Does anyone here know if all civic front suspension components are identical as far as ride height?


A friend had a run in with a curb and caused some suspension damage on his em1. The driver side front sits approximately 1" higher than the passenger front. Causing the car to not sit completely level.

Everything was supposed to have been replaced with OEM parts. After some inspection, I noticed the dr. side strut fork, has significantly more rust than the passenger side (pass. side was spray bombed black when he swapped out wheels to "clean" things up before his accident). This is leading me to believe that it was one of the components replaced after his accident.




Parts 11/12 in this image


OEM SI Front fork PN: 51821-S04-000

EX: 51821-S01-000
HX: 51821-S01-000
DX: 51821-S01-000

Obviously they are similar, but not identical. Were EM1's lower than other model civics? Could this be what is causing the height issue we're experiencing?

I didn't notice any as it was getting dark when I looked, but any stampings on the strut forks that would let me know? Next chance I get, I'll take measurements of both forks with a tape measure I suppose.