da vs ef rear lca

[maxassassin]

so i upgraded after a year to disc brakes but ive encounter more negative camber since install the rear disc brakes. my question is if the da integra lca are short the the ef ones. this is also being coupled with a saggy tein suspension which is getting replace but thats besides the fact.

[Christ]

wouldnt' a saggy suspension cause positive camber?

[maxassassin]

no when its starts to sag or when yo ustart going lower yo uget more negative camber. when you start going higer or adjusting the camber out u get positive. idk why its doing it though. but do you know if the aftermarket light weight lca are shorter so accomidate lowering and rims and such like skunk2 or blox.

[Ones&zeros]

I also did said swap, installed new Tein s-techs w/ Hp's,and after market ED lower control arms. now i belive my Hp's are blown and my rear has always looked lower than the front since the new suspension, but cant remember if it looked that way after the brake swap. i kinda always blamed it on the lower control arms, but i matched them up to the stock pieces and they are the same geometry. mmmmm.

[FrodoGT]

The DA being LONGER would cause more negative camber. Which I think they do just slightly. But all the aftermarket arms are standard civic length.

[maxassassin]

so in other words i mscrew ha ha. i jsut gotta raise my car up and so on.

[Christ]

Originally Posted by FrodoGT

But all the aftermarket arms are standard civic length.

No, they're not. You can get them in a shorter version as well, to take up for lowered cars. I almost bought them, they were $100 more, and I think 12mm shorter.

[FrodoGT]

Just get some washers and slightly longer bolts from ace or home depot.. the washers will stick your upper control arms out farther and help correct for the neg camber.

[maxassassin]

well bolts a washer only get me so far. what i failed to mention is that im also rubbing so i kinda need to bring the bottoms in alittle if i can plus i wanna use lightweight parts.

[kris]

Originally Posted by maxassassin

well bolts a washer only get me so far. what i failed to mention is that im also rubbing so i kinda need to bring the bottoms in alittle if i can plus i wanna use lightweight parts.

Then you have in your mind that you want something like these,




Right?

You can order them to help offset the negative camber, to a point. You just need to find the size you want.

[maxassassin]

well i hope skunk2 offers a set cause im not gonna use a cheap set liek those anymore the bushings get torn to hell in less then a year. besides skunk2 parts look sexy ha ha jsut like my pro s coilovers i jsut installed.

[Christ]

Yeah, I'm reasonably sure that S2 has them in several offset sizes, or at least in one offset.

As far as the cheap ones failing in the bushings, that's an easy fix... delrin is cheap, and works great for a replacement bushing, as does nylon and several types of polymeric compounds, all of which are cheap and easy to get. Nylon and Delrin are self lubricating though, which adds to the niceness for use as bushings... no squeaks.

[maxassassin]

well ill have to contact skunk2 after the holidays to check because my civic doesnt move until i track down a offset size of lca. cause in order the correct camber my wheel well would have to extend another 1/2 inch at least and even with a rolled lip id probably rub really bad.. so far blox is standard length i email skunk2, function 7, and k sport to see if they offer any offsets.

[Ones&zeros]

would not a different offset, upset the trailing arm postion? like lets say, toe. What size rims are you using? You might want to consider chosing rims w/ a different offset. Im not sure what that would be.

[FrodoGT]

The trailing arms have toe adjustment. Your going to need an alignment anyway.