I have a 1990 CRX SI (With a blue vin tag on the dash is that of any significance?)

I went to buy some coilsprings to replace these coilover sleeves I have currently
When i met up with the person the springs were on a set of struts that were thinner and appeared slightly shorter, and the suspension fork looked less beefy.

any idea why there was a difference, i read somewhere that I might have 5th gen civic struts

And Someone told me 5th gen civic coilsprings will fit crx struts is this true?




These were ghetto rigged with a notch beneath the brake bracket, for the suspension (damper)fork pinch bolt
Brake bracket was trimmed to allow shock to sit lower in the suspension (damper)fork