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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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yeah looks would be nice, not too worried about weight reduction though. I was asking up there though if they would be an performance difference with new LCAs?
well, if the new ones had better bushings, then I guess there would be a difference. I put poly bushings into my stock LCAs

do you really care what the underside of your car looks like??
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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get these Function7s:

http://www.hybrid.honda-perf.org/a0-sus-info.html

7000 series billet aluminum with poly bushings, instead of the weaker 6000 series aluminum...

they're rated the best by all the real racers I know of.

 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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lol thats true MXS. My rear bumper is really low so you wouldnt be able to see it anyway. So if i pick out my sway bar and i dont need new LCAs, you reccommend atleast getting Poly bushing for my stock ones?

And what about the H-Brace?
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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hey MXS, don't forget to tell flip about having to "burn" out his OEM bushings if he gets aftermarket ones, which isn't exactly a walk in the park.

 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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yeah, that's where I was going with that... and here's another reason people upgrade LCAs, they can't get the bolts out of their stock ones. Burning out the bushings wasn't hard, but if you don't have the right tools it's impossible.

in any case. don't do the LCAs first, just figure out what you're going to get, make sure all the parts will acutally work together, and do it all at once

actually, thinking about this more, what I would recommend is getting a swaybar that will bolt to your stock LCAs. Since you're not lowering the car, you're not going to have to remove them. Trying to pull out all 6 of those bolts on a 9 year old car that's been driven in the winter, is going to be a HUGE PAIN even with air tools.
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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sounds good. And just leave the bushings stock?
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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the bushings would be an improvement, but I don't know if you'd feel it with stock springs/shocks... also how good are your tools, how much effort do you want to put into this, and if you break a bolt and have to wait 3 days to get a new one from Honda, do you have another way to get around?
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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i can attest to having to wait for a replacement bolt. it sucks...

no boltie. no drivey...
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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yeah, and they cost 8 bucks each
 
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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YES.

yes, they do... [:'(]
 



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