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It doesn't. An anti-roll bar basically transfers some of the inside wheels sping rate to the outside wheel... increasing the rate of the spring trying to be compressed (so it compresses less, and you have less chassis roll)... the down side of them is that in doing their job, they also increase the amount of lateral load transfered in that turn, which reduces the amount of traction that end of the car can generate.
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Rep Power: 305 the 19mm is the base RSX of 04, 05, 06
And they just bolt directly on to a ... well do u have a lx? ex? cause the ex has a rear sway bar thats like 16mm i think. well my 01ex has a 16mm one, and yea it goes right on your stock endlinks and u just use the bushings that came with it and you will be good. Theres alot more involved if u dont have a swaybar already stock.
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Rep Power: 291 https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...-sway-bar.html it's a 19mm which is the base. the type-s has a 21mm.
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the 19mm is the base RSX of 04, 05, 06
And they just bolt directly on to a ... well do u have a lx? ex? cause the ex has a rear sway bar thats like 16mm i think. well my 01ex has a 16mm one, and yea it goes right on your stock endlinks and u just use the bushings that came with it and you will be good. Theres alot more involved if u dont have a swaybar already stock.
the 19mm is the base RSX of 04, 05, 06
And they just bolt directly on to a ... well do u have a lx? ex? cause the ex has a rear sway bar thats like 16mm i think. well my 01ex has a 16mm one, and yea it goes right on your stock endlinks and u just use the bushings that came with it and you will be good. Theres alot more involved if u dont have a swaybar already stock.
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Rep Power: 305 if you are going to do that u need the RSX Bushings, Brackets, and the endlinks. then of course u r gonna have to drill into your baby to mount those brackets. so just follow the DIY in the 7thgen section
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...-sway-bar.html
There ya go, you should be all set now, if u are gonna go the RSX way...
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...-sway-bar.html
There ya go, you should be all set now, if u are gonna go the RSX way...
The Progress bar has a different design than OEM. It puts the endlinks at a different angle than stock which has caused some people to break endlinks. I will say not everyone that has the Progress bar has broken them so there's a chance that you may not have any problems.
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Rep Power: 255 The car handles awesome for an economy car, lol. I have really decent tires too, so that's good. I always want to be able to turn harder, though (to show everyone that driving isn't about a straight line, ya know?). My alignment is alright, the local tire shop adjusted the camber as much as they could and the tires are wearing really good, so no camber kit yet.
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Rep Power: 381 The car handles awesome for an economy car, lol. I have really decent tires too, so that's good. I always want to be able to turn harder, though (to show everyone that driving isn't about a straight line, ya know?). My alignment is alright, the local tire shop adjusted the camber as much as they could and the tires are wearing really good, so no camber kit yet.
Awsome wasnt really the description I was looking for....
By "how is it handling now" I ment, Does the car tend to understeer, Oversteer ect... when/where does it do either ect ect ect..
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Rep Power: 255 Haha, I hear ya. I think when I'm turning corners at super high speeds, there feels like there is some oversteer going on, but other than that it feels pretty neutral.
just wonderinf if a 27mm progress front sway is too big. i want something that can minimize my sway. im just thinking ir might me too big for my 05 lx. or should i go with a rsx 19mm.
Instead of spending alot of money on a aftermarket company, just get the stock 01 civic lx front sway bar, i think it's like 25.4mm or something like that not 100% though, and i guess it depends on what you want to use the car for too, i track my car and i have the stock 01 lx front sway with the 06 rsx type s rear 21mm sway and it's freakin perfect for my driving, no understeer at all just a tad bit oversteer
this is a daily driver. but everyday i have to go on a roundabout and my car sways to the right alot. i know someone selling a 27mm for 50 and i can pick up brackets for 20 and ill find endlinks some where.
actually if you want to take that round about faaaast just get stickier tires haha Thread Starter
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Rep Power: 305 Don't forget to buy the mounting bushings and make sure you use a bunch of penetrating oil on the end links. You need to use an allen key in the end of the bolt to hold it while turning the nut. The allen portion usually fills up with rust and strips easily so be careful.
If you try to hold the bolt with vise grips you'll bugger the threads. Either way, don't be suprised if you need new end links before you're done. I did mine early in the car's life and managed to escape unscathed. If you live in a warmer climate (unlike me) you may not have a rust issue, but, still be careful.
If you try to hold the bolt with vise grips you'll bugger the threads. Either way, don't be suprised if you need new end links before you're done. I did mine early in the car's life and managed to escape unscathed. If you live in a warmer climate (unlike me) you may not have a rust issue, but, still be careful.
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Rep Power: 381 so, check tire wear. As in, are you cornering on the tires side walls when you do that corner? and how much static negitive camber are you running? And During this turn, how is the car handling? Is it understeering? Oversteering? and what are you as a driver doing when either if these happen?
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Re: Rear Sway Bars
I recently got a 2007 EX sedan. Has anyone swapped the SI sway bars into one of these? I'm mostly thinking the rear needs to be heavier to reduce body lean and understeer.
BTW, this page might be of interest for diagnosing handling:
http://www.rogerkrausracing.com/Tech...verunder.shtml
BTW, this page might be of interest for diagnosing handling:
http://www.rogerkrausracing.com/Tech...verunder.shtml
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nice find but yea i posted something similar to that some time ago hehe
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...in-around.html
has a little more info than when i posted
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...in-around.html
has a little more info than when i posted
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When I was autocrossing I found tire pressure made a significant difference, and did so when I applied that on the street as well. What I basically did was figure out the relative balance of the car (front/rear) and then adjusted the air pressure about half as much. In other words, if a FWD car is 60/40, I ran 36 lbs in the front and about 30 in the rear. That worked well for me.
Still wondering how the the Si sway bars would work on the EX. The rear alone would probably do what I want, but the Si has that point-and-shoot handling ....
Still wondering how the the Si sway bars would work on the EX. The rear alone would probably do what I want, but the Si has that point-and-shoot handling ....
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When I was autocrossing I found tire pressure made a significant difference, and did so when I applied that on the street as well. What I basically did was figure out the relative balance of the car (front/rear) and then adjusted the air pressure about half as much. In other words, if a FWD car is 60/40, I ran 36 lbs in the front and about 30 in the rear. That worked well for me.
Still wondering how the the Si sway bars would work on the EX. The rear alone would probably do what I want, but the Si has that point-and-shoot handling ....
Still wondering how the the Si sway bars would work on the EX. The rear alone would probably do what I want, but the Si has that point-and-shoot handling ....
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...in-around.html
hope all this helps u out
