Its 89-91...

The difference is the rear lower control arms...

See this diagram:


The lower control arms on the 88s are 18 and 21, they have a hole on the top of them where the strut goes thru, and the bushing is on the strut itself... The 89-91s have the illustration shown as 19,22... Where the bottom of the rear struts has a fork that slides down over the LCA and bolts thru the bushing on the LCA...

I dont doubt theres other slight differences aswell... But this is the main reason why the different suspensions are sold for the different years... And the LCA can be swapped over... So if you want to run 89-91 susp, just get the 89-91 LCAs... But becareful, some of the JDM companies (notably TEIN) make their setups for the JDM models... And im not all too sure which way they lean... I *think* they may have the 88 model arms... But I cant be sure...


As for the 17" issue, this wouldnt effect it... There may have just been saggy springs... IMHO 17" is way to big for a CRX anyways...