I just installed my Omni rear lca's.. took out my ITR ones, and now the endlinks cannot be secured to the LCA. It worked fine with the ITR ines since last summer. The Endlink sits about 1.5" ++ too forward and there is no way it can even reach the LCA. just wondering if anyone else has ran into this. Car is 93 hatch, ITR rear bar, Omni LCA.s Omni Coilovers

 

you sure you're doing it right? Did you rotate the bar down so that the endlink moves back?

 

yea, all i did when i disconnected the endlinks was take the bolt out of the lower hole. I did not actually move the bar at all initially. There is no possible way that it can line up. So i tried moving it, and it will not line up.

 

What doesn't line up? Are the holes on the LCA in a different spot?

 

holes are in the right spot, its just that the endlinks cant actually connect to the lca's.. If they could possible connect, they would end up being on a 45 degree angle

 

So the arms of the sway bar are pointing towards the front of the car, and the sway bar links are too far forward, right?

You may need to rotate bar up, and move the LCA up (by jacking up that corner) for things to line up, depending on what height your suspension is set at.

See if you can get to it with the car on the ground, that'd be the best way to align/torque things up.

 

Try to get a longer bolt maybe M10 1.25 X 60mm bolt (45mm stock) for the lower endlink and use steel washers or spacers (Osh harware has them) to space it forward. I think this is the best way to do it unless you want to space the swaybar rearward to get the same effect.


Regards,
Charleston

 

Contact OMNI on this. I don't think they are made to work with the ITR Sway. 951-956-6554. Email me if you have any further questions.

 

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ITR sway or any other sway, they'll bolt at the same exact place. ???

 

i had the same problem and i did what civicferio suggested. i just got a long bolt and a bunch of washers and it bolted up fine. the problem with the omni lca is that the hole where the sway bar bolt goes into sits a little lower then the hole on the stock lca.

 

Like the majority of aftermarket LCA

 

Do aftermarket LCA manufacturers make only one set of LCAs to fit all EK, DC and EG? or do they have specific LCA for EK, DC and EG? Thanks

Charleston

 

EK LCAs should be about an 1" longer than the EG/DC version. Plus the EK's shock mount bushing is much skinnier. The EK's rear LCAs & shocks are the only parts that differ from the rest of the EG/DC suspension.

 

id rather not used longer bolts. I was looking at the design of the Comptech bar and it actuall has adjustable endlinks. I think that might be what I need unless I forget about using the swaybar all together.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">id rather not used longer bolts. I was looking at the design of the Comptech bar and it actuall has adjustable endlinks. I think that might be what I need unless I forget about using the swaybar all together. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Contact A-Spec racing. Their kit, with the 22mm ITR bar, comes with those same adjustable endlinks. They also have custom metal inserts to make them all work together. They're a small company, so I'm sure they will sell you those parts separatly...

Pics snagged from A-Spec-Racing.com

 

You could also try the OEM EK rear end-links. They are longer than EG/DC ones because the EK swaybar mounts to the center of the LCAs just like the Omni ones. A-Spec has these also, but you might be able to get them cheaper at http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicFerio &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Try to get a longer bolt maybe M10 1.25 X 60mm bolt (45mm stock) for the lower endlink and use steel washers or spacers (Osh harware has them) to space it forward. I think this is the best way to do it unless you want to space the swaybar rearward to get the same effect.
Regards,
Charleston</TD></TR></TABLE>

I did the same on a GSR. I also placed a couple washers where the swaybar bushing bracket sits (where I have the BSQ reinforcement), and that made the bar move back and the endlinks closer to the LCA a little more. The problem I had was that the bushings were poly aftermarket and made the swaybar sit closer to the chassis than the OEM bushings, creating too much space between the swaybar endlinks and the LCA.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vitt1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> made the swaybar sit closer to the chassis than the OEM bushings, creating too much space between the swaybar endlinks and the LCA.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup, thats exactly where im at...


I like how it handles with the coilovers, but its just not the same as it was with the rear sway bar

 

just put back your itr lca's. the omni lca's arent made for itr.
their made only for eg, dc(ls or gsr). besides, unless yor doing it for looks they really dont serve any other purpose.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just put back your itr lca's. the omni lca's arent made for itr.
their made only for eg, dc(ls or gsr)</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did you even read the first post?

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does the car handle any diffrently with it angled rather than straight up?

 

I had the same problem with mine. I was also in the process of switching struts/springs and what not, but the metal cylinder that goes thru the bushings in the strut top work perfectly. You just use a longer bolt with a washer on either side of the endlink bushing&gt;metal cylinder&gt;another washer&gt;control arm&gt;another washer&gt;lock washer&gt;nut. That solved my gap problem and it seems to be working fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">id rather not used longer bolts. I was looking at the design of the Comptech bar and it actuall has adjustable endlinks. I think that might be what I need unless I forget about using the swaybar all together. </TD></TR></TABLE>


wow! so youre telling me that you would rather have stupid *** blingy LCAs than a rear sway bar? thats almost as bad as all the idiots out there that rock fat *** bars on stock springs and end up posting a million threads bitching about their sub frames ripping. but ur like the total opposite...and not in a good way. snap out if it dude...what the hell do you need those omni ***** for? put your sway bar back up and get real.

 

wtf are you talking about? I put the lower control arms on so I could use aftermarket suspension and not the Type-R control arms. I didnt buy for bling. Get your facts stright before you start drawing false conclusions.

 

Omni LCAs are necessary for the Omni coilovers? I hadn't heard that one...