have the opportunity to purchase some KYB Gear Climb shocks off an EG civic.

two questions:

1) can anyone provide me with some info on these please, as I can't find any on KYB website.

2) are EG shocks any different to EF shocks? i.e will these fit onto an EF9 (a real one)

 

to fit the front struts on you'll need the EG/DC style front forks. and the rears should just bolt in. BUT stock versus stock, the EG struts are longer than the EF ones. so you will lose travel. don't know the comparison from kyb gc EG struts compared to stock EF ones, though. you might gain travel, lose travel, or stay the same.

here's a exert from kybclub.com, translated by babelfish.altavista.com,
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...2FType-bc.html

hope that helps. now hook me up with some new zealand EF9 side moldings.

 

rear shocks will need a spacer , the shock fork is slightly thinner on the EF.

 

i thought in new zealand, they had real ef's...meaning 88/itr/jdm style LCAs and rear struts.

 

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aw **** , you're totally right...

 

rear shocks will need a spacer , the shock fork is slightly thinner on the EF.

thats iffy. i have eg coilovers on my ef and the rears fit no problem

 

OEM struts from a 91 wouldnt fit on my 92 , they were too thin on the shock fork...

hmmm.....

 

fronts? yes. to use eg sus in ef or ef sus in eg, u need to use the shock forks that shock year.
the rears *should* be the same......
-spenc

 

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I've said rear from the start , I know you need EG front forks...

 

ok. just clarifying. i guess the oe stuff had a differant clerance on the rear fork than aftermarket stuff.