�speaking of differences, somebody's been telling Alan that 88 DX doors won't work on an 88 HF. I measured everything and it all appears to line up. What's the scoop on this?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, let's see if I can even remember everything.... > > Different rear control arm design and different rear shock mount design on > the lower arm. > '88 had pillar-mounted seatbelts, '89 had them on the door. > '88 had a different number of splines on the input shaft of the tranny and > a smaller flywheel face surface area, causing a need for an entirely > different clutch setup that is not interchangeable with any other year > model CRXs... > The trim (as mentioned before) at the rear edge of the door is narrower on > the '88 CRXs, due to the seatbelts not being integrated into the doors. > > There was a great deal of body strengthening stuff not in the '88 model > CRX... The '88s are 125lbs lighter than the '89s due to no side impact > door beams, no additional reinforcement due to the seatbelts being in the > doors vs. on the pillar, etc.... > > If you want a pure race-only CRX, the '88 model would be the best to start > with.. Prefereably an '88 HF, but even an '88 Si has a significant weight > advantage over the later model CRX's. My '91 Si with a ZC in it porked > in at 2270lbs with a full interior and full tank of gas...My '88 Si, with > a JR SC on it, and JUST removal of the interior plastic pieces was only > 2064lbs, with a full tank of gas as well. > > Ricky > > > > > On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Richard Tuttle wrote: > > > If you don't mind me asking... what are the differences between the '88 > > and '89? My buddy and I both have crxs and his is an 89 and mine is an > > 88 so I'm curious to know what differences we have in our cars. > > > > -Richard Tuttle > > '88 CRX HF (bah 1.5L.. save money and swap soon -=) > > Orlando, FL > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Lee & Tracy Grimes > > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 6:19 PM > > To: Ricky Crow; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: CRX: Differences between a Si crx 90 and 91 > > > > I'll back Ricky up on this one, I have had all four years as well. The > > only > > differences between '90 and '91 was the anti-fog headlight vents and the > > deletion of yellow (too bad) and addition of green (yucko). Trim, > > brakes, > > etc. all stayed the same. > > > > There were a large number of changes from '88 to '89 and '89 to '90 but > > for > > '91 they probably already knew the car was on phase-out (not to be made > > any > > longer) so they left it the same except offering a special color and > > fixing > > the nagging moisture issue. > > > > Lee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ricky Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "kevin hiatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Stingray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "crx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:04 AM > > Subject: Re: CRX: Differences between a Si crx 90 and 91 > > > > > > > So do '90 Si's.... > > > > > > Do you guys realize that for quite a long time, I owned an '88 Si, a > > '90 > > > Si, and a '91 Si all at the same time? Let's just say that I *know* > > the > > > differences between the '90 and '91s (as well as the differences > > > between '88 and '89s, versus the '90-'91s)... The two I mentioned are > > the > > > only ones in the '90-'91 model year range -- TRUST me. > > > > > > Ricky > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, kevin hiatt wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > the 91 si has 4 wheel disc brakes also > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > Ricky Crow wrote:And I will bet any amount of money in the world > > that > > that molding is > > > > IDENTICAL between '90 and '91 model cars.... > > > > > > > > Like was mentioned before -- the only changes between '90 and '91 > > were > > the > > > > headlights, and Barbados Yellow was no longer available in '91 -- it > > was > > > > replaced with Tahitian Green Pearl... > > > > > > > > Ricky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Stingray wrote: > > > > > > > > > well one of my friends has a 91 si, and not the molding around the > > car, but > > > > > the part behind the glass to the farthest back of the car, not > > sure > > what > > > > > that piece is called, trim or whatever on his 91 it is definatly > > smaller > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Hiatt > > > > www.teamclimax.com > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
