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YES! Installed anti-sway bar & rear tie bar finally (w/pics to help you)
MANY props to Slikor for his RSX sway bar D.I.Y., and anyone who contributed to this thread detailing the installation of the lower tie bar. below are the pics I took:
RSX anti-sway bar install:
after jacking up the car on jack stands, I began by taking off the endlink nuts:
after the nut was about half way undone, I decided I would take slikor's advice and use WD-40 to ease the removal (and it did, so I recommend you use wd-40 too). I sprayed the other side while I was at it:
after removing the bushing brackets and the bar, I took a pic of the old sway bar compared to the new one:
after I put on the new sway bar and brackets, the bushings didn't look right.. i went ahead and completed the install though. someone PLEASE tell me if this is okay.. it looks like that on both ends, where the bar bends to go outward in the center:
putting back on the endlink bolts was a piece of cake.. you don't have to use the 5mm hex wrench like you do to take it off:
DC Sports lower tie bar install:
I began by cutting a block of wood to hold the control arm in place.. everyone said it would make the install so much easier, but I didn't really understand why it would be so hard to realign the hole for the bolt ..until I actually got started. Trust me, USE THE BOARD:
here's how I used the board:
This is what the control arm bolt looks like. Taking it out is tricky.. you unscrew it about an inch, then pull it out until it won't come out anymore, then continue unscrewing it. look at the design of the bolt:
I put on the right side of the tie bar and began tightening the bolt back.. it's just the opposite of taking it out; screw it in like an inch, then hammer it in with the other end of the ratchet about 2 inches (THANKS WHOEVER THOUGHT UP THE BOARD IDEA), and continue tightening the bolt, but not all the way.
did the same thing on the left side.. then torqued the control arm bolts down to 43lb./ft. (just tighten them until you cant tighten them anymore). tighten the allen bolts on the bracket and the jam nut on the left end of the bar. I just tightened them as much as I could:
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I took the car for a test drive at a school parking lot. I LOVE IT! hope this post will eventually help someone with their installation. The whole process from start to finish for me was probably about 3 hours, including the frequent trips back to the house to get a drink and cool off. I could probably do it all over again in less than an hour.
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I think it improved the handling significantly. of course I also installed a rear tie bar and a front strut bar, but i've heard others say the rsx sway bar is one of the best suspension mods ever. get it, it's worth the $80 or so you pay for it.
as for the tools, I used a 5mm hex wrench, 12mm socket, and 14mm wrench.
for the tie bar I used a 17mm socket, 14mm socket, and 15(i think)mm wrench. and a torque wrench, but all you really need to do is tighten it as much as you can.
you really don't need to cut a piece of wood to hold it up...just use a vise grip and grip it so it won't move...saves alot of time from cutting out a piece of wood...
hi, this is MugenRacerX on my girls SN... the board DIY was my idea...your welcome Mex..hehehe..good ol HondaWerx.com tech support..hehehe glad the board idea worked well. She handleing better???
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[hr]Originally posted by: SkiLLzSter
you really don't need to cut a piece of wood to hold it up...just use a vise grip and grip it so it won't move...saves alot of time from cutting out a piece of wood...[hr]
I really would have used something else, but a piece of wood is all I could find. my parents barely have any tools.. just a hammer and saw in the basement. lol, it's actually quite funny how I came across the piece of wood... when I finished the sway bar install I went to the basement to find something that would hold the control arm in place.. the idea of stacking books crossed my mind [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] we have so much junk laying around there. so i came across this piece of wood with 4 circles cut out, and I realize.. this is the same peice of wood I used when I was 9 years old to make wheels for a wooden toy car! over a decade old. so I cut off the end with the circles cut out and trimmed the other end cause it still wouldn't fit under the car.
the sway bar kit is $82.00 shipped on Hondawerx.com FREE SHIPPING as it say on my page [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] this swap is only a direct bolt on for EX civics
as for the tools, I used a 5mm hex wrench, 12mm socket, and 14mm wrench.
for the tie bar I used a 17mm socket, 14mm socket, and 15(i think)mm wrench. and a torque wrench, but all you really need to do is tighten it as much as you can.[hr]
Time to go shoppin for some metric wrenches then.
lol, that's funny that something you used for a toy car 10 years ago would help you with a real car now. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
Is it recommended to install a lower tie bar when you do the RSX anti-sway bar swap? I've heard that just using the anti-sway bar by itself may stress the suspension too much if there is no tie bar. I was waiting for the Neuspeed rear lower tie bar to come out before I did the bar swap.
kinda makes you think of the good times, huh, mex?[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]
i heard that the rear lower tie bar doesnt do much unless youre into autocrossing. im prolly still gonn get one though to round out the whole package eventually.
the 19mm rxs rear sway isnt thick enough (in my expert opinion :rolleyes[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] to rip out the rear subframe... but a 22mm, u may need a rear lower tie bar to reinforce the subframe... in either way, I would get one to compliment the rear sway bar anyway.
the bushing looks about right... mine sticks out a bit like that too... I mean, I guess it could be more perfect, but I didn't want to bother adjusting the bushing...
I'm still waiting for the neuspeed rear tie to come out... I bought it in APRIL!! from a local shop... I thought it was out then, and they said they need to order it... I stopped waiting when neuspeed email me back telling me it'll be out late July.
what kinda springs or shocks or coilovers were those Mex?
edit: just found out in members section that they were b+g... how do those rides? I was gonna get 'em from 2cute for a grand.. but I backed out...
Will the RSX sway bar fit a 2002 LX which does in fact have a rear sway bar on it. I have read people saying it is a even swap out for an EX Civic?? Would like to know if anyone with an LX here has done so??
..until I actually got started. Trust me, USE THE BOARD:
