STRONGER & LIGHTER Lower Control Arm Upgrade | Honda Civic Project
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 เม.ย. 2020
- The budget Honda Civic Build continues with installing NEW Lower Control Arms! These TruHart aluminum LCA's are stronger, lighter, and contain upgraded bushings. This will ultimately result in a better handling Honda Civic!
This Lower Control Arm install was LONG overdue, but we are finally dialing in the suspension setup on the Honda Civic Project. LCA's aren't the most exciting mod, but look a hell of a lot better from the rear! Most people replace lower control arms due to worn bushings or even a cracked or warped arm. In my case, I wanted to benefit from the weight savings, stiffen up the rear, and improve the look. These TruHart LCA's do the job and remain very affordable!
Along with the suspension setup, I recently picked up new Nitto NEO Gen tires for the Civic. These are a summer oriented tire with increased wear resistance on the inside of the tire. They were designed for cars running higher camber to promote less wear. In the short term review, I think they handle much better than my previous 205/50/15 Sentiry tire setup. Once we get the front and rear camber kits installed on the Honda Civic it will be ready for alignment! These suspension mods are SO long overdue but i'm trying to tackle them now that I have the right tools! That Milwaukee Impact Wrench is the best thing I have bought!
Enjoy the video, I'll link the goods below!
TruHart Website: www.truhartusa.com/default.asp
EG 92-95 Civic Lower Control Arms: amzn.to/2V0h4tw
EK LOWERING Control Arms (Drops 1.5 inches): amzn.to/34vWbtb
EK Normal LCA (What I have): See TruHarts website
Milwaukee IMPACT Wrench 1/2 inch: amzn.to/2RvtkjF
Milwaukee Impact Battery: amzn.to/2JXT2sC
Metric Impact Sockets: amzn.to/2XGEtCb
Yonaka Exhaust: amzn.to/2JVP3gq
- ALLDAYANTHONY - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Appreciate everyone’s comments! One thing I’ll mention is that the bushings were torqued down with load from jacking up the hub. It was jacked up until the spring compressed to ride height. This mimics the weight that the car would have on the ground and allow me to reach the outer most bolt without the wheel on. Appreciate all the concern!
During this quarantine my arms have also gotten stronger 😳
Lol which arm?
@@ALLDAYANTHONY prolly both, gotta spice things up sometimes
jay lol made my day 😂
Lmao love this page 📄
Amazing after 3 years this video still helping honda civic owners today.😊
Honestly if you can one day I’d love a detailed b series swap that would be awesome
This
b. b. You have any link to plug and play harnesses for a ek d to b series
Man this guy so awesome he took the time to post a WALKTHROUGH N CONTENT!
I try to do that with most my stuff!
I bought the same exact impact gun Milwaukee Fuel 18v 1/2" and it is a MONSTER.
Everything you said about that tool 100% accurate.
I cant believe how many years I went without one. Got sick of it and I love this thing!!!
I agree with the impact. I bought a 1/2 dr Ryobi impact about a year ago and it has been life changing
Hey man, really am loving these Civic vlogs, slowly building my EJ8, cheers for the inspiration man
Love watching this build. I had a red 2000 civic ex couple like this one in college, and this brings back memories. This was the first car I bought myself too.
That’s awesome
Looks pretty sweet man! Nice job Anthony.
Man great video btw new rear lower control arms look really badass and your overall civic is super clean
PAINT JOB IS SICK !!!! 🚘
I second that ad for Milwaukee impacts. I have 2 and they are a lifesaver. Literally cut your time in half with no sweating
Absolutely!
Thank for these videos Anthony. I just took the dive into building my Civic starting with Skunk2 suspension and LCA's. Your videos simplified the process and helped me install them flawlessly with the exception of broken bolts in the rear lmao.
Haha the broken bolts happen too often! Always gotta be prepared!
Upgrades are always great , clean Honda most definitely and ur upgrade part super clean 👌
thanks for your videos bro! so much details! 🔥🔥🔥
Super nice build bro I’ve been following for a while I have a Em1 and your littler mods here and there I’m following. Haha thanks for the videos. Keep them up. 👍🏼
Glad I could help!
Been doing tons of maintenance on my rsx and you’re giving me motivation haha
Glad I could help man
hey anthony beautiful install but i did this on my civic not to long ago and not sure if you did this but once the bolts are on you keep them kinda loose and then you drop the car down after and tighten the bolts that way you dont get premature wear on the bushings... tho u dont have to do this but it is a good tip to have the bushings last longer ... tho i love your videos keep it up bro 🙏🏼
He had the disk jacked up with a jack😀for pre load !
Perfect vid i am looking to purchase my very fist pair of rear control arms. this helped me a ton!
Glad we both seemingly had to wait forever for the same part!
Get the rear subframe brace! It's totally worth it and adds a bunch of rigidity to the rear, as well as providing mount points for a rear sway bar :))
I’m looking into it!
Dang love what you're doing to the Civic. I have an EM2 with buddy club wheels and some nitto neo gens
again im inspired bro keep it up! nice tire actually that’s going to be my next buy
Awesome man
been waiting for this for the longest time
Same here!
Nice!! Simple, BUT nice!! Civic one of my dream car. Keep it up!!
Will do thanks!
Wow dude it must be nice for it to come out that easy I wish mine had been that easy
Love your videos keep up the good work!👍
A quick 11 minute video to get me through quarantine 👌
Glad I could help!
No anti seize, you are brave!!
When is the rear disk brake conversion happening?🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘
Hopefully soon!
Rear disc isn’t as easy as it sounds if you do it the right way. I have accumulated a master cylinder, brake lines, trailing arms, new LCAs, new bolts, new ebrake cables, new control arm bushings, and also a new proportioning valve. Now I need the tool, calipers, discs and pads. It. Takes. Forever.
Im not nearly as cool as anthony but
heres my conversion lol th-cam.com/video/dsvFKwNHGlk/w-d-xo.html
The right tools make life so much easier 👍
Definitely does
Great video man!!
Thanks for watching early!
hey Anthony one thing that will help strengthen your handling is to get the ASR subframe with the sway bar that comes with it you should look into that,I have that on my EG6 and it handle great on tight corners & Apex on the track
Impact wrenches are gospel. LOL i'll never go back.
Hey just picked these up today! Gonna put them on next week
Super my friend. Nice job 👍👍
I've done my LCAs both ways and man the impact wrench makes it 100% easier!
Absolutely!
I'm also building a Honda civic coupe B16 :) KEEP IT UP! VTEC!!
Throw on a rear subframe brace and rear sway bar! It really stiffens up the rear, but it causes the rear end to rotate so much and it neutralizes the natural understeer when driving aggressively and induces oversteers. I thought it made fwd fun!
I need to!
Looks sick cant wait to install my lca on my si soon.
Do it!!
Now all u need is a sub frame brace to match those new arms! 👌🏻👌🏻
Would look awesome!
Sheesh🤤 She's coming along nicely 😄👌
I think so too!
Yes this is the civic ik and truly love
Haha yes! Thanks man
Hey Anthony! Great video per usual. Hope all is well
Thanks man yes it is
Clean and Simple install.. 👏🏽👊🏽
That was the goal!
Keep up the videos bro 💯👌
I’m trying!
Good job on the install, Not quiet sure why people have to dislike videos with good info for others that are looking for a good DIY video. The holes on the LCA (Lower Control Arms) are for Sway Bar end link positioning. Get yourself a rear Sub-frame brace (ASR, Hardrace, etc) and a Stabilizer bar either OEM EK9 or a good quality one and it will be a night and day difference on handling.
Who knows man, I’m gonna look for a brace for sure
ALLDAYANTHONY 👌
Yes bro keep 'em coming brother! And make sure it's it neutral! 😏😂
Haha always
Hey man, love your work I’ve learned a lot about my 01 d17 from watching you but something just caught my eye in this video, you showed you adjusting the right side coil over but didn’t show you adjust the left an I just wanted to know if you had to adjust the left side coil as well? Thanks
That super clean
Thanks dude
Your welcome
Clean car. You can go bigger on tires in the future it will take some modifications to your wheel well. My Integra is on 225/50/R16 and I didn’t roll my fenders (Type R fenders aren’t cheap). Nice evo in the background too. 🙌🏻
Nice video
Entertainment at its finest 👍
Looks good man
I think so too!
Are there any suspension kits you’d recommend for replacing all suspension parts like upper/lower control arms etc basically anything with bushings? Or need to buy separate?
I have auto honda civic 2005 , i never drive it just in my yard but i love keep it clean
I will tell you that as a professional auto technician. I use that exact same Milwaukee impact. And I have virtual no problem removing any bolts or nuts. Oh, and PB blaster is definitely without a doubt your friend.
Hands down the best tool I have bought for working on cars. Can’t live without it now!
Hey Anthony, I scrolled through the comments and didn't find anything regarding an alignment. I'm looking to replace the rear lower control arms on my 94 civic just like in this video. Is it true that you need to get an alignment done after installing new control arms? Thank you
Love the build bro
Thanks man
I use that Milwaukee every day at the shop.
You'll really appreciate the coupe more when you get some OEM rear sway bar brackets and a nice OEM sway bar of your choice.
I just replace the lower control arms and rear struts on my 99 civic sedan last week. First bolt I tried to take off the head snapped off. That project became a real pain. Definitely wished I waited long enough for this video to come out lol. It would have made that job a hell of a lot easier. I'm going to have buy an impact wrench now.
Yeah man I wouldn’t have even tried by hand to be honest
@@ALLDAYANTHONY I made the mistake of not even looking into the project before I started. The original intention was only the struts but replacing everything was the easier solution once the problem emerged.
Nice video man 👌👌👌🇬🇹
Thanks dude
Dude, you gotta swap the rear drums out for Integra Disks! Those things are archaic.
Look at those 🥁 breaks you need to get thoes swap boy Lol!! good video cool mod 👌
Yes I do!
i wish mine were that easy. i'm doing lower control arms and a subframe brace on my 97 civic and had to drill out the one under the drum and now i'm just taking the whole rear hub and everything off and just replacing every bushing possible
Yeah man that’s not fun
Now time for that rear subframe brace and sway bar
Agreed
RARB to complete the underneath 👌
That intro though!!
A bit simple compared to my rest! Haha
Look into rolling your fenders/ Trimming 2 inches off fender liner to get max clearance with the meaty tires
Are you running a rear sway? I ran a GSR oem 14mm rear sway on my EJ8, ran well and held in the canyons. Its a easy install and only thing you need is nuts, bolts, washers on each side of the sidewalls, endlinks and the sway bar.
That impact is the best buy you can make, if you can't afford this one I really recommend the Harbor Freight Impact Wrench for anyone looking into getting one.
Yep I second that
I’m running the same setup except with the Konig hypergrams on my eg. Had some rubbing issues but only because the car was too low raised it and have not had any issues since.
Raising it is no fun though!
How are these holding up so far ? Bushings still in good condition. I’ve been looking for a pair but I’ve read a lot of mixed reviews on aftermarket LCAs so can’t decide on what to run on my setup that will serve it’s purpose.
Simple install but great video 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😁, and I got the ryobi 1/2 impact, u have other ryobi stuff so having extra batteries is great.
By the way I like that 4runner outside the garage 👍🏾
That’s the wife’s!
@@ALLDAYANTHONY oh ok
Any plans to do a quick around on it?
I think this was a Milwaukee impact wrench infomercial cause I went to Home Depot and bought one 😅😂
Haha yes!
Best tool anyone could buy. I use mine all day everyday. Careful though. It can snap bolts no problem.
Right? Ive been wondering if they were any good but im about to get one now
beck ross The Earthquake one is also very good. I think those are the only two on the market with such a high tq rating
Hi ! I watched this video to help me, I gonna restore completly the suspension on my EK3, but I got a question : Did you have some camber after installing the control arms ?
Awesome ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks man
I used Milwaukee impacts when i was a mobile tire guy and they are amazing tools. But my buddy bought an earthquake from harbor freight and I’ll they’ll talk that although it’s not as smooth as the Milwaukee it’s still good.
Both are great tools!
Man... I do miss my 98 LX 4 doors, a D16Y7 running 137hp with full heads change, that car was freaking awesome, and had the same color from yours.
That’s awesome
@@ALLDAYANTHONY keep up the awesome work on your Civic, I'm following all uploads from São Paulo - Brazil.
Just bought another civic but its an ex and I'm want to make it as clean as your civic, cuz your civic is a dream
I believe in you! Make it happen man!
You damn Americans and your good weather to be able to pull 90s civics out of your ass in good condition....
Look Up for the 1/2 stubby impact you gonna love it . Small and Handy perfect for junkyard ;)
I may need a shorter one down the road!
@@ALLDAYANTHONY for sure the one you got is a bolt buster had to admit it I love mine too ! But it's quite heavy at the end of the day .
I just snapped the bolt off that holds the rear shock. PIA. Now I have new arms on the way and an impact...
very nice 👌
Thanks man
Hey man. Where did you get your rubber floor mats? I’ve been looking for all season floor mats for my 98 ej8 I just picked up for a daily
these civic coupes have a good look
I think so too!
All day Anthony, I’m getting ready to buy this same camber kit for my 2000 Honda Civic. What are the final camber numbers for the front and rear?
It look awesome dude! Are you planning to install a camber kit in the near future?
Yes I am!
I bought that exact impact, it's so powerful I rounded the actual impact socket instead of the bolt
Haha yep that can happen
Hey guys, what could be the exact product code for this impact wrench. Tia. 😅
I feel like you should do a rear disc brake conversion. It'd be a nice upgrade.
It really would!
Hey do you think you would rub if you have stock suspension ? I have the same tires on the way that’s why I’m asking love the videos tho
I love your civc
Thanks man
Have a question couldn’t find the answer online would you need after market shocks or coilovers to mount or can you use stock shock struts?
Dunno about stronger, the factory LCA is pretty strong. But yes, good upgrade because you get the bushings and adjustable swaybar mounting points. Hey get a swaybar next ;)
Yup. I need that impact gun
Everyone does! It’s awesome
They make a tire size 205 45 15. A little thinner so maybe you won't rub anymore. Great build!!
Thanks for watching!
do you treat the bolts with any kind of loosener? like pb blaster or something?
I recently had rear struts installed on 2001 civic, and the main ride going fairly fast seems better, but still get loud thunking bang sound when slowly going over curb or bump, and now got hideous squeak going too. I wonder if its these control armsneed replacing now. It sounds like its to do with whatever the new stronger struts are interacting with, and it does sit higher now which it had not been for a long time. I got the struts from autozone (duralast) about 3 weeks ago and I've told mechanic about noises and he just said hmm that's weird. It looks like theres no sense just replacing the bushings? I didn't realize there were 6 there in total. Whenever it gets wet out, plus I sprayed some lubricant, it goes away temporarily, but now left groaning squeak wont go away as I maneuver around in lots, and of course thunk noise still there and in Michigan, with crap roads everywhere. Id appreciate any suggestions, of course no one knows anything about Hondas except dealer ship who wants $100 to inspect it.
Now you need the rear subframe
Yeah I tried to change my lower control arm bolts on the rear one of them broke off and the other one rounded off so I'm screwed right now 😢
awesome
Thanks for watching