Will they fit my 89 hatch? Its the shocks with the fork type. They look like they will. Help me out fellas'.

 

well I found out they were actually 2000 si rear shocks.

 

bump? right?

 

Yes, they should fit. I actually have ITR rear shocks for my 88 HB.

 

The 96-00 Rear shocks forks are not as wide as EF/EG/DC shock forks, that is because the EF/EG/DC uses are thicker LCA (Lower control arm). Even if they fit I think you would have to bend the fork outwards and I wouldn't recommend doing that.

 

did you have to bend the fork?

 

ITR rear shocks will fit in an 88 Civic/CRX because the share the same LCA, the 89-91 has different LCAs.

 

So...the 2000 si rear shocks will fit my 89 honda?

 

Did you not read my first reply?

 

I did not know that; I knew that the LCAs were different but the width is news to me.

 

Definitely. When I have shocks laying around it is easy to tell the difference between EG/DC and EK shocks. That is why when you have an EK you can use EG/DC shocks but you need washers to compensate for the extra space.

 

You can get EK lca's, no? Then it'll work?

 

No, different dimensions. If possible, he can probably grind the lower shock bushing to make it thinner.

 

Ah I see. Good info for later

 

why would the lca's from the the 88 be so different from the 89?

 

That is the way Honda made it. 89-91 have the same LCA but the 88 was the outcast.

 

itr/88 rear lca's look like this:



the 89-2000 style one's do not.

 

NOw I see!!! Thank you very much.

 

The only big difference in ITR and CRX is that ITR doesn't have the coating on the outside - it's just painted.

 

Actually a bigger difference is the 88 LCA's don't have a welded nut for the sway links(it's just a hole).