ehhh, bad roads aren't terrible with a slammed civic... the roads in PA pretty much suck, and my civic had about 4 inches from the ground to the frame. But I love lowriders, so for me the sacrifice is worth it.

But yeah, there are three bushings in each rear LCA; one on either end (the actual LCA bushings) and one in the middle (the shock-mount bushing). If you get the master bushing kit, it should come with all the bushings you need, and yes, you replace all three in each LCA. But for the upper shock mounts, are you talking about the bushing? If so, then yes, you'll replace it (your bushing kit should come with the replacements). Energy Suspension bushings sort of slide in... in place of each single stock bushing is a three-piece bushing. To be honest, it's a bit of a PITA to get everything pressed together, but there's a trick to it. I'll take a look and see if I can't find the thread I made when I replaced my LCA bushings.

 

ya bad roads arent to bad if ya get the right spring and shock combo.... best IMO are adjustable struts...
since the fronts dont have alot of travel i have the front struts set to full FIRM setting.... and the rear struts since they have alot of travel i have them to soft... and the rides not to bad at all.... tho i need to get some GC extended top hats for my front at least! ill buy the new tophats before i put the suspension on my 96dx for sure! and this time im not going to reuse the front camber kit. but i will reuse the rear camber kits. i want to go even lower with it and ive heard camber arms on the front can really hit the tower and punch holes in them alot easier... so ill just rock some negative camber up front. shouldnt be to bad....
the rear looks the worse with negative camber!

 

yeah, it's all in the setup. Also, extended tophats should help smooth out the ride quality a little bit. I'd assume they'd help extend the life of shocks on slammed cars, too, but I really have no facts to back it up.

But to the OP, if you want between a 1 and 2" drop, check out Tien S-techs (just under a 2" drop) and Tien H-Techs (just over a 1" drop). Tien makes some pretty quality stuff.

 

so i finaly got my new headlights!! and just installed them in this freeeezing weather. i guess the previous owner had several ppl back into it and kinda messed up the front end. the bumper doesn't fit very well and the hood is all kinds of effed. but the old broken headlights are out and the new ones look so much better!! ill adjust them tonight. installed some luminics ultra white, and the blue coating looks awesome when their off.

while i was out there i took some pics of the front sus. it doesn't look good i figure out what the squeaking was. it looks like the bottom rest on the damper for the spring is rusted pretty bad and the spring is all crooked (see pic)

and the bushings are shot, good thing i plan on replacing them.

bolts look rusted to hell. ugh this doesnt look like its gonna be easy

 

headlights look great

And honestly, you'd be surprised at how easy the front bolts usually come off. They usually look pretty rusted, but they don't (usually) give you much trouble coming off. It's the rears you have to look out for since the front wheels kick up water and salt (if you live in a climate with snow) on the rear suspension.

 

DITO IM SURE IT WILL ALL COME APART EASY!!!!!!!

and ya definatly replace that spring at least... but chances are the strut might be bent also.... also replace that lower strut bushing... it looks like its torn loose, might just be the angle but it looks seperated from the rubber and shaft.

and the inner tie rod boot i dont believe makes any noise... my old 94 had both bad and it didnt make a noise at all.
id say most of your issues are from that strut and spring and LCA/strut bushing.

 

lol wtf?

 

dvdcup gtfo

 

Update

ok so last monday (6-1-09) i had the car stolen! filed a stolen car report, reported it to my insurance and was goin to file a claim, BUT it was found on monday several alleys down in some bushes. ) THANK GOD!! no damage, but my aftermarket radio (i have the faceplate, i dont know what they are goin to do with the body) and cell phone was stolen, they left the stock radio (had it behind the seat). the battery was dead, so my dad jumped it.

no damage was done to the column, or lock. so they must have had a filed down key or something?

still had a half tank of gas....

oh yea i was pretty pissed off all last week, but who wouldnt be.. damn punks!!

my dad gave me his Club, how well do these deter thiefs? its on right now.

im still wanting to put a new suspension on it. im thinking of goin with KYB AGX shocks and tein s techs for springs, good setup? i think the front left shock/spring is getting worse.....

 

well if you just had your car stolen then dont do the suspension just yet. GET A ALARM
or at least do a kill switch on the car.
they already know they can steal your car when ever they want!