So, I'm helping my wife swap out some old blown coilovers with a typical Tokico/H&R spring setup on her 90 SIR.

I ordered what I "thought" were ITR style rear shocks that have the bushing on the shock body that go inside the lower control arm. However, what showed up in the mail today were typical USDM style shocks that have the"C" mount that goes on opposing sides of the lower control arm.

Now, my question is... which USDM lower control arms do I need to run this style strut? All my research shows that any LCA from any USDM 89-95 Civic will work, but that seems just too easy. I just wanted to check if anyone out there has actually done this to verify it works before I order more parts.

Thanks H-T!!

 

It's that easy, except you'll need Si rears for the swaybar mount. They might be discontinued.

Sucks because aluminum arms are crap.

 

Thanks for the reply Tyson. I'm not really a fan of aftermarket "bling" LCA's either, the only plus is new bushings; which may also be trash aftermarket ones anyway. I prefer OEM over, almost, anything.

So, just off the top of my head, I imagine Civic EX and SI LCA's will work because they both had rear sway bars, as well as Del Sol SI and VTEC models. I think Integra LS and GSR rear LCA's will work as well.

 

Eg Civic si/ex actually didn't come with a rear swaybar. But the del sol si did.

The del sol vtec and integrated have swaybar links, but also have abs sensor holes, not a big deal.

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