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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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I installed Megan Racing LCAs on my 93 Civic Coupe along with my ITR rear sway bar and it turns out the Megan Racing LCAs are total CRAP! Where the endlinks screw into the LCAs, the threads just completely stripped out. No way to use the sway bar now. So I am on the search for new LCAs but dont want to end up with a crap product again.

I'm not trying to spend more than, probably, 150 shipped. What are some of the BEST LCAs available? Or, what do you all use?
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Last I checked, no LCA's are supposed to have threaded mounting holes for the swaybar endlinks.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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I'm not sure if this pic will be able to show you but, that appears how mine are:

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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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I don't think those LCA's were made for screw on endlinks. Get OEM rear endlinks from a rear sway equipped Civic (or Integra), like a similar year EX 4-dr or DOHC Sol.

I had Blox LCA's, but the spherical endlinks I bought didn't fit right, so I ended up getting OEM all-around (LCA's, endlinks, and associated hardware). Everything fit up great then.

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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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I see some of the anodizing rubbed away in that area... looks like maybe the hole was too small to accept the endlink? The ends of the endlink are definitely threaded (to accept the nut on the other end of course) but they should slight right through the mounting point on the LCA itself, you should not have to screw it through, which I imagine would be a nightmare to install!
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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Yes they were a pain but atleast now you see what I meant.

After thinking about it, what I might try is going out to Lowes Hardware or something similar and purchasing some different bolts. The bolts that came with my sway bar and endlinks dont even reach through the endlink. So I will buy some longer bolts and see how that works.

Would this solve my problem?
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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what endlinks are you using? that might be it, the bolts might've simply been wrong.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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I bought the 23mm ITR Sway Bar used and the endlinks that came with it I suppose are the stock ITR endlinks.
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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ok then maybe it *was* the mounting holes lol. good luck with that.
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