I've been looking at full coilovers, such as zeal and tein. Most of them advertise full coilovers for 89-91 civic/crx, but how about for 88 civic/crx's with the eye rear mounts? What coilovers are available? thanx in advance.

 

it's the same kind of susp style as the ITR right?
cause i heard ITR coilovers will fit

 

pretty much anything. Most companies. Zeal and Tein require that that the 89-91's get the 88/ITR rear LCA's to fit the suspension. You alreaddy have that so thats saved money for you.

What are you looking to get out the suspention? What is it going to be used for? How much do you want to spend? Ask yourself those questions first then check out the search button and google.

 

You can also get the newer style coilovers and just get the newer LCA's. That's not a bad deal. LCA's don't cost that much.

 

i didn't know that. i thought they sold 88 and 89-91's differently. tein advertizes the RA's for the 88 and the SS for the 89-91. but if the 89-91's are required to get 88 lca's, then sweet, i can get that suspension.

 

Yes, 89-91 can get RA's you just have to have 88/ITR rear LCA's.

 

are H&Rs good... I noticed that they make a kit for the 2nd gen Rex...

 

I've never used them personally, but have heard good things about them. All coilovers that are kind at the bottom (priced around $1000) are all about equally the same. More a few minor differences here and there. Its when you start gettting up into the higher and more exspensive stuff that they start to differ a lot. Do a little bit of searching because I know for sure the H&R has been discussed before.

 

i say go with what has been proven so that you wont be dissappointed..tein or apex all the way

 

so you are saying that you can get the 89-91 suspension and itll fit exactly with the 88?

 

Fit what on the 88? What suspentions are you refering too.

 

just to clarify, i can get the Tein HA's that are listed for 89-91's and they WILL fit my 88 hatch WITHOUT any modifications? reason being the 89-91 are required to get the 88/itr rear lca's. but a few posts up, i mentioned the RA's listed for the 88. why would they list the RA and HA for different years, if they fit both?

 

Because tein stopped selling the HA's in the US. and brung in the SS's. In japan they have both the HA and SS. But in the US. they only have the SS. You can still get the HA's. You just have to have someone order them from Japan for you.

BTW, I have HA's on my car right now and have had them for a little more then 3 years.

 

how do you like the HA's? and is it true tein brought over the SS and Flex to replace the HA?

 

Yes its true that that Type flex and SS came to replace the HA's but thats not a real big deal. SS's are not to far off of what HA's are, but its still a downgrade.

About mine, I love my HA's and I love how they ride. (very stiff) My car is not all about comfert, I'm building it up to race auto-X and track events like that. They work fine on the street, but are kinda harsh for some for daily. The only gripe I have about them is that they are made out of steel and in colder area's that put out salt for winter or have lots of rain tend to rust if not taken care of. The difference with the RA and the HA is the RA is made out of aluminum and is lighter then the Steel HA's. Plus its going to take way longer for Aluminum to rust then steel.

The SS's that Tein just came out with have a coating of some sort on the screw part (part to adjust how high or low the car is) to help prevent the rust.

 

so HA and RA are more track than street, and SS is daily driver? i know SS stands for Super Street. I also have been doing some reading, and it says the RA's are for more advanced drivers...can you elaborate on that at all? thanx

 

The HA and RA both could be used for street. But if thats all your going to use it for then its a complete waist of money. Yes, they are both made for racing.

The SS would make a great daily driver coilover. You can adjust the stiffness of the strut and you still have that full coilover effect of lowering or rasing the ride height. Very good choice if your just want full coilovers and maybe hit up the track every so often.

As for the RA's being for more advanced drivers, I dont konw why someone would say that. I guess I would say its for ppl who are more into tunning and adjusting. Then as to someone just intalling it, putting it at a hieght you like, leaving it, and being done with it. That kind of person would have no use for all the function of the HA or even the RA, and would be just waisting money.