Soda Popinski

Im doing a swap soon i pulled the motor. I noticed that my cross member has alot bigger gap than my friends 94 Civic. Is this normal?



This is a pic of what i percieve as a normal Cross member.



O yea if katman isnt cool wiht me using this pic just lemme know and i'll take it down.

litterbox

Soda, do you have a front sway bar on your car (first pic)?

Soda Popinski

Nope.

kaiba

The car engine bay has been repaint right. Look like they took off everything and then but it back together.

Soda Popinski

Nah they didnt. It was my friend who did the paint job. Anyone else notice a gap as big as mine on your car? Is this normal?

litterbox

we-todd is down and I can't get access to my pic. When it's up, I'll post it.

litterbox

Soda Popinski

Damn yours doesnt even have a gap like mine. ****.

litterbox

I'll take a better pic when I get home.

EDIT: You're busted subframe isn't gonna be able to handle K power!

Soda Popinski

Man this **** has me worried. Take measurements from the top of your firewall to the cross memeber. Mine is 18 1/2 inches while my buddies was 17 15/16s. Whats yours? Man i hope my **** isnt going to hang low as ****.

91civicDXdude

maybe it was damaged and replaced with one from a different model year or something and they're slightly different?

litterbox

Ok, top of firewall to top of cross member? I'll have a pic up in an hour.

I have a bare JDM ITR subframe if you want it.

Soda Popinski

I doubt it, only interchangable subframe are integras and if it came from an integra it would have that tie bar. And as i remember i dont think EG steering racks fit dc subframes without modification. Also the crossmember looks to be real old.

litterbox

Ok, I measured mine to be exactly 18inches from top of firewall to top of crossmember. Give or take about .25'' for error cause I had to kink the tape measurer a bit. And I looked at my subframe too, and I have a gap just like you. I think cause, you have a light colored firewall, it reall extenuates the gap.

litterbox

Also, your pics were taken from an angle that's higher up than mine or katman's pics. I think you're fine and have nothing to worry about.

alleyezonme

Maybe your friends is the messed up one?

Bakeoff

I believe the ones with a front sway bar (Si and EX only) are different from the non sway bar (Dx, Cx, Vx).
The only other difference I can think of is power steering vs non power steering. Again, Ex and Si for sure.