# Acura 16EL same as civic? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330 "2007-11-06T21:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/1 "2007-11-06T21:19:51Z")
my brother in-law in Canada drives a 1997 Acura 1.6EL, as far as I can tell its just a civic with leather, cd player and chrome door handles… It uses the D16Y8 and has 4 wheel disc brakes… well he bought it used knows vary little about cars. but its “lowered” (some one cut the springs) and the rear wheels have camber like crazy and he eats threw tires every 5k, he asked me about fixing them but I cant seem to find any parts eather stock springs or a camber kit… so can I just use stock civic parts or is there a difference? ---
**Author:** ![vt1992s10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vt1992s10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vt1992s10)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/2 "2007-11-06T21:24:20Z")
it is the same platform as the civic basicly one step up from the US Civic Ex/Si. ![http://www.canadiandriver.com/roadtest/images/031pt7el_1.jpg](http://www.canadiandriver.com/roadtest/images/031pt7el_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/3 "2007-11-06T21:30:07Z")
[quote=“vt1992s10,post:2,topic:38330"”] it is the same platform as the civic basicly one step up from the US Civic Ex/Si. ![http://www.canadiandriver.com/roadtest/images/031pt7el_1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/b/cb7138480815e3c25094e37b92f4ff292f55bcf8.jpeg) [/quote] its a fodo so im guessing the suspension would be different then the si… ---
**Author:** ![vt1992s10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vt1992s10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vt1992s10)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/4 "2007-11-06T22:03:25Z")
[quote=“badnewsmini,post:3,topic:38330"”] its a fodo so im guessing the suspension would be different then the si… [/quote] ya it would be the same as a 4 door lx/ex, I wonder if the 16el coupe has the same suspension thou? it is susposed to be a higher grade since it is an acura. ---
**Author:** ![MXS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mxs/32/7507_2.png) [@MXS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MXS)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/5 "2007-11-07T06:26:56Z")
Might have come with different spring rates but I’m pretty sure everything should bolt right up the same… ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/acura-16el-same-as-civic/38330/6 "2007-11-07T07:23:04Z")
its a civic, and civic suspension parts will work just fine