ae-92 suspension

[gmboy]

i have been told that honda civic suspension (springs and struts) can be used on the front and the rear of an ae-92. has any one done this or knows if it is possible. my car sits a little high the the 17" tires and the front is getting quite spongy.

marshall

[SuperRA]

Seems kind of wrong to me. What year civic are we talking about. Most of the 90's and older civics have a double wishbone front suspension which I wouldn't think is too compatible with the macpherson strut suspension the AE92 has.

[eage8]

no, they don't fit.

why don't you just get springs and struts made for the corolla?

[gmboy]

i can't find any good suspension for the ae-92 any where in canada on websites. crossed it and everything. i have a friend with civic front suspension on his but not sure how much work it would be to convert.

[retiredat44]

yeah, why not just get the parts made for your car? you can get them anywhere, if its's regular transportation car, just get regular parts... even the regular parts are about $200.00 and they can charge up to around $800 to $1000 installed.. for stock suspension (Struts only..)

In the USA..

[eage8]

what year civic are you talking about and what are you plans for the car?

and what kind of budget are you on...

[gmboy]

low budget :P its an everyday driver for the summer. i am looking for a tight strung suspension. not sure what i will do yet. im going to check altrom for somthing that may be shipped from the states.

[eage8]

I'd probably just go with eibach springs on KYB GR-2s then

[Donald]

Originally Posted by eage8

I'd probably just go with eibach springs on KYB GR-2s then

I second that.

[REN69]

Yeah... and VTEC hits at 3500rpm on Corollas.

[retiredat44]

Originally Posted by REN69

Yeah... and VTEC hits at 3500rpm on Corollas.

whatever that is, what does it have to do with struts?

[REN69]

VTEC is a Honda system... Honda springs on a Corolla... VTEC on a Corolla... meaning two things that don't mix... nvm.

[freakinbox]

I wouldn't doubt someone somewhere has done some heavy modification like that to an ae92's suspension. But I would thing it would be easier to stick with the stock suspension. Changing the type of suspension like that would have you spending A LOT of the time working out the various angles and such just to make it work right without completely ruining the feel of the car. It would probably be easier to take the drive terrain out of your car and shove it in a Honda than change suspension types.

[rdyzz]

you would need to somehow adapt the doublewishbone thats from the honda. it will not be cheap to have a fabrication shop do it. no the shocks and springs will not work without modifacation to the suspension. civic shocks are not designed to hold the side load of the toyota mcpharson setup. not just that but toyota struts bolt onto the spindle creating a upper povioting point/control arm where as the honda coil/shock bolt onto the lower control arm via 1 bolt and just provides damping due to it haveing two control arms.

[yngtunr]

just buy a full set of gr2 on ebay for 250 shipped and get some eibach pro kit for 200

thats basically 500 for full suspension and the rebound on the gr2 is amazing...very tight yet not too aggressive for daily driving....that paired with the pro kit is a 1 inch drop all around and a stiffer progressive driving spring...tighter corners smoother highway driving and still comfortable enough for daily driving with no problems whatsoever

you can rent a spring compressor from your local parts store for 50 bucks or so and if you are mechanically inclined at all you should be able to swap them yourself all in under an hour....put the eibachs on the gr2 and you would love it