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Old 10-18-2006, 12:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Suspension Techniques Anti-Sway Bars
Ok, so I decided to get the whole kit, front and back for my EG coupe. I was not without my share of problems, but it was incredibly worth it in the end!!

My car came with the OEM 19mm bar up front, and no bar in the back. This kit replaces the front with a 24mm bar, and adds a 19mm bar in back. IMO, I wouldn't skip out only doing one or the other. My car handles like a freakin go kart now with very little body roll. I am SO happy!! It is very forgiving, and so fun now, best suspension mod I ever did. Also, before I put these on, I used to rub the inside fender well with my 17's going around corners, and now I can't even get them to rub if I try!!! That alone makes the kit worth every penny. (Which wasn't too many pennies if I remeber correctly.)

One thing to note... They no longer make the gray powder coated color, now it's a VERY UGLY neon green.

To replace the front, you gotta disconnect the shifter and transmission linkages and the exhaust. And then you have to weasle the original bar out and weasle the new bar in, this takes a little patience, but it is not too hard and is well worth it.

The back's I did at the same time as my control arms. HIGHLY recommended to do at the same time, cause you gotta pull the struts off anyway. Just hard as hell to remove siezed bolts on the control arm. Need some good old P.B. Blaster and "Armstrong". Getting the end links together and connecting the control arms back to the rear frame require two people. Getting the bolt holes to line up is a pain in the ass!!!

MOST IMPORTANT PART!!! YOU CANNOT FORGET TO LUBE EVERYTHING VERY WELL!! Use the Energy Suspension formula 5 prelube or some high grade marine grease on every place where a bushing would touch metal. End links, pivot bushings, control arms, everything!! Your car will not sqeak if you do this part correctly.

[Edit] I have read that putting rear sway bars can put too much stress on your rear subframe and it's best to brace it somehow. I also purchased a Skunk2 rear lower tie bar for this exact reason, but now it no longer fits across the frame because the bushing brackets are in the way. To reinstall the tie bar, I will have to get spacers and longer bolts, but I'm not sure that it will still do it's job correctly, now being an extra 1/2" to 3/4" further from the frame. The other option could possibly be adding an ASR brace instead, but I'm not sure if it will work with this setup.

Performance - I cannot be more happy 11/10.
Install Difficulty - 7/10

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Old 10-18-2006, 01:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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nice review, very helpful. i'm looking at getting some sway bars soon and this is persuading me to get Suspension Teqniques. what LCA's do you have? and where'd you get your sway bar kit from?
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Old 10-18-2006, 01:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Skunk2 control arms from ProCivic.com....$194.21
Sway Bars from SummitRacing.com....$249.95
The feeling you get hugging the off ramp at 70mph....Priceless

Summit Kicked ass on the price. You should see the new green ones though before you make your decision. I definately didn't like the color IMO. But it depends on what you are going for.
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haha nice mastercard reference...

yeah i'll check that out, i might like the green ones just as something different. i think i'm going with that exact setup with an ASR brace. i think i'll wait till i get coilovers to and do it all at once since that LCA bolt is a bitch.
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Yeah, I'm thinking about putting that brace on too. I bought a Skunk2 lower tie bar at the same time to stiffen the frame up a bit, but now it won't fit across the bushing brackets. So now I might get some spacers and a longer bolt, or sell it on Ebay and get the ASR brace. In fact, I think I'll edit my post.
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nice wrieup. i'm getting the front sway here soon from them.....they didn't have any in stock at nopi and they are coming straight from them. i can't wait.

how are they holding up?
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Well my car is up for the winter getting the engine/tranny rebuilt, but as of the last time I drove it, they were still as awesome as the day I put them on!!
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I've had these on my Integra for 4 years and I still love them! And my bushings are quiet still!
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I have had mine for some time now too and holding up great. This is a VERY solid upgrade no doubt. When I pull in to steep driveways my back tire lifts off the ground. Now thats stiff. They only make them in green now? Thank god I got them while they were grey.
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sweet thanks for the input. i won't have their rear sway cause i got a si rear sway. but i'm sure it will make a great upgrade.
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Does the ST kit offer any reinforcement on the rear sway bar to prevent subframe tearout?
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Does the ST kit offer any reinforcement on the rear sway bar to prevent subframe tearout?
i looked on their site and they do offer it. of course it doesn't say the price on there....have a look

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Not on the kit that I purchased. But I think they do have a set that does, but it is a different part number.
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i'm having a bunch of fitment/figure out how to install issues with these bars on my 97 hatch...

anyone have pics of the bars actually installed on the 6th gens?

the shop finally figured out the rear bar (though it's rather close to the brake lines)...

but the front, according to the shop, looks like it doesn't mount right...

and i did order the kit for my particular case where there was no oem front bar.

in the honda manual, non-si civics have a hole in the lower control arm for mounting endlinks vertically... si civics have a dog ear for mounting the endlinks horizontally to the ground... any of this make sense to anyone?

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