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Old Jul 27, 2002
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[hr]Originally posted by: IncaCivic
Its a bit scary at first but I really really like it. [hr]

Hey man, you said it's "SCARY"... what do you mean by that? Are yo losing control somewhat?

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Old Jul 27, 2002
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No, im not losing control. Just at first you thing the rear may slide in the turn because it doesn't lean, but the rear sits nicely. I just said scary cause its a different car, Im used to it now, but for the first few turns its big time different.
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Old Jul 28, 2002
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Don't forget tho, your springs are stock, thats why u feel the car as stiff in the rear. If you have stiffer springs already, then the car doesn't roll much anyways, reducing the effectivness of any sway bar. Heck, u you got psycho-rate springs, you don't even need a sway bar.
I know cuz I have both.
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Old Jul 28, 2002
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Honda Style talk on Shocks and Suspension

Take a look at halfway down the page:

So If you have upgraded Shocks and springs it reduces your need for anti-sway bars, in fact if you add them (or put thicker ones in)you can actual reduce your grip, because it is pulling the load/transferring it to reduce roll which is exactly the opposite of what you want, with new shocks and springs.
I made this mistake with my Bilstein/Neuspeed Coilovers. I put a 30mm front sway bar on which is double the thickness of the stock one and all it did was unstick my front tires in hard manuevers. keep it in mind.


No need for thick swap bars for upgraded suspension. Haha, I guess I don't need sway bar.
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Ya, thats key.
I have a stock suspension, so I felt a big difference. It only makes sense that if you have upgraded shocks and springs the sway bar won't do as much.

I have the:
Neuspeed Front strut bar
RSX rear sway bar
soon to put on a rear strut bar.

Decent set-up I think.........
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me think u need to lower that thing first... at least man!
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Well, if he lowers it and eventually put Koni's on makes his RSX bar redundant bor, even useless! Haha...
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i highly doubt it.
so ur telling me mine stock sway bar is useless then?
hahahaha
highly unlikely that it is useless!
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i still think i need a sway bar really bad. someone sell me their RSX bar quick
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If you read the article, it makes sense. The stock sway bar is a good cheap way of maintaining the balance on our car's setup, but if we had upgraded suspensions, the sway bar becomes less useful, and thick sway bars will make the car too rigid and less grounded.
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