jus bought an 88' crx si need help with some issues!!

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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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Icon3 jus bought an 88' crx si need help with some issues!!

hey fellas i jus recently bought an 88 crx si and has a few issuses with it:
1) it pulls to the left side for some reason... might be an axle and in need of an alignment?
2) cut springs =/ bouncy and shitty ride... what would be a good set up?? i had ground control coil overs in my old rex with the gc struts as well.. not a bad ride...
3) eg seats and wobble ha.. where can i get some jdm sir interior for a good price??
4) ghetto rigged the fan to the headlights... WTF!? to make it back to normal do i have to buy a new fan switch, relay, and and all that??

should be easy fixes and got it for a good price... $400 haha running clean jus hate i always have to drive with the lights on

anything will help fellas... thnx!!
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Default Re: jus bought an 88' crx si need help with some issues!!

1. if the car has cut springs, it probably wasn't aligned when it was lowered. lowering the car changes the suspension geometry so you always need to align it when you change the height.

2. Start with good shocks. A lot of people say "ebay springs are bouncy", well it's probably because they're slammed on Tokico Blues or stock shocks. Pick up some Koni Yellows, Tokico Illuminas, or even KYB AGX's. Ground Control springs are cheap and great quality, but there are tons of other brands out there that make good stuff. Personally I have a Koni/GC setup sitting in my garage waiting for my next EF.

3. SiR interior is all over the place, but for a good price? You gotta pay to play, EF stuff is getting more and more rare and pricey all the time. You'll probably spend more on seats than you paid for the car!

4. you don't need the fan, unless you are sitting in traffic a lot. Since the weather is warming up, you might need it, so why don't you just hardwire the fan so it's always on? That's the easy solution and you won't have to worry about the fan coming on or not.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Default Re: jus bought an 88' crx si need help with some issues!!

- oh ok, so it definately needs an alignment then.. yeah, its sitting on cut springs with the stock shocks...
- and as for the suspension, i like how my 4th gen prelude rides on the AGX's with the H&R racing springs, its really smooth with a good drop...
- dang i think i am going to end up paying more than wat was paid for the car... unless i find some clean stock ef seats or get some good looking seats with the correct brackets for the crx
- oh ok.. im gonna have to do that.. cuz i commute to school everyday and theres always traffic, and then to work as well...

thnx for the info man!! i really appreciate it!!
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