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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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hello, i have a 91 crx si with koni g/c fr/ tophats and 400lbs springs stock bar? rr/ 350 lbs springs, progress rear bar 22mm???? all rear has all mfactory spherical bearings throughout. up coming mods will be skunk2 front uppers and the new innovative traction bar setup. since i need all new ball joint and tie rod ends, i thought id get a set of roll center adjusters. problem is that as is front is ALL the way up and my 205/50/r15 aziens are flush with the wheel opening if i got the rca, id be almost an inch lower!!!!!!!! the konis i got only seemed to have maybe 4 in of travel in front, shock is short. i wanna know if eg/dc/ek koni yellows are longer then ef koni yellows. also i think the konis i have are sp3 ones?? thank you!! oh and i know if i get eg dc shocks i need a eg dc shock forks
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Why do you need roll center adjusters? Also I would skip those Skunk2 upper control arms. They will severely limit clearance under the shock towers. Stick with factory parts.

Also, do you have the front GC sleeves sitting on the top-most circlip slot on the Koni shocks?
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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not to the top clip but doesnt matter its turned all the way up, I still have a butt load of threads the shock is all the way extended out. o and i already bought the skunk2 upper arms sooo yeah lol




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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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What? If you have it on the lower clip that lowers your ride height.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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ignore the clip, i still have ALOT of adjustment, but since the gc upper hats locate the shock further up my ride height is all the way up.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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If you want to use the RCA and have the benefits of the RCA,

just don't run the gc tophats, swap them to stock and sell them.

using the RCA gives you the benefit of the gc tophats, increased travel
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Ah I see, so your shocks are topping out. You should get regular stock-length Koni Sport shocks, or switch back to stock top hats like was mentioned.

If you put the RCA's on and change nothing else, the tire will sit even higher under the fender with the shock at full extension. It will make your current problem worse.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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cool thanks guys guess ill swap the hats to the back
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m_shake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cool thanks guys guess ill swap the hats to the back </TD></TR></TABLE>

why? The rear doesn't need extended top hats. And I'm pretty sure the rear top hats are not the same as the front ones, so I don't think you can use your rear ones up front.
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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thats okay i have another set of stock front upper mounts i figure put them in the rear cause i paid the extra to have them so i gotta use em
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 04:59 AM
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eh, they're not really doing anything for you in the back. I would sell them and at least try to make a little money back.
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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Sell them and get the money, there's no reason to keep them in the back, unless you're trying to impress yourself
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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whats wrong with impressing yourself
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