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Old May 9, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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hi guys, i need this fast no time for searching (sorry), i have a great deal on TIEN springs and shocks, but they r for a civic hatch 1994, will they bolt on?!
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Old May 9, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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i think only the back ones will if its a crx.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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Old May 9, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ChickenH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think only the back ones will if its a crx.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is correct.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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what about the fronts?! cant i do anything to make them fit?! i hear that changing to EG forks maybe?!
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Old May 9, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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Well, you "could"... but there are many issues. The biggest is that the brake line bracket doesn't match up and the geometry is different. Pretty sure that you can't use the EG forks too.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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i just read that u could, the only problem is i cant find any CRX lowering spings and shocks and i'm using stupid e-bay ones, if anything wrong with these info plz correct it
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BEN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Shocks/forks:
You can use DA front shocks with no modification. The only problem is that they are around 1" longer in the body (stock vs stock) and that means less travel in your lowered car. It seems, though, that many aftermarket companies feel that the DA and EF shocks are so similar that there is no need to make two different products. Examples include the tokico blues shown below and kyb AGXs (same part number). I had AGXs and they were longer than my stock EF shocks, shorter than my stock DA shocks, and 1/2" longer than my EF Koni Yellows. Odd, eh?

The Shocks (originally Loc's pics from b17a.com):


You can also use EG/DC shocks (EG shocks are exactly the same as DC shocks) if you feel so inclined. All you need to do is use EG/DC forks. Heres what Gordon Benson at koni has to say about the front EG/DC shocks vs DA and EF shocks (koni yellows anyway):

"The valving for all of those applications are different because they are all for different vehicles. When we create a valving for a shock, we tailor it to the needs of that car and not try to fit one valving for many. Of these ones you listed, the 90-93 Integra is firmest in compression and rebound. The 94+ Integra (and 92-00 Civic) is about the same in rebound but slightly softer in compression and the 88-91 Civic is valved the "softest" though it isn't by a lot."

Then more specifically the EF vs EG koni shock:

"...the biggest change with the 88-91 and the 92-00 Civic is that the lower "wishbone" (what the shocks go into on the bottom) is smaller on the 88-91 cars. This can be interchanged though the lengths and the valving between the 2 Civic applications isn't worth the work. The valving is basically identical and the lengths are less than a half inch of each other."

The EF and DA forks are exactly the same and so are the EG and DC and all 4 of them have the same height (no matter what anyone tells you). EF/DA fork on left, EG/DC fork on right:


The only difference between the EF/DA forks and the EG/DC forks is that the EG/DC forks have an inside diameter .15" larger than the EF/DA forks. This is because the EG/DC shocks are fatter than their EF counterparts.



With a little fork modification it is possible to use the DC/EG forks with EF shocks and gain around ¾" of shock travel by slipping the fork OVER the bottom of the brake line bracket. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old May 9, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Wow, look what a little searching can do for you

Now I know, and so do you.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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actually i didnt understand anything from reading that, if i changed from crx forks to eg forks, they should bolt in the crx (front&back) right? what about the brake line bracket thing? how can i solve that?
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Old May 9, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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the brake line brackets wont bolt up to the Eg's but you may be able to get away with using zipties
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Old May 9, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF001282 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the brake line brackets wont bolt up to the Eg's but you may be able to get away with using zipties</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm not trying to put ef shocks into eg, i meant eg shocks and springs (tien) into a rex, and what is zipties?!
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Old May 9, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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I know what you mean, you want to put EG springs on to an EF, you use the EG forks on the EG struts and ziptie the brake line to the EG front struts to hold them snug so they don't move around and possibly rupture.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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wow no offense but if this is that confusing for you, maybe you should be touching ANYTHING that has to do with the safety and well being of you or your passengers. but good luck to you AND them.
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