My Weekend Project

[Draw7Seven]

Here is one of the Hotchkiss endlinks after just 8 months, including 1 winter in upstate NY.

Don't winters in upstate NY LAST 8 months?

[Windchaser]

damn, that's a nice weekend project.

[talonXracer]

I have a typeR front sway, 24mm with 4mm thick walls.


I am waiting on a new ball joint boot to get here and a 14mmx1.5 thread chaser/die(to clean up tierod threads). With the current fuel prices it is alot cheaper to have tools and parts shipped 2 days from Cali than to drive around and search for the tools/parts around here(I live an hour from any usefull autoparts store).


The Progress coilovers when set at a 1.5" drop are significantly shorter than the MugenSS(stock length struts).

[talonXracer]

Here is a pic comparing the ITR vrs EP3 front sway.

[civictype_r04]

^^ Wow that is a big difference from the EP3 stock one.

[mustclime]

Here is a pic comparing the ITR vrs EP3 front sway.

check the clearance on the shifter cables, you may have to bend the holding bracket a little....rememver the "hump" part of the sway moves back and forth on dips....

[talonXracer]

Yeah I have it installed, I had to manipulate the shift cable bracket a little to install it. I was going to try to reuse the EP3 sway bushings until I could scrounge up a set of typeS bushings, but they are wasted and dont even fit the EP3 swaybar anymore,,,worn the fukc out!

The ITR sway is SMALLER in dia and wall thickness than the EP3 sway, it is 24.2mm and 3.2 wall thickness, while the EP3 is 25.4mm with a 4mm wall.

[cerebrous]

Bump to know if the Stock ep3 ball joints fit on the mugen arms or do I have to go J's rca

[mustclime]

Bump to know if the Stock ep3 ball joints fit on the mugen arms or do I have to go J's rca

just get the lca from king motor sports....they put a shim in them so your lower ball joint fits

[talonXracer]

The Mugen LCA's are available for both size lower ball joints. The J's extended RCA ball joints are the same size as the stock EP3 lower ball joint as well as the 02'-04' typeS ball joints.

[56chevydan]

Talon- Where's the best place to order the Progress coilovers and what was the cost??
We need an update when you get the ep back on the road with the new setup.

I'm curious too what your overall impression is of the Mugen SS suspension that you just pulled off your car?? I just called King Motor Sports today and $1300.00 shipped is a little on the pricey side if the Mugen SS isn't going to last.

[v1c10us]

in the middle of the ITR sway it looks like its angled opposite of the ep3 sway
is that cause it came off a RHD car? if so, will it hit something that the ep3 sway bar was avoiding by being bent the other way in the middle?
edit: i read up a couple posts and see you got it installed, why is it bent the opposite and did that cause you any trouble?

[oldschoolimport]

in the middle of the ITR sway it looks like its angled opposite of the ep3 sway
is that cause it came off a RHD car? if so, will it hit something that the ep3 sway bar was avoiding by being bent the other way in the middle?
edit: i read up a couple posts and see you got it installed, why is it bent the opposite and did that cause you any trouble?

its for the shifter cable bracket, if I remember correctly. he said he had to re-position the cables, and it cleared.

[talonXracer]

Talon- Where's the best place to order the Progress coilovers and what was the cost??
We need an update when you get the ep back on the road with the new setup.

I'm curious too what your overall impression is of the Mugen SS suspension that you just pulled off your car?? I just called King Motor Sports today and $1300.00 shipped is a little on the pricey side if the Mugen SS isn't going to last.

The best place to order Progress coilovers is directly thru Progress. They do not make suspension kits for inventory, they make them up in batchs as the orders come in, they have ALWAYS done business this way.

The MugenSS had lasted over 125K miles, and three years. That was on-par with the stockies. Remember that performance parts usually last less time than stock parts, so the MugenSS lasted for a above average time.

[talonXracer]

in the middle of the ITR sway it looks like its angled opposite of the ep3 sway
is that cause it came off a RHD car? if so, will it hit something that the ep3 sway bar was avoiding by being bent the other way in the middle?
edit: i read up a couple posts and see you got it installed, why is it bent the opposite and did that cause you any trouble?

its for the shifter cable bracket, if I remember correctly. he said he had to re-position the cables, and it cleared.

That is correct Wes !