I don't have either in front of me and haven't had the chance to look at both, but I heard that there is a difference and there is a way to modify EG struts w/ springs to put in an EK. What are the differences if they just don't bolt up? And what would I need to do to do it right?

I'm basically trying to just put an entire strut assembly and spring and little horseshoe piece right into an EK and apparently I can't just do that.

 

i'm pretty sure it is all the same.

That's why if you shop for suspension it is listed as a 92-00 model for struts or springs

 

Yeah that's what I've seen for springs, buttt I'm not sure about the top of the strut/top hat and bottom assembly.

 

Any other info from anyone else? I'd really like to figure this out before I have to do this tomorrowwww

 

Everything will line up the same on the fronts!!!

 

You're not sure about the back?

 

Searching is a good thing. LOTS of information on this if you spend more than 2 seconds looking.

Fronts fit fine.
Rears have different fork widths between the 2 generations. I will leave it up to YOU to find out which is thinner.

 

I actually went through the entire FAQ thread looking for the answer, and otherwise I wasn't trying to spend 3 hours trying to find the right combination of words so my search could be found. Instead I figured maybe someone who's dealt with the problem could chime in quickly and problem would be solved.

Thanks though

 

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Sorry, I thought you were only talking about the fronts...


The 92-95 Civic rear shocks will fit on a 96-00 Civic control arm... ~&gt; You will need to add aprox. 2-3 flat washers on each side of the control arm so there is no play between the shock fork and control arm!

Now, if you have a 92-95 Civic and you're trying to put 96-00 rear suspension on it; its not going to work! The 96-00 rear control arms are a lot thinner causing the shock forks to be thinner! I hope I didnt go over your head!

You're welcome and I hope I answered all of your questions Old Wise One!

 

^He's got it. He beat me to it. A few washers for the rear and you're good to go.

 

Yeah well I was unable to read the last two, but somewhere I caught a little wind that EG rear forks were a little wider and that was all I needed to know. I didn't really use washers just tightened it a bit. I seriously wasn't expecting the rear LCA's to be soooooooo paper thin on EKs


Thanks though everyone

 

discover this last night, transfering all my aftermarket suspension and brake parts from my 95 ej1 coupe into my 99 ej9 hatch.
things I found was that the rear of the eg/ej1(92-95) strut fork is wider than the EK/EJ9.
and the strut mount in the front of the EK is wider than the EG.
I ran into a lot more compatibility problems in other parts of the suspension and brakes also