i got a set of si rear control arms with a complete sway bar. so i was wondering if it will show any improvements if i install it on my dx hatchback with my rear disc that is on there right now? now i know the dx control arms dont have a thread for the sway bar to bolt on to so i going to change it to a si pair.

And also why does my car sits pretty high like a ******* army tank lol it sit high after i put in rear disc on it .....any idea? i seen most ef hatch back around here that are stock and they sit little lower than my car...something have to do with the bushings or something related to it...it sits high in all 4 corners. i think i didnt set the bushings or something can any one tell me how to set the bushing if i needed to?

Please note that car is all primered and wetsanded and gettin ready for a teal si paint job in month or so and got rid of that color on the wheels but anyway that how high my car sits now....

 

U on stock springs or what?

 

yes stock 91 si springs doesnt it amke any different...? but around here even with a old man driving a hatchback like mines and it sit alot lower with stock spirngs

 

At least buy a new set of lowering springs. If it still sits high, u have a problem...ahaha

 

well that doesnt help lol ......anyone esle have a idea why this could cause this? and also i see ur selling a ef9 rear spolier and a front lip

 

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Sorry i was of no help...never really seen or heard of that problem. Just out of curiousity, what car did the rear disc conversion come off of? Mine came off a CRX and it sat exactly the same afterwards. No shipping except for the wiring harness or anything that can get stuffed into a smaller, standard box.

 

not sure where the rear disc came from i just got it for 50 bucks and didnt say where it came off from

 

how can i see where it came from ?

 

hah damn i aint the only one that sits that high.

 

That looks like the regular stock ride height. Did you little the car settle yet?

 

****! that's not normal. Do some research and find out exactly what you put on ur car. Maybe got parts from a car that is throwing off all of ur suspension geometry.

How does it ride?

 

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looks like stock height to me.

i think youre all used to "slammed" cars, you forget how high stock really is.

my car is stock, its about the same.

you should rezero your bushings anyway, to help "settle" the ride height and save whatever is left of your bushings.

 

For those not sure how to "zero" the bushings, its pretty simple.

The easiest way to do it, is loosen both lower control arm bolts so that the bushings
can move freely. Let the car down, and jump on the back of the car a little so its
settled. Then simply tighten them up. Its easier if you have ramps you can drive the back tire up on.

If you tightened them with the suspension hanging down, the bushings are probably twisted to hell when you let the car down. They will usually not last too long in this condition.

 

Yea an alignment rack would be beneficial. I use a jack to jack up each LCA to a near at rest position, then torque everything down.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rioninja &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For those not sure how to "zero" the bushings, its pretty simple.

The easiest way to do it, is loosen both lower control arm bolts so that the bushings
can move freely. Let the car down, and jump on the back of the car a little so its
settled. Then simply tighten them up. Its easier if you have ramps you can drive the back tire up on.

If you tightened them with the suspension hanging down, the bushings are probably twisted to hell when you let the car down. They will usually not last too long in this condition.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is the best thing you can do for the longevity of your suspension front & rear. Some bushings, however, are more difficult to zero out. The trailing arm bushing, for example, has to be pressed out of the hub, rotated the correct amount (clocked), and pressed back in (same with the front UCAs, and inside rear UCA bushings) If you go through the trouble of doing this on the TA, you may as well get the Mugen hard rubber bushing pressed back in.

 

You might have somehow gotten ahold of some rear trailing arms that are shorter in length... Let's hope not!

It almost looks like you have positive camber, be careful!

 

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It almost looks like you have positive camber, be careful!</TD></TR></TABLE>

how the heck can you possibly notice camber from the side???

btw, heres my OLD car on stock springs.

 

noi got a lil negative since the bushing is bad on there

 

did you use the stock struts in the conversion? because rear discs off an integra bolt up, people (including me) used the rear suspension off it. However, the rear springs sit about 1.5 inches higher than the civic/crx ones. switch back to your stock struts if so. but, when my car has nothing in the back, it looks like that, so i don't think its anything to worry about. if youre worried about looks, but some cinder blocks in the back. i'm kidding, but still.

 

well i was just wondering why does it sit like that i mean the ride feels fine and smooth

 

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Looking at the photo you can see the top of the rear tire, but not the front... but now that I see your CRX pic, it seems normal.

I've only had mine dropped from stock height for a few weeks, and stock ride-height already a long-lost memory.