Suspension Overhaul Using Spherical Bushings - PCI Components & S3 Coilovers - 1988 Honda EF CRX Si

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[@jimhiscott2918]

I got to be honest with you. I have unsubsidized to a lot of channels recently. I'm honored to say your channel was not one of them. Your channel has been top shelf. I have not only learned a ton from your channel but how to do everything correct and proper. Your work is incredibly informative and everything you do is very professional, that includes your demeanor and clarity on explaining your work. I cant give you enough thanks for creating and producing the video you do. Thank you my good man and God bless. I recommend your channel to everyone I have conversations with.

[@Busydadgarage717]

Love the format today! You realized that we have all seen the tear apart and install of all that stuff and you have resources for all of it. The time lapse and voice over was an awesome touch.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Glad you noticed. Think I'll do more like this in the future

[@nmarkose]

This video couldn’t have come at the right time. I’m doing suspension overhaul on my 88 hatch. Thanks bro!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Good luck, hope you knock it out smoothly!

[@mbrown2724]

Nice, just threw some S3 coils on my car as well. Looking forward to put them through their paces 🦾

[@radelement3987]

best channel for EF enthusiast :) thx jon

[@mikepelletier3018]

Love your home shop setup. It's exactly what I want.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Thank you, good luck, hope you make it there too!

[@Busydadgarage717]

Can't wait to see the moldings matching. Will clean things up big time!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It looks so good!

[@mikehensley7468]

agree

[@TrackSol]

Great install video. Looking forward to hear your thoughts on the track after the alignment, especially what you think about the Skunk2 spherical front arms. I'm going full spherical on my del Sol build and got the Skunk2 front LCA, Skunk2 compliance and Skunk2 rear LCA, matched with Hardrace front upper spherical and PCI RTA, PCI UCA and PCI toe links.

[@Jpower32]

Yes sir. .. keep it coming brother ✌🏼😎✌🏼

[@DashnCars]

Oh that's a lot of goodies. PCI does such great things for us EF boys.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I wore the shirt the next night when I installed the LCAs and camber kit while not recording. ❤️

[@DashnCars]

@@GarageBuiltHondas ha! Excellent. I've been back in the lab working on wagon stuff again. I haven't been recording but I'm about to start production back up 🤘

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Always fun man. The therapy and stress relief is what I love the most.

[@Punny1234]

CRX is looking awesome bro, raw and purposeful.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Glad you notice, that's the only goal here!

[@Punny1234]

@@GarageBuiltHondas Cheers Jon.

[@JulesNFL2]

Thanks for the info on the trailing arm bushing. I was wondering if the extra space on my 90 integra trailing arms would be good.

[@chefbgordon8892]

Imma be doing same coil swap on my Miata in a few weeks when I decide to buy the s3s. The car came with new maxspeeding rod coils that suck so much and I want really good suspension for it since it’s going to be my fun car

[@Maplecook]

Here for it, brother!

[@PipoRacing717]

Durooo saludo desde PR 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💪🏽💪🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥yo tengo un CRX

[@levylovits]

Oi nice set up the car is coming along. We need shots of your dash and the wiring under the dash. Love it. Would you remove the heater core for a daily?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Did you see this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iomcaWuImLR5brs I would leave the heater core for a daily. Driving in the winter is tough when it's too cold.

[@drmstudio5050]

A+ Content

[@Busydadgarage717]

The only other suspension mod I can legit think of is the rear roll center correction bracket by Honed Development. I know Ben from Gears and Gasoline used those on his track EK and I think the Speed Academy Type R has them..... Just checked and they have them for the 88 91 EF/CRX. 😀

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Already ordered, just waiting on shipment.

[@Busydadgarage717]

@@GarageBuiltHondas lol. NICE!

[@Mr.Gal1kanokus]

Let's go 🤙

[@forestnfren8146]

What exact effect does spherical have over traditional?

[@frock512]

Nice set up ! Any noise with these bushings ? About to drop the type r swap into my 91 si and your videos are making me want to update my suspension. I have that floating feeling and the rocking when changing lanes quickly, definitely doesn’t give me any confidence .

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

These are rougher for sure. If you're car is a daily/weekend fun car and not tracked I wouldn't go spherical. I'd go energy suspension or Hardrace. These were out faster as well and you won't benefit from spherical for the streets.

[@nobodynoone2500]

@@GarageBuiltHondas Urethane everywhere but trailing arm bushing, those bind up and tear out. I use a chunky rubber replacement with a bit of flex. If you already got a urethane one, check and lube it often.

[@TrackSol]

I've got the PCI RTA bushings on my EK hatch and it's A LOT of noise on the street (the rest of the car has truhart/hardrace) . So much noise in fact so that I ordered a set of Mugen RTA bushings waiting to install when I have some down time.

[@krizgtz6484]

Interested in knowing if these make noise in the streets

[@NinersEF9]

Let me know if you wanna get rid of that PCI rear diffuser???. Always love the videos makes me wanna work on my 91 si

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Will do! You're the 2nd to ask. Will probably use it on my crx

[@SamuraiDunni]

Nice! What are your thoughts on brake upgrades from a completely stock setup? I'm debating between Wilwood big brakes for the front or doing a rear disk conversion. wilwoods seem like the easier install. You dont seem impressed by the skunk2 coilovers, thoughts on using them on a track/daily?

[@vongdong10]

Do the rear disk so it takes some load off the front brakes.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Rear disc first. Skunk2 are great. I'm comparing the ride quality between the Tokico Blue shocks and the Koni Yellows. Tokico are solid, but the Koni are far superior.

[@Mrzccrx]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@hmmhuh12]

My suggestion for suspension. Stiffen the chassis. Our cars are 28-32 yrs old. Chassis flex is a thing

[@The_Redkween]

Not messing around anymore, I see. 😂 CRX is full-track, now.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It actually always had been. Finally getting more serious with it this year.

[@mikehensley7468]

i agree the trim will look better oem, especially the door pillars. i love pci side skirts and i know how functional they are, but the lack of front and rear lip makes the body lines look so unbalanced. are you cutting the rear bumper and not worrying about the front lip because it lessens drag?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I run a removable splitter on this car at the track so it fits the skirts pretty well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHy0YZaHf6x4opI

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Here's an image of both together. instagram.com/p/CWrbsN9Mcjy/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[@ethandecarvalho7578]

i know youve had some ef sedans in the past, im new to the chassis and was wondering what you used for your exhaust setups. i noticed no one sells an exhaust for the sedan just wanted you 2 cents thanks!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

3:56 of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/naXUn2SFaJugqdU

[@tigris4149a2]

Damn sad about the white EF. Really like that car.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I did too man. Unfortunately not sure where my desire for it went but it happened.

[@DEK202]

Hey man! Hope all is well. I had a question for you. I am having an issue with my ef jdm b20 swap. I was hoping you could help. I am using an A1 transmission for a 90-91 integra. When I had the transmission mounted to the engine and I pull up on the cable clutch arm the throw out bearing fails to make contact with the clutch to be able to shift gears. Is there a spacer or something I need to get that transmission to work. I double checked to make sure I had the right flywheel and clutch. Any help you can give me is much appreciated. Thank you.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

No spacer. It should work just fine. A DA clutch cable is shorter which may help solve your issue. I usually switch to that cable when doing a B swap with cable trans in an EF.

[@jacobwhite8423]

Can you still use the Innovative Crossmember as a jack point? I'm considering buying one.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes. I did. The newer bar they sell actually has a jack point. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXnLpYd3Z9-cmsk

[@puntang31]

Where did you get the bearing press kit at or part number?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

www.amazon.com/dp/B01FLVOAZI/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_0PCX9NE5TZWX9B4YW2NS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ml2&tag=jrw2018-20

[@uses0ap]

Curious what the toe alignment reads with those pci arms

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

I had it aligned 4 days ago and just set everything all within factory spec except negative 2.5 camber.

[@bobbydelamar606]

I'm looking to upgrade my suspension in my K24 CRX. Would you recommend these or what else?

[@bobbydelamar606]

My CRX will be used for straight quarter mile runs. No track.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Definitely!

[@cedriccope178]

Jaimes eg🔥🔥

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Oh for sure!

[@user-jl7hx1zz6d]

I just ordered the innovative crossmember for my 89 CRX. Any thoughts if it's safe to continue using it as a jack point for the front? Also interested in how the drive goes on your PCI components. Thanks in advance for any input.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

That bar works fine for a jack point. I've never had any issues with it nor has anyone else I've known. PCI are for track cars only. Waste of time and money for anything else.

[@user-jl7hx1zz6d]

I'm definitely building a track toy. At least to do HPDE and progress from there. Not using this CRX for anything else. Thanks for the input though.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

You'll love em then. Perfect for what you want to build.

[@joshuaogden8446]

What size are your PCI sideskirts? 3in or 4in?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

3"

[@stevel.2759]

Check you out!

[@topknotgarage]

jon you need the pci rear lcas

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

In the video after this I added a small clip. They're on, along with the rear camber kit from PCI.

[@eberthelbascha]

Hey what size tires are you using ?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

225/45

[@craigorlikowski2507]

Might be a dumb question. But would spherical bushings be good for DD? I'm looking to upgrade my 2004 civ DD. I got some mysterious popping going on. Already replaced front and rear struts and front lower control arms. She's got 250,000 on her so it's pretty much time to do other bush n arms as well. I should mention I also replaced inner and outer tie rods along with lower ball joints. It does not do the popping going over bumps. Quite often backing up and sometimes breaking hard and then starting off from a stop I/e.

[@vongdong10]

Lol no. They're basically solid bushings. You will feel everything on the road.

[@Spudstrodamus]

I don't know about a 04 civic but my 91 had a popping sound coming to a stop and taking off because the front traction bar bolts were a little loose

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Might be an axle going bad especially if it's old. I can't remember, these cars don't have upper ball joints, correct? I was going to say check that one too but I'm thinking they don't have one.

[@craigorlikowski2507]

@@GarageBuiltHondas the funny thing is it's weird where I hear the popping noise. Sometimes it's around the engine area other times it seems like it's underneath my seat area. We'll have to jack it up this weekend and dive into it. It doesn't sound like the typical swaybar end link pops. I can be at a dead stop and sometimes it does this popping noise when I pull forward. Weird.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Definitely check the axle for play

[@iownalawnmower4942]

Hello Jon, would you be willing to sell the rear diffuser off of the white hatch?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

No, sorry. Going to use it on the crx eventually.

[@iownalawnmower4942]

@@GarageBuiltHondas no worries!

[@charliesmith7942]

Where do I get these bushings?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

jhpusa.com or www.pci-racing.com/ I wouldn't recommend them unless you're using them on a dedicated race car.

[@jarodwhiting3676]

That thing is going to be on rails! I also sent you a dm on Instagram.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

My IG has been hacked currently. Will try to recover next week

[@jarodwhiting3676]

A few minutes after this I got a response from your IG account. Should I disregard that?

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Yes

[@jonathansalgado9194]

no no no....this bushing CANNOT be used on DA integras as is. The DA integras have a bigger radius trailing arm bushing. These spherical kits are meant to be used INSIDE the DA trailing arm bushing ring and only inside the bushing ring. These can be pressed into 88-00 civic/integra trailing arms without the bushing ring, EXCEPT DA integra. Please correct this!

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Wrong. Take a look at the PCI website. I know a few friends already doing so. Here's the link. He even mentions a supplied template to use to drill in the correct spot. www.pci-racing.com/product/88-00-civic-94-01-integra-88-91-crx-honda-rear-trailing-arm-spherical-kit/

[@nopaint1]

I didn’t know where to reach out to you at. But I think your IG got hacked. 😢😢😢

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It did. Report it.

[@nobodynoone2500]

If you get it too low the roll center will be underground. Do the math, lower is not always better on hondas.

[@tunesk1ezz330]

whats up man....did your instagram get hacked??

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It did. Report it!

[@millenniumfalcon4498]

Buy every day with money, 😂😂😂

[@Smokeout89]

Why spherical ? over hard rubber ?…maroony49 looking better n better 🔥💪

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

Just because it's a track car only.

[@douglaswertz1498]

Someone mustve hacked your instagram.

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

They did. Please report it!

[@israelbarrientos2161]

Hope all is well Jon, sent you a dm on Instagram. By any chance did your ig get hacked? Bc the response was like helping you to get on Facebook? But honestly the question was do DA's and EF's have the same fronts lower ball joint? Currently doing a Da spindle upgrade.

[@JA_S_ON]

Your IG account might have been hacked. I’ve received a DM saying that “you” need a help link as you’ve got a new phone and you’re trying to log into IG

[@GarageBuiltHondas]

It was hacked. Report it!

[@JA_S_ON]

@@GarageBuiltHondas I did