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Ek coilovers fit on to eg chassis??

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:36 am
by froshtyv
Well i got a set of coilovers for my eg,
They are for an ek but im sure i can get them to fit my car,
Does anyone know for sure what has to be changed??
As far as im aware these are the choices i have,
1 Get the ek forks to fit on to my coilovers, but since they are wider at the bottom i will have to change the bushin on my LCA to get them to fit.
2 Have emailed bc racing to see if i can buy the eg for attachments for the front 2 coilovers so i can leave my bushings intact,
3 heard there is some where that makes forks that fit the ek suspension but are the same at the end as the eg forks.
Any other info for me anyone??

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:02 pm
by Greasedmonkey
The rear fork that bolts onto the lower control arm has to be changed. The EK part is thinner than the EG part. Just call up the maker of your coilover and ask for that part.

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:30 pm
by froshtyv
Im not worried about the rear forks i can get them to fit without too much hastle its the front ones im not too sure on.,
Im still waiting on the bc racing to get back to me.

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:35 pm
by Greasedmonkey
You can use your stock forks on the front shocks. Its the rear shocks that you need to get new ones for!.

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:38 pm
by froshtyv
Someone else has also said this to me,
I think i will just make some minor modifications to the rear bushing to get the forks to fit over them!!
Thanks for the info dude.

Posted:
Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:19 pm
by Greasedmonkey
Its the LCA that is the problem. not the bushing. The EG one is thicker than the EK.

Posted:
Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:30 pm
by froshtyv
So if i get an aftermarket ek rear LCA will that do the trick??

Posted:
Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:33 pm
by Gorveatt
froshtyv wrote:So if i get an aftermarket ek rear LCA will that do the trick??
no the LCA's for an EK are about 3 inch's too long to be used on a EG

Posted:
Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:18 am
by Greasedmonkey
Gorveatt wrote:froshtyv wrote:So if i get an aftermarket ek rear LCA will that do the trick??
no the LCA's for an EK are about 3 inch's too long to be used on a EG
What he said. Just get a new fork for the rear coil over. Its just that easy.

Posted:
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:13 am
by mrquackers00
hey, im having the same issues with the LCA and the width being too big.
if i take the forks from my stock strut, will they fit on the new strut?

Posted:
Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:27 pm
by sdots
mrquackers00 wrote:hey, im having the same issues with the LCA and the width being too big.
if i take the forks from my stock strut, will they fit on the new strut?
Yup but then you don't exactly have a coilover, just springs on your damper.
But yeh, the EK rear LCA's are thinner than our EG/EJ's. Even if you change the LCA it wont change anything. Buy the fork to have a clean fit or buy some coilovers for an EK

Posted:
Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:27 am
by mrquackers00
yeah, theyre just drop springs i found at the junkyard.
my rears are blown so i figure i can just put um on.