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kasperwhoo

kasperwhoo

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I was woundering if I should get CTR front LCA's new or put new bushings in my OEM LCA's that I have now with OEM bushing or Energy Suspenion Bushings. Also I was woundering if the CTR LCA is more of a benefit to have than the OEM LCA that I have now and why? This is daily drive just to tell you know!
 
You can get CTR lca's new.
You can use new OEM bushings with your OEM lca's that you have now, or with aftermarket bushings like ES.

Also I was woundering if the CTR LCA is more of a benefit to have than the OEM LCA that I have now and why? This is daily drive just to tell you know!

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If you review the first section, in the link above, on front lca's you may find what you are looking for. Great read too. Keep your eye on sway bar references while reading about the front lca's...
 
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Which is better to be equipped with or is both as equal with new bushings!
 
kasperwhoo said:
Which is better to be equipped with or is both as equal with new bushings!
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Depends on what you are running in the rear. I would be reluctant to mix the stiff with the soft, front and rear, all 4 corner compounds should be the same.

You should use OEM bushings for your project, street use. Can always upgrade later if you get to the track or drag.
 
tama666 said:
Depends on what you are running in the rear. I would be reluctant to mix the stiff with the soft, front and rear, all 4 corner compounds should be the same.

You should use OEM bushings for your project, street use. Can always upgrade later if you get to the track or drag.
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My bad for not being clear! I was reffering to the front LCA's not the bushings themselves I was woundering if the CTR front LCA's is better use than OEM LCA's (CTR or OEM w/ new bushings). Like if the design is better in strenght or if it has a better ride quality or more abilities for alignments?
 

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kasperwhoo said:
My bad for not being clear! I was reffering to the front LCA's not the bushings themselves I was woundering if the CTR front LCA's is better use than OEM LCA's (CTR or OEM w/ new bushings).
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To me, there is no quality difference from CTR LCA's to your stock front LCA's. What you need to be aware of is the SWAY BAR your going to use. If you read that link I give you earlier in this thread you would know this sway bar issue. But there is another issue to be aware of...traction bar. see below text and pic. This part may or may-not apply to you with street only use.

"Now even though it would seem that the clear choice for front LCAs would rest with the thicker and arguably beefier Civic Si/Type R style, those styles are not compatible with aftermarket traction systems. Radius arms like those fron Comp Engineering, MB Products, Z10, and Lakewood are not compatible with the Si/Type R style and require DX/CX/LX/EX/HX LCAs. Of those, the only ones that are also compatible with front sway bars are the EX and HX leaving those arms the preferred arms. They also accept more styles of endlinks giving the driver the ability to swap to many different sizes depending on road/track conditions or the ability to experiment with different sizes to achieve the optimal balance of over and understeer. Here are Civic EX lower control arms with a Civic EX front sway bar and an MB Products traction bar system. Please note how the mounting nut from the EX/HX arms is missing from the stamped Si/Civic Type R versions."
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Good info, but why such a big concern about a sway bar, you should be able to use any bar that you can fit I don't see any problems with the use of one other than it being too hard or soft!
 
kasperwhoo said:
Good info, but why such a big concern about a sway bar, you should be able to use any bar that you can fit I don't see any problems with the use of one other than it being too hard or soft!
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What size front sway bar are you planning to use?
 
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