Greetings,
I got Skunk 2 LCAs and it says that i will need longer bolts than OEM bolts, and i wanted to just take off the original LCA and toss it, bolts and all.
There is a place down the street that i am gonna pick up some 17-4 high strength bolts? i believe it is = 14mm wide/88mm long bolts? but im not sure the thread count or if ill need washers or nuts.
I would have just taken them out and taken that bolt to them but seeing as i live in los angeles valley and nothing is in reasonable walking or biking distance and my civic is my only car, i wanted to pick up the bolts before i take stuff apart.
its a 97 DX coupe. hope this isnt a stupid question >.<
Thank you in advance!

 

19) 90173-SR3-003 BOLT, ARM (LOWER) (10X80)

so i found this, so they are 10mmx80mm i guess, so i should just get 10mmx84mm i am assuming, and the bolt head is 14mm which was confusing me. Does the thread count even matter or will it just be threading into the nut i get with it. as i mentioned i am going to a bolt shop nearby rather than ordering them online.

 

I just put my Skunk2's on last weekend, and you dont need longer blots. Im not saying that Skunk2 is wrong, but the ones I bought did not mention that at all, and in fact the LCA has to fit in the same size housing it came out of. I used new bolts because mine were rusted solid to the metal sleeve inside the bushings on the lower shock mount as well as where it bolts to the rear hub. Be prepared to have this happen to you as well. Antiseize on the new or old bolts will be a great thing. Also they are a grade 10 bolt for a reason so I wouldnt recomend anything other than dealer replacement.

 

yes i already plan on just cutting the bolts and trashing all of the OEM parts, got liquid wrench, just in case i need to pull one out, and anti seize for the new ones. now im going to just order the bolts and hope they get here fast.
-.-

 

If they are reusted solid, then what I did was just just break the head of the bolt off, then took a sawzall and cut the other side of the bushing all the way through, being careful not to damage the welded on nut from the factory. If you really need to you can cut that off and use a new nut but there is no need. After the head is broke off and you sawzall the other side the control arm will fall out. I had to use a propane torch the heat up the metal surrounding the remaining bolt piece that was still in the stock weld nut, and work it out with vise grips...

 

1)start early
2)start with the rear