EK9 Suspension on DC2

[squish85]

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I came across a full set of suspension at a very attractive price but its for a EK9 unfortunately.

I know that certain suspension sets can be interchangable between models with the addition of Type R LCAs. But I just need some confirmation.

The product codes that the seller has provided me does not match up to the ones on the website at all.. (The website uses a different set of codes) ..

If anyone has ever done this kind of swap before e.g. Ek9 Suspension on DC2/R ... Please Please let me know...

Thanks all for reading

;)

[lil_foy]

Theres function 7 lcas that can do it afaik.

Ill get you a link.

[mocchi]

its abt 500bux for the lca. do you think its worth it? up to u la

[DrTran]

The rear LCA's are different lengths. The EK9 is longer.

[squish85]

Does that mean that i would need EK9 LCAs to make it work ?

Thanks for all the replies thus far guys, much appreciated

[lil_foy]

Nono theres funtion 7 that allow you to use ek9 in dc2r I think.

Its a special lca.

[mocchi]

i think its supposed to allow the use of dc2r sussy in eks

[vinnY]

if i'm not mistaken, the only real thing stopping ek rear shocks fitting on regular dc2/dc4/eg-everything-but-6 is the bushing
it's like 3-4mm too thin to fit the shock on to

providing ek bushings will fit into eg/dc2/dc4 lca, you could grab the shock bushing from an ek lca and press it into your eg/dc2/dc4 lca and you should be able to use the shocks

anyone wanna confirm my theory?

[hisoka]

i think its supposed to allow the use of dc2r sussy in eks

correct.

[squish85]

So the bushing is too thin and it would not allow the Ek9 rear sussy to sit properly ??

[vinnY]

as far as i know yes thats the case
will try to confirm later on tonight, was just lazy to go out and measure the thickness of the bushings

i'm not 100% sure which was thicker or thinner, but i believe it was the case of it not fitting because one was thinner than the other

[Parsout]

With the front, EK9 will fit directly in DC2R, and vice-versa.

With the rear, its completely different - the EK9 strut bottom is a fork which fits over the LCA, the DC2R strut bottom is a big ball - which fits inside the LCA.

And on top of that, the LCA from DC2R won't fit EK, and LCA from EK won't fit DC2R - so you can't swap them either unfortunately.

Cheers mate, Dan.

[vinnY]

that may be the case for dc2r's, but for regular dc2/dc4 and eg-everything-but-6 i believe you should be able to swap the shock bushing out on the control arms

but yes you can't swap out the entire arm because the dc/eg arms are shorter than the ek ones
you'll get fully sick negative camber if you swap on the ek arms on to a dc/eg if it's possible at all :p

just found this post (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1592426&postcount=8) from leo confirming what i had mentioned above.. :)

[squish85]

Thanks alot Vinny !!

[EG5]

Function 7 have them for your car
We are their Authorised dealer for Australia
It allow you to run dc2r suspension on EK civic

[vinnY]

he wants to go the other way yonas
ek9 on dc2

fork to fork but different sized bushings is stopping him

[EG5]

he wants to go the other way yonas
ek9 on dc2

fork to fork but different sized bushings is stopping him

Whoops my bad

[squish85]

Thanks for clarifying Vinny :)

[squish85]

Alright guys, I have found further evidence supporting Vinny's theory. EK9 rear coilovers (aftermarket) will fit DC2.. However, DC2 (NOT R) rear coilover will NOT fit on a EK9 due to the difference in the alignment of the bolt holes. On a EK, the bolt holes of the DC2 rear coilover is too short and cannot reach low enough to be bolted.

Here is the link http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?p=36777123

Hope that this may be marked as a sticky for future references :)