OEM Ek9 front strut brace fit on 99 Ek1 civic????

[Dazza_19]

Hi guys,

i just want to know if a OEM Ek9 front strut will fit on my Ek1 civic straight bolt on???? dun wanna drill holes and that on my car.

Cheers

[JDM-Channel]

It is straight bolt on if the holes are already there..if not, you have to drill 2 holes on each side near suspension there but normally all the holes are already there.

LOUIS
JDM-Channel

[bennjamin]

Dimensions same ( same chassis ) but there isn't mounting bolts in place.

You must drill the 4 x holes then use 4 x bolts and 4 x nuts to secure the brace.


This brace , is exactly the same as dc2 vtir and ek4/em1 braces except red instead of black

[mocchi]

Dimensions same ( same chassis ) but there isn't mounting bolts in place.

You must drill the 4 x holes then use 4 x bolts and 4 x nuts to secure the brace.

This brace , is exactly the same as dc2 vtir and ek4/em1 braces except red instead of black

This brace , is exactly the same as dc2 vtir and ek4/em1 braces except red, and thicker.

[bennjamin]

I think you will find it's thicker because it is painted with crinkle style paint ( same as camcover) not because of it's material properties. Unless , you have stripped back the oem vtir and ek9 chassis braces , and measured the
thicknesses with a vernier caliper ?

[mocchi]

I think you will find it's thicker because it is painted with crinkle style paint ( same as camcover) not because of it's material properties. Unless , you have stripped back the oem vtir and ek9 chassis braces , and measured the
thicknesses with a vernier caliper ?

metal thickness is 3mm, def not because of paint.
don't have the black one atm but im sure that it's not as thick.

[bennjamin]

metal thickness is 3mm, def not because of paint.
don't have the black one atm but im sure that it's not as thick.

Measure the actual tube metal thickness , and ID and OD , plus the mounting plates thickness for a local OEM part to compare. I might have one in the garage somewhere to compare.

[mocchi]

Measure the actual tube metal thickness , and ID and OD , plus the mounting plates thickness for a local OEM part to compare. I might have one in the garage somewhere to compare.

id is 20mm
od is 26mm

i have no idea how to measure mounting plate thickness.

[bennjamin]

id is 20mm
od is 26mm

i have no idea how to measure mounting plate thickness.

same as you measure any other metal...grab the vernier and grip the outer edge - thats 3mm correct ?

[mocchi]

same as you measure any other metal...grab the vernier and grip the outer edge - thats 3mm correct ?

the mounting plate bends and vernier caliper doesnt bend like that. assuming theyre the same thickness, the measurement of metal sheet is 3.5mm

[bennjamin]

ahh k i thought you could just nip the very out edge - this would still give an accurate result. Can you also weigh it too with kitchen scales or similar ?

[mocchi]

ahh k i thought you could just nip the very out edge - this would still give an accurate result. Can you also weigh it too with kitchen scales or similar ?

sorry chuck, my weighing asian scale is shithouse. wont detect the difference between 1kg-2kg lol
give us the thickness of vtir black strut, im quite sure that we can differentiate by that.

[bennjamin]

will do if i can find one here. In the meantime , anyone got a OEM one lying around that can provide the above details for all of us ?

[vinnY]

oem ek4
od; 25.5mm
id; 23.1mm
mount plate thickness; 2.3mm

measured with a digital veneer caliper, not a ruler/tape measure and eyeball

[jdm_kid]

EK9 is made from different material meaning its more solid than the black EK ones .. compare the weight and see.