Hello,
First starting with introducing myself to the forum. I purchased a 98 accord DX MT black with nothing in it but power windows and power locks (no radio). Cruise control and Intake resonator removed. The car has some chips in the paint (needs a new paint job), but has a new engine on it (stock f23). I decided to buy the car because my dad had the same car in 02, when he bought it brand new. All the enthusiasm and amount of possible mods I read on this forum before buying just did the trick to convince me.
Now that I introduced myself I want to mentions my mods so far regarding my drivetrain.
Here comes my issue. Instead of purchasing adjustable ball joints for the front upper control arm, I decided to buy a new one I found on Ebay.
Now I have a clearance issue.
With the OEM part it would just hit the top of the pillar (which ive seen the mod here before). With this aftermarket part, it hits the chassis that holds the pillars. It needs approximately 1/4 of an inch of clearance to get to the top and have enough clearance for my suspension. There is a thread where people modded the top, but did anyone had to cut the part of the chassis for this?
First starting with introducing myself to the forum. I purchased a 98 accord DX MT black with nothing in it but power windows and power locks (no radio). Cruise control and Intake resonator removed. The car has some chips in the paint (needs a new paint job), but has a new engine on it (stock f23). I decided to buy the car because my dad had the same car in 02, when he bought it brand new. All the enthusiasm and amount of possible mods I read on this forum before buying just did the trick to convince me.
Now that I introduced myself I want to mentions my mods so far regarding my drivetrain.
- I started with the Legend caliper upgrade and the 94 prelude 13" rotors.
- Replaced the brake master cylinder and pump.
- My rear Drums were bad. I replaced them with the EX rear 4 lug disk brakes.
- Adjustable toe and camber control bar. (the car had a 2 degree offset and couldnt stand the look of it)
- Adjustable rear upper control arm
- Installed Eibach springs 1.5" with stock struts. (planning to upgrade)
- New OEM Sway bar links.
Here comes my issue. Instead of purchasing adjustable ball joints for the front upper control arm, I decided to buy a new one I found on Ebay.
Now I have a clearance issue.
With the OEM part it would just hit the top of the pillar (which ive seen the mod here before). With this aftermarket part, it hits the chassis that holds the pillars. It needs approximately 1/4 of an inch of clearance to get to the top and have enough clearance for my suspension. There is a thread where people modded the top, but did anyone had to cut the part of the chassis for this?