lower rear control arm?
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I looked there and found a few, but I'm kinda weary of ordering any kind of performance products from eBay as they are usually cheap, I'm not trying to find high grade high dollar parts, but I don't want to wonder if my parts are going to hold up either.
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Function Form LCA is one of the best bangs for your buck. I have them on my build. Do some research on it. The way they are made minimizes premature bushing wear. All though I still recommend installing them the correct way by waiting to torque the bolts down till the car is on the ground and at its final ride height.
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Thanks, I found some on kspecracing.com for $140, doesn't specify if that's a pair or a piece tho, didn't know about torqueing the bolts with the wheels on the ground either, thanks for that as well
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Most are sold as a pair. That sounds about right I think I paid a little bit more for mine. No prob I hate seeing people buy and bash on these LCA's and trailing arm bushings faulting premature bushing wear when they in fact did not properly put them on.
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Just get a set of OEM off CL. No point in running aftermarket unless you need to run a sway bar. The stock unit will outperform and outlast anything on the market until you spend at lease $200 and up.
If you are going for "the look" you are doing it all wrong and you will be replacing them sooner vs later. Aftermarket LCAs (unless you buy a GOOD expensive set like Function 7/ASR or anything of that caliber @ $250 a set) have terrible bushings. OEm arms w/ ES bushing are
If you are going for "the look" you are doing it all wrong and you will be replacing them sooner vs later. Aftermarket LCAs (unless you buy a GOOD expensive set like Function 7/ASR or anything of that caliber @ $250 a set) have terrible bushings. OEm arms w/ ES bushing are
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These ones by DME are about 170 a pair...
http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...176/index.html
They are not considered good?
http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...176/index.html
They are not considered good?
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Don't cheap out on something that affects safety. Function & Form, Blackworks, Megan Racing, Skunk2, its all crap. Function7 or OEM + new bushings, nothing else is worth it imho.
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I was thinking less about bling and more about rear sway bar capability.
I have a hatchback and so OEM LCA does not have sway bar holes.
I'm also looking into a subframe support for a 24mm sway bar.
But would like quality without being taken to the cleaners.
I have a hatchback and so OEM LCA does not have sway bar holes.
I'm also looking into a subframe support for a 24mm sway bar.
But would like quality without being taken to the cleaners.
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Good deal, will do.
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Picture is over a year old but my setup remains the same. Function 7 lca's, ASR rear subframe brace, 24mm rear sway bar, and spherical endlinks.
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^^^Is that a Koni/GC setup? I'm in the middle of rebuilding my car cause it was stolen and I'm leaning towards the exact same setup. Koni/GC w/ F7 LCAs ASR sub and ASR 24mm. My rates will be 600f/500r. I'll get a front sway bar in the future to go w/ my 3 point solid strut bar.
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^^^Is that a Koni/GC setup? I'm in the middle of rebuilding my car cause it was stolen and I'm leaning towards the exact same setup. Koni/GC w/ F7 LCAs ASR sub and ASR 24mm. My rates will be 600f/500r. I'll get a front sway bar in the future to go w/ my 3 point solid strut bar.
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Right on. My old car (which was also stolen) was an ex so it had the factory sway bar w/ omnipower streets 10k/8k and the same rear setup and was pretty balanced. I figure I can manipulate that with some driving and dampening adjustment.
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Thanks for the carification on the Integra.
There is also this package that has more than just the LCA. The LCA's themselves they want 299 for.
http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-U...8402C1605.aspx
Still would need to get an ASR or equivalent subframe brace package. And of course getting some Koni Yellows and coil overs would be the icing on the cake.
Probably start looking at the yards for an old Integra non type R as stated above and just get the brace and bar.
There is also this package that has more than just the LCA. The LCA's themselves they want 299 for.
http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-U...8402C1605.aspx
Still would need to get an ASR or equivalent subframe brace package. And of course getting some Koni Yellows and coil overs would be the icing on the cake.
Probably start looking at the yards for an old Integra non type R as stated above and just get the brace and bar.
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I honestly dont understand how someone could put Function&Form in the same category as Blackworks and Megan But hey its an opinion I guess. Its really hard to judge the quality of on brands bushings over another based off of other peoples experiance. This is due to just what Purgatory said so many people do not undertsand the importances of suspension preload. I do know that Function7 is a top dog in the market. But as for ASR's LCA's do some research on them I believe they are in fact made buy the same outsourced company as Blackworks. But I have seen first hand No issues to come from the Function&Forms A close friend of mine has had them for two years now and because of that they are now installed on my rework Build.
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Thanks for the carification on the Integra.
http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-U...8402C1605.aspx
http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-U...8402C1605.aspx
If I was on a tight budget and wanted the best setup for the money I would do this:
DC LCAs w/ ES bushing
ITR swaybar and endlinks
GC/Konis ($800) or Progress CSII's ($600) 450/350 spring option
That setup can be had for $1000 or less.
If you want some added cheap insurance throw a lower tie/arm bar in there so stabilize the subframe, they are way cheaper than ASR.
A 22mm swaybar will be more than enough for 100% of the driving you do on a daily basis. If this was a all out auto-x car every single weekend then I would say spend some more and beef it up.