I found a great deal on a 90 integra GS with koni yellows and h&r springs. i was wondering if the suspension can be put onto my 90 crx. part numbers are different on the koni site but i thought it may still be possible.

anybody have any suggestions or has anybody done it?

 

You can use the front but the rear shocks are to tall

 

front will work not back tho

 

Does this integra look like it may have CRX suspension mistakenly on it? (hence the rear sitting so low on brand new H+R springs and Koni yellows installed correctly buy a shop no less?)

 

they probably put them on wrong the fronts in the back and the backs in the front...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ONE-CAM-EF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they probably put them on wrong the fronts in the back and the backs in the front...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Owner swears up and down that they installed them correctly. assuming they were installed correctly, does it appear he got EF/CRX rear struts?

 

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there's no way to actually installed them backwards this way. the rear has a fork built on it. the fronts when changed to aftermarket have to be loosened from the stock fork and replaced into the fork.

as long as you use springs for a crx the dampers will work from a DA.

about a month before i totaled my 88 hf (DOHC ZC swapped) i had just installed a set of 89 + tokico illumina 5 way (swap control arms) with the eibach springs that i acquired with the car.

soon after the wreck i got a DA. it had stock susp. on H & R springs. after researching it i installed my 5 way susp. on my DA w/ the H&Rs and i put the stock shocks from the DA on the HF w/ the eibach kit. both cars look exactly the same height as before and the Teg rides wonderful.

 

88 suspension is a TAD different IIRC? Regardless, I found out that the rear struts are 1.5 inches TALLER on a DA, and I would say the rear is sitting about 1.5 too low in the rear with the rake.

 

There is no way they can be installed incorrectly...The front will not go on the back and vis versa with the back.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by harmonator84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There is no way they can be installed incorrectly...The front will not go on the back and vis versa with the back.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hes talking about the springs not the struts are backwards. the front springs and rear springs are different heights as well as the rear springs are much softer, they may have put the rear springs on the front and the front springs on the back

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dasfinc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">88 suspension is a TAD different IIRC? Regardless, I found out that the rear struts are 1.5 inches TALLER on a DA, and I would say the rear is sitting about 1.5 too low in the rear with the rake.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes 88 is different but im talking about 89+ w/ swapped lower control arms, which is the only difference i know of.

1.5???? no way, i compared the assemblies side by side before i reinstalled them. I even put the shocks that came off the DA on the rex and it is NOT sitting any higher in the rear.

now if they got crx springs in the rear of that DA then that's your probem.

 

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hes talking about the springs not the struts are backwards. the front springs and rear springs are different heights as well as the rear springs are much softer, they may have put the rear springs on the front and the front springs on the back</TD></TR></TABLE>

if this were true wouldnt it be the opposite rake? i would assume front springs are stiffer because of the weight of the engine it has to hold. so if they were in the back they wouldnt sag much while if the rear springs were on the front it should presumably sag quite a bit due to the extra weight they are not intended for.

 

thats pretty much what i thought too....^^^^^^^^^

i could have swore that the EF and DA suspension were the same height if you get aftermarket, but probably not stock....

 

OK, digging up a SUPER old thread here......but figured I'd just use it instead of creating a new one I'm replacing the suspension on my '89 hatch with the B16 swap in it. The only reason I'm considering this approach is because I've found some RETARDED cheap Jamex and ST springs for sale that fit the DA's, while the EF springs are well outside my price range. I'm really just more concerned with the fronts for now.....the Jamex springs are a 1.5" drop and the ST springs are a 2" drop. I know that they won't drop my car that low since they're designed for a heavier application, but I don't want to slam it......my 1st choice was to go with the H&R OE Sport springs to basically maintain my stock ride height. So I'm thinking I'll go with the Jamex's and just use the front springs, and buy the Moog CC259 rear replacement springs for the EF. Just thought I'd see what thoughts/advice/opinions you guys have here.

Thanks in advance

 

nothin? no opinions at all? not even any smart a$$ remarks?

 

I'll bite. You can't afford $200 for a new set of quality lowering springs that were actually made to fit your car?

Why does everyone ghetto-fab their builds in this forum? Seriously, it's only $200 (and that's for a good set of Neuspeeds, Tein S-techs are like $150 shipped on ebay). You'd rather risk janky ride height instead or be forced to cut a few coils?

 

1) If you read my post, you'd see that I don't want LOWERING springs.
2) Not everyone has an extra $200 laying around.

 

How about starting your own thread next time and not burying your question in a block of rambling text.

 

More funny because he consciously and puposly did it.

Maybe it's the new cool thing to do - dig up really old threads and ask a questions!

 

OK, well when I've posted my own threads before......a$$hats like you guys would always say 'look at these other threads that have been started already'. So what's the point if I'm going to get people talking 5hi7 either way? And if you can't manage to read a handful of sentences without losing focus, you probably need SOME kind of help.

 

You can afford a B16 swap, but can't afford to adjust the suspension correctly?

And there are such things as application-specific mild lowering springs. Hell, a $50 generic coilover kit would allow you to be a cheap bastard and adjust height to your liking.

And FWIW, you might want to consider new shocks as well.

Again, this forum is full of half-assed ideas. "Budget build" should only be taken so far and not at the expense of suspension components.

 

I bought the car with the swap already done. And no, when I have $1000/month just for student loans (and another $1000/month in student loans when my wife graduates) - not to mention all of my other bills - I CAN'T afford to do the suspension correctly. If I wanted to get some REALLY cheap quality eBay coilovers that wouldn't last very long and ride like complete 5hi7 I would've done that already........MY GOAL is to get a QUALITY brand suspension that DOESN'T LOWER my car. A lot of the good brand coilover kits even at the MAXIMUM setting still lower your car like 1/2"~1", and they have WAY stiffer spring rates than what I would like. Thanks everyone for all of your 'help'.......you could have just said that you didn't know if it would work, or that it wouldn't work - instead you basically said 'you're a dumb redneck that's too stupid and cheap to do the suspension right'.