I am about to replace my lower ball joints with stock honda factory ones. Any recommendations on what I should replace at the same time? about upper ball joints? Let me know. It will be my project this weekend.

 

wheel bearings...

 

anything else? what would replacing that do? just wondering...i dont know ****...hahah

 

well since im going to "rebuild" DA knuckles i was going to replace the wheel bearings and lower balljoints...

i thought you were looking for a uca camber kit? if so, that would replace the upper balljoint...

 

i was looking....vision and cusco make one for ef's, but they are months backorder...so i said ferget it...

 

i will put it to you this way. this past winter i replace the upper arms with new ball joints, lower ball jonts, both tie rod ends, put a progress camber kit on the front and the rear. and about two months befor that i put skunk2 coilovers wand koni yellows on. i also put brand new 88 civic lower controll arms with typeR koni's in the rear.

just doing all the ball joints and tie rods in the front made the car so much better to drive. make sure you get an alignment, that is very important. after doing all of this my car has never felt better driveing it. it handles so much better and has a lot better steering response then before. good luck and have fun doing them.

as for wheel bearings you can do them but if its not broke dont fix it.

 

thanks jose..that is what i want to hear....the fronts are the ones that need replacing really....they are tore up really bad...my rear are still good...i am running koni yellows with skunks coils as well....dont ride good because of my front ball joints....are horrible....rubber is all tore up....meaning grease is probably all dried up...had the car for almost a year and its been doing that the whole time i have had it....just never checked....if its not broke dont fix it...thats when u start getting into problems....atleast for me....so would it be good just to replace the front lower and upper ball joints? let me know....just to confirm one more time...thanks...

 

yes i would and if you have the extra green then do the tie rod ends as well. as for the upper ball joints im not sure if they sell just the joint i think you may have to buy the hole upper arm. thats what i did. not to expensive. i think i payed around. 120-150 for both of mine. good luck man. she will fell better once this is done.

 

longer studs?? just a thoght

oh and maybe u can send ur knuckles to get powder coated .. another thought

 

both meaning....fronts right? not talking about rear right now....let me know...friend works at honda so not worried about the price....pm sent...

 

thanks peeps for all the help....

 

how much are lower ball joints?

 

extended studs is another thought to consider while you have everything off i did this to mine. but my race wheels are soon to be 13x8's so this is need with a 1/4" spacer. i would worry about the rears i just did them cause i put typeR koni's in the rear and they are on a different monting point. the same as the 88 civic's

 

you mean you wouldnt worry about the rears right.....

 

yah i wouldnt worry about the rears unless there is something wrong with them.