Dedicated DA9 Q & A thread

[stevo716]

i thought da6 lcas where actually quite diff??

[mooshie]

Nah, they basically put the strut at the correct angle for the DA chassis whereas although the DC2R ones will fit they make the strut angle in a slightly different way. Never heard of anyone havin any issues though. If I could find that damn for sale thread, the seller actually has a side by side pic of the 2.

[stevo716]

haha i threw my da6 lcas away not knowing :S

[mooshie]

Serious? I am just trying to find out if the end bushings are the same on the DA6 and DA9. I have read one post on another forum that says they are but never confirmed it, suppose I could just take them off and have a look.... Want to know so that I can get a set and replace the 20 yr old bushings with new ones

Anyway, here is some good info- http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1059140
Does mention that there is a 2mm difference in width of the box section but that would be easy to get around.

[stevo716]

yeh when i had my old suspesnion setup and was moving everythin over i threw em out, i didnt know at the time that dc2r had similar setup lol :S

[Rami]

Sorry guys I'm new to all this suspension modding. Just to understand this correctly..... Are you saying if I buy DC coilovers I can fit them on my DA, providing I change my forks?

[stevo716]

if u buy just dc2 coilovers, so non type r, all u need is the front forks..
if u buy type r coilovers, u need the rear LCA from a type r as well

[Rami]

What about car height and suspension travel etc... Does anything change?

[stevo716]

well if coilovers car height is adjustable...
im pretty sure with dc2r coilovers there a lil shorter, so u get less suspension travel
but generally the travel is up to how low ur car is

[Rami]

If I get the aftermarket LCA's and front forks (with the adjustable camber)for a DC2 typeR. would they work like the swap with OEM type R on the DA?

[mooshie]

Hang on a second I think you may be confused. There is no camber adjustment on any parts we are talking about!

Front- to run DC/EG/DC2R standard or aftermarket struts (coil overs) you need to replace the thing that looks like a fork going over the axle and joins the base of the shock to the LCA. Reason being is the shock diameter is larger than the DA, the fork is actually narrower too but this should not cause issue.

Rear- you need DC2R/DA6 LCA which have a 'box' section to fit the eyelet style base of the type r shocks as opposed to the fork style base on other DA/DC/EG which are all the same. The DA has a longer shock which means you will get more travel when swapping and could result in bottoming out although this is rarely an issue with stiffer springs.

So in summary, for Type R suspension you need to change front forks and rear LCAs, for VTI-R/Civic suspension you only need to change front forks.

Camber will not change in any of this, To adjust camber you need to do something with the front upper control arm and the rear camber arm attached to the top of the trailing arm. Options for the front include a whole new arm, adjustable balljoint, adjustable brackets etc, you can not use any parts aside from those designed for the DA without complication.
For the rear you can get longer bolts and washers to push the bracket further out from the chassis or just get a full adjustable link which are the same for the later chassis as well.

[stocky]

I have dc2r suspension on my da6. I've had both Tein Type Flex and Omni power full bodied coilovers. They feel great but the difference in shock length will piss you off.

The fronts when adjusted all the way down will not go low enough, whilst the back at full height setting will not go high enough. The height adjustment range will be limited.