IM still having a problem with my suspension... My question is as follows.. Ive got a 91 si hatch, w b16 swap. Before I did the swap, I had DA big brakes on my car- integra knuckle, along with the integra upper control arm.. Well, before the b16 went in, i needed to change the upper control arms b/c ball joints were bad. When I did this, I ordered the arms for a 91 si(my car) because I have searched on here, and evidently most people run civic uca's with the teg knuckle.. My camber isnt too bad, but I was wondering if anyone knew if there is any difference in geometry as far as camber, caster goes.. Which one of the 2 would be better if your car is lowered 2 1/2 inches. ? Just lookin for some insight if anyone cares.....
thanx

 

and peoples know the answer? I would like to make this my only thread about this.. I would like know the differences as far as caster, camber goes/? Which of the 2 would be better, cuz they are different in design. bump

 

use the stock arms. upper, lower, front and rear.

never use any other control arms.

 

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never use any other control arms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont know about all that, I used the da upper arms when I did the swap because my old ones were toast, I used them until the new crx ones came. When it was on the alignment rack the caster was different from before but depending on what your purpose for the car is you might want different caster(like road racing for example), So I would not go as far as say NEVER to use any other control arm. I even went to an autocross with the da ones and noticed no ill effects

 

ppl have reported extreme positive camber with DA upper arms.

what was yours at?

 

My camber is now around -2 front left, and right is about the same( I lost my sheet from school!!) This is the tricky part.. ok I put the da brakes on with the da upper control arms when I still had the stock a6 in the car. Suspension is koni yellows, w h& r sport springs.. when I had to sohc in there, I had the car sitting as low as it could go which is on the lowest perch setting. camber was pretty bad then. Well I put a b16 in ( not the greatest idea, unless boostin) and my car was wayy to low. When I put the b16 in, I changed the front upper control arms from da to stock(civic si). I also had to raise the front all the way to the highest perch settting, due to the extra weight of the b16 just so the axles would not vibrate and shake the whole car.. So now that i have a finger gap or so between the fender and the top of the tire, wouldnt the da arm be the better of the 2 because it would actually help correct the negative camber without having to buy a kit&gt;&gt;&gt;im just wondering, because i get some mad bump steer, and in chicago the streets arent the best.I just want to get it as straight as possible without using a camber kit. If this method isnt exactly "wise" then let me know... It aint exactly easy to correct road crown when its rainin outside and yer rolling on potenza so3r's....

 

theres no need to "correct" camber. negative camber is good.

-2 is right where it should be.

 

yeah, I guess you are right to a point.. I really dont take this car to the track, its more of just a daily driver in the summer only.. However I would like to get the suspension geometry tuned in a little better. I know for a fact Im going to need rear trailing arm busings, as well as lca's.. its kinna ghetto right now.. I have 1 poly bushing at the shock fork on the passenger side, and 1 stock old bushing on the driver side... I am also puttin on a st sway bar cuz the stock one doesent even seem like it does much at all. Im thinkin after i get the rear bushings all put in, new lca's n ****- Get Another Alignment- hopefully this will make my car ride better. I mean the rear does have an effect on how the car drives as far as the front goes. So ya thanks everyone for you multiple opinions... I will update with pics as soon as my wallet says its aiight...

 

I used my stock CRX upper control arms on my DA knuckles and I have had no problems.