Squeeky Suspension

[MyFirst4G]

Hey guys, my suspension is really squeeky, my friend told me thats its all the bushings..... but i dun know what it is, oh and my car sqeeks on everything! every little bump and everything..... Is it my Shocks, Springs, what? i wanna get aftermarket shocks and springs and stuff also...... i am pretty much stock as it is...... i have a 88 DX Hatch....

[88ReX]

I have that same problem cept its only in the rear.....its annoying as hell and especially since I gutted the rear, Im not quite sure what it is tho

[90civicrider]

my guess would be the shocks.

[habib_88]

It should be noted, that 88 civic's have a different rear control arm design than the 89-91 civics. Thus most shocks for 4th gen civics mean that if you own a 88, you must go out and buy rear control arms outta a junkyard from a 89-91 hatchback, 4-door, or CRX (Si ones if you can find then gives you more rear swaybar choices). Unless you get the progress rear sway bar which works regardless if you pick up Si rear control arms or not. I use to have a 88, i'm warning you before you make the same mistake I did!

Also I'd recommend tryin to do possibly shocks, then maybe new urathane bushings, and springs if you can afford them still after that. I had just bushing and shocks on my 88 DX hatch for a long time and I handled damn well I still miss that little car. The noise is probaly either just old shocks or POSSIBLY a dead bushing you never know.

Side note: The control arms on a 88 DX resemble that closely of the intergra type-R....hmmm If you ever get the rear control arms off your DX, keep one and crawl underneith the back of a Type-R with it and compare...you'll scare yourself lol.

[darolh]

You could try shooting some silicone spray into the bushings. To check if the spray is OK to use on rubber/plastics shoot it at a styrofoam cup first. If it melts the cup don't use it as the solvents are nasty. Find something that doesn't melt the cup.