Hi everyone, im new to the EF. i just bought my 89 Civic Si a few weeks ago, and this next week im installing a B18b, and a set of coilovers.

im also wanting to get Blox Rear LCAs, rear usdm-ITR swaybar, and an ASR rear subframe brace (the one for the DC integra).

can anyone tell me:

- is the ASR brace going to bolt in on the EF?
- will the ITR rear swaybar work?

a friend of mine told me it will all bolt up. but looking online, i cant find any info confirming this.

thanks for whatever help i can get

 

ok i did some looking around, i think i may have answered my own question.

i found this pic


thats an EF with the ASR brace. ok so it does bolt up. that means the distance between the LCAs is the same on the DC and the EF.

and because i plan on using Blox LCAs for a DC teg, that means its going to be the same distance from endlink-to-endlink, and the DC rear swaybar should bolt right up, right?

 

research is the key

 

Couple things...

- the last I heard ASR had a kit for the CRX/EF.
- Don't get the blox LCAs. The bushings BLOW. Look into the skunk2.

 

I think I remember seeing that thread with the ASR sub frame brace on that crx but it doesn't just "bolt on". I think the guy just used a integra brace and drilled new bolt hole in the sub frame for the brace, probably not the best way to do that. And I think ASR has a sway bar kit but not a sub frame brace for the EF's (but could be wrong).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Red_ED8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think I remember seeing that thread with the ASR sub frame brace on that crx but it doesn't just "bolt on". I think the guy just used a integra brace and drilled new bolt hole in the sub frame for the brace, probably not the best way to do that. And I think ASR has a sway bar kit but not a sub frame brace for the EF's (but could be wrong).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah the ASR EF kit uses brackets that attach to the tow hook brackets, but it doesn't have the subframe bar. It also uses a highly desireable chromo straight sway bar. No biggie about the subframe bar though, as there are 100s of those available out there. easy peasy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Red_ED8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think I remember seeing that thread with the ASR sub frame brace on that crx but it doesn't just "bolt on". I think the guy just used a integra brace and drilled new bolt hole in the sub frame for the brace, probably not the best way to do that. And I think ASR has a sway bar kit but not a sub frame brace for the EF's (but could be wrong).</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont think youre correct. the two bolts he is using in that picture, are clearly the same bolts that hold the LCAs to the subframe, just as it is intended to be used on an EG/DC

its not really possible to drill your own holes in the subframe for those two specific holes in the brace, because behind that is where the LCAs meet the subframe. if it was even a millimeter off, and u needed to drill a hole, you would be drilling through the LCA's bushing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boostwerks.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

No biggie about the subframe bar though, as there are 100s of those available out there. easy peasy. </TD></TR></TABLE>

what do u mean? is there a company out there that makes a subframe brace for the EF?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by impreziv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

what do u mean? is there a company out there that makes a subframe brace for the EF?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mfactory, tanabe, skunk2, mugen, spoon, passwordjdm, ebay...ect

These are all not exactly like the ASR unit, but it doesn't really need to be that big if it's not holding the sway bar.

BTW, found a quick pic of the EF ASR kit:






Modified by Boostwerks.com at 12:25 PM 8/9/2008

 

how about the suspension techniques bars with the EF bracket kit?

Not sure what size they are.

Actually I believe the first pic is of a ST bar. Notice the sway bar does not attach to the subframe brace.

 

Stay away from blox, the break after 1-2 months!

 

i have blox LCA and they are fine but heard that when they first carme out the blox lca were bad because of the bushing but the new ones are fine

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88 civic ef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have blox LCA and they are fine but heard that when they first carme out the blox lca were bad because of the bushing but the new ones are fine</TD></TR></TABLE>

Post pics of the "new" ones if you have them! I bought mine less than 2 months ago, and the bushings are like warm jello...and I havn't even used them yet. I pressed the blox bushings out and replaced them with full poly I had left over from a complete master set. I'm going to have to run a simple washer on either side of the bushings, but it'll be much much stiffer.

The blox bushings are WAY softer than even oem replacements.

 

the bad thng about running teg lca's is you get -camber from it but they bolt right up to the ef, eg, and ek platforms. And i don't uderstand how the kit in the last pic works. And why would you not want to run the sway bar if you have the lca's with holes for it? It just makes no sense to me


Modified by turboblack2door at 4:33 PM 8/9/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboblack2door &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> And i don't uderstand how the kit in the last pic works</TD></TR></TABLE>

What exactly don't you understand?

The ASR kit has brackets that attach to the factory tow hook mounts. It utilizes a straight chromoly bar for a sway bar instead of a typical bent peice.

 

the last pic did not show a sway bar at all is why i was confused

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboblack2door &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the bad thng about running teg lca's is you get -camber from it but they bolt right up to the ef, eg, and ek platforms.


Modified by turboblack2door at 4:33 PM 8/9/2008</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeh all u have to do is use DC teg upper control arms as well. both of them are 1/16" longer than EF arms

1/16" isnt going to cause major camber issue, but im sure the difference is visable

btw, i found this thread http://www.d-series.org/forums...36992

it confirms that the ASR brace does fit fine on an EF, the only thing is that you would use a DC/EG brace, so its not going to have provisioning for an EF swaybar. so you use a DC swaybar... which im planning on anyways..

 

hahaha... he should have d brackets and bushings where those empty holes are, it might help :p

 

7 years later......

Modified an Integra rear sway bar to fit my EF. Pretty much now an Integra in the rear with the option of upgrading to the thickest factory bar. Mind the welds, I'm not the best. Just figured I'd post for anyone interested.