1988 Suspension

I cant get 4 coilovers and shocks for a 1989 Civic HB for $200. I have a 1988 Civic HB and i thought i read somewhere that the 88's had a slightly different suspenion . Is this true?

yea. the rear lower control arm on a 88 civic is different that the 88-91's. so you would not be able to use the rear shocks from the coilover/shocks you can get because the rear mount point for the shocks is the difference.

If you want to (and dont care about the 88 suspension) you could just pick some some 89+ rear lower control arms from a junk yard for a few bucks. The 88 front shocks are differnt but they will enterchange with later ones.

thanks