hey guys im wondering if any one knows if you can use any brand 89 accord front shocks on a civic/crx, or do they have to be the bilstiens heavy duty? i just dont want them to blow out cause of being lowerd like i here people saying the their are cretain shocks to use with a lowerd suspension.


Modified by B6teen at 9:01 PM 1/7/2007


Modified by B6teen at 9:02 PM 1/7/2007

 

sure you can!, you can use those shocks on a 89 accord

 

i was talking about when you use 89 accord shocks on civic/crx

 

ive read on here that they bolt right in, but they are about 1 inch shorter, so it will lower your ride. if you have adjustable coils you can raise them 1 inch to make the difference, and you will have more strut clearence.
Dan

 

I have the 89 Accord KYB shocks on the fronts, it is a bit shorter than the EF ones.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by exospeedAMcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have the 89 Accord KYB shocks on the fronts, it is a bit shorter than the EF ones.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is the actual damper body shorter, or is the spring perch just positioned lower? What is the body length difference in millimeters?

 

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Is the actual damper body shorter, or is the spring perch just positioned lower? What is the body length difference in millimeters?</TD></TR></TABLE>

to be honest, its been over 4yrs since I did this to one of my CRX projects. I dont remember exactly. From what I believe it was just a shorter body. I'm actually going to pull out this front suspension in the next month or so and use it on another CRX project so I can check then.