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Post by LIE » Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:00 pm

Direct question:
What do you replace rear control arms with?
It is still possible to get the inner bushing and for 4th gen the replaceable ball joint is EOL and for the 5th gen the ball joint is non replace-able.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-pre ... b-3260851/

Are there any news in this area? I can find 5th gen arms for ~160 in amayama, but seems pretty expensive. Hardrace? Or maybe it is possible to replace the ball joints for 5th gen arms?

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Post by Drax » Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:29 pm

yes, hardrace for uprated ones
https://www.tegiwaimports.com/hardrace- ... gKdSfD_BwE

and polybushes for them
https://throtl.com/pages/search-results ... C%22%5D%5D

other than that i suspect its a second hand job from a breaker :?
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Post by vanzep » Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:04 pm

Are control arms from the accord type r compatible. I do seem to remember somebody mentioning them a long time ago.....
I also have a spare ball joint from a 4th gen but as the 4th gen I have now is 4ws I could part with it if someone needed it. I think it is the right hand one but would have to check
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Post by LIE » Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:59 pm

Drax wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:29 pm
and polybushes for them
https://throtl.com/pages/search-results ... C%22%5D%5D
There are no issues with that end, the headache is the joint side. :)
vanzep wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:04 pm
Are control arms from the accord type r compatible
From the schemes, seems that there are no similar parts. :(
vanzep wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:04 pm
I think it is the right hand one but would have to check
There should not be any difference for 2ws.
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Post by Vtecmec » Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:25 pm

If I had to solve this, I'd cut the balljoint off the arm and cut a thread on the bar so that I could just screw an off the shelf balljoint onto it.

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Post by vanzep » Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:19 pm

On 2ws 4th gens the ball joint is sided as there are two bolt holes at angles so they are marked L left and R right
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Post by Andreika609 » Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 am

This is what i did on mine a few years back, works well since 2019. Just cant remember what bushings i used , but i think something for ford puma :D

Bushings were burned out and made a new ones reinforced ones as i couldnt found any original to buy.
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Post by LIE » Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:22 am

Vtecmec wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:25 pm
If I had to solve this, I'd cut the balljoint off the arm and cut a thread on the bar so that I could just screw an off the shelf balljoint onto it.
Can you explain this a bit more?
You're talking about 4th gen arm as it has a flat end?
vanzep wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:19 pm
On 2ws 4th gens the ball joint is sided as there are two bolt holes at angles so they are marked L left and R right
Maybe I misunderstood you, but it should not make any sense if both side come from LHD or RHD.
If one is needed, then yes, you need the correct side.
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Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 am
This is what i did on mine a few years back, works well since 2019. Just cant remember what bushings i used , but i think something for ford puma
:thumbup:
As in the link in the first post, the guy mentions some nissan as 1:1 part.
I'm thinking as Drax wrote, use poly in the stock shell.
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