it mounts to the lca) if you do, great take those off and buy some tein ek ones for what ever model shocks you have.

then instead of messing around with the integra lca's. put your stock ones back on, then just buy new lower tein mounting perches for ek? done.

sell the itr lca's for $80 bucks get some new lower mounting perches for $80. then when you sell the teins you will have both eg (or itr type. not sure which ones you have) and also ek buyers looking at your setup.

whats better than that, more buyers equals quicker sell. and not to mention i am more than sure there is someone out there who has teins and that can use the lower perches you dont need.(your not the first to buy a set of coilovers cheap yet not for your car) sell those aswell and you might make some money on the side aswell.

just call tein and they will give you a price over the phone.

this is the easiest way to fix this problem.


Modified by cxSHOE at 11:53 PM 5/16/2007


Modified by cxSHOE at 11:54 PM 5/16/2007

daluv

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bignel00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">na my friend has the 5 lug conversion done to his 95 eg , and everything bolted up fine. like wha i am thinking that the coupe hub is to short. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Top Shotta is right, that is why it wont work and you are having problems. You are trying to get it to work on a 6th gen, and it wont. Your friends works on his 95 EG, which is a 5th gen, because the EG shares an almost 100% identical set up (as far as mounting points, etc) as the ITR does. When Honda created the EK, things changed (obviously.) Unless you find some control arms that incorporate the ITR Tiens, and your EK chassis. I dont know much about it, but you might want to check out if a EK CTR rear disc swap might have what you need. Worth checking out at least!

cxSHOE

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by daluv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Top Shotta is right, that is why it wont work and you are having problems. You are trying to get it to work on a 6th gen, and it wont. Your friends works on his 95 EG, which is a 5th gen, because the EG shares an almost 100% identical set up (as far as mounting points, etc) as the ITR does. When Honda created the EK, things changed (obviously.) Unless you find some control arms that incorporate the ITR Tiens, and your EK chassis. I dont know much about it, but you might want to check out if a EK CTR rear disc swap might have what you need. Worth checking out at least!</TD></TR></TABLE>


no need for all this work... just buy lower perches for ek from tein???? and sell the extra parts left over

CivicSiRX

if the teins have a lower removable adjustable perches, get in contact with tein and order a set for the ek that looks like a fork like cxSHOE mention.

if the teins dont have the lower removable perch, the only other way is to find a set of CTR rear lower control arms but good luck on that one.

2coupes

just buy these, it'll solve all your problems
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Functi...wItem

Bignel00

he has the tein hr suspension. i dont know if its removable tho. i have to look at it when i get home. the function 7 lcas are very expensive

kaiba

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2coupes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just buy these, it'll solve all your problems
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Functi...wItem</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2.

Bignel00

do you guys know if a company makes any cheaper ones than the functions. maybe omni or skunk2?

Eran

iTrader: (1)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bignel00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you guys know if a company makes any cheaper ones than the functions. maybe omni or skunk2?</TD></TR></TABLE>

F7 is the only company that makes ITR-style shocks for 96-00 civics.

LSej1

daluv

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2coupes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just buy these, it'll solve all your problems
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Functi...wItem</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats good to know, I wasnt sure when I left my advice earlier! A control arm that incorporates the EK chassis and the ITR struts! Awesome! Dont be cheap about it man, get these function 7's!

t0p_sh0tta

What's the advantage to running the ITRs?

Relic1

if you can find a set, CTR rear LCAs would work also.

kaiba

CTR and the stock 96-00 are the same.

2coupes

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by t0p_sh0tta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What's the advantage to running the ITRs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

using coilovers that he already has instead of having to sell and get different ones, also ITR coilovers usually have more aggressive springrates than standard civic ones

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Relic1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can find a set, CTR rear LCAs would work also.</TD></TR></TABLE>

not true, CTR and US 6th gen lca's are the same

cxSHOE

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2coupes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just buy these, it'll solve all your problems
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Functi...wItem</TD></TR></TABLE>

hey 2scoops (j/k)
i think this is a terrible way. why spend over 2 bills when he could easily only spend $80 bucks on ek lower perches from tein?

my edit is down below...

cxSHOE

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bignel00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he has the tein hr suspension. i dont know if its removable tho. i have to look at it when i get home. the function 7 lcas are very expensive</TD></TR></TABLE>



yea those do not have the removable lower perches, so nevermind what i was saying.

kaiba

ITR is not the only that use those type of lca. The US 88 Civic and CRX use they same type also. Including the EG6.