another 5 lug question, rear only

ASSISTANCE Suspension, Brakes & Wheels
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i am pretty sure i have read everything there is to this conversion. however, i cant seem to get any direct information on the rear other then these three responses:

  1. real ITR rear trailing arms, usdm or jdm.

  2. non-ITR DC (94-01) trailing arms with type-r/prelude/crv hubs.

  3. stock rear disk civics (92-00) trailing arms with the same hubs as #2.

so i guess the question i have is…

WHY CANT I USE THE OEM DA/DB1/2 REAR TRAILING ARMS?

i dont want a beat around the bush answer. only threads i want to be linked to should be either a well explained answer as to why i cant use them. not the answer i have been seeing of “just get DC TAs” or “they dont work”. please, straight answer. is it dimensions of spindle??

thanks.

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The trailing arm between all of these cars is the same(there are negligable differences that we wont get into). The trailing arm bush is slightly different on the DA etc. A thread was posted on HT and advised to use the 5 lug rear hub with the nut from an early model Protege or some other Mazda. I’m at work, so I’ll find the thread and link it.

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http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1978033

27pages, have fun. It’s an annoying ass thread to pick the info out of.

Quoting from page 3 post 64
“YOU MUST USE THE NUT FROM A 93 AND UP MAZDA 626 OR PROTEGE 94 AND UP…”

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i did see that thread and have been through it a few times. post #8 is what was throwing me. didnt think the thread was talking about the bushing, figured it was something else with the spindle.

thanks.