How does it fair against, say another aftermarket rear sway bar. Im trying to get reasons why to get this over another one.

How about the fact that its 1/2 the price (1/3 if you get one used) and does the same thing? that usually goes over well in most peoples books.

If i remember right the 03's have a smaller front bar than the 01's and 02's. You won't regret the RSX bar as it will give you a good balance. I've got an 02 with the larger front sway bar and i opted for the progress (22mm) bar. I have a little bit of overstter if i lift the throttle in mid-corner, but it's not an issue as long as i pay attention to it. I'm getting the progress front soon, but I'm hoping that it doesn't drastically change the balance because i'm fairly satisfied with my current set up.

Yeah, Boilermaker has a point...$$$ is a BIG factor...however, I think, as soon as I can come up with the extra money, I'm gettin' the Progress 22mm rear, and maybe the 03 front for my 02. I think that'll help out a LOT...after that, the rest is up to ME, lol.

Most people have had good results and like them, the only difference is most of the aftermarket ones are 22 mm, and the stock RSX-S sway bar is 19 mm, but it will make a difference if you drive your car hard in the corners.


Crashoveride

^^ thats right, halfnhalf is getting some over steer, which is no surprise, but it's up to you and how you want your car to drive. I have read that the 19mm RSX bar gives the car a more neutral balance rather than oversteer when lifting off throttle in mid corners... I ordered mine, just waiting for it.

Its a good improvement for the price.

half_n_half17 when you get the front bar you are going to lose all of that throttle lift oversteer.

i think ill for sure get this then

Yeah i'm still debating wether or not to put the progress bar in the front too... I got it as a b-day gift, but i'll try it out to see how i like it.

^^ just remember, bigger bar doesnt always mean better = )

If you don't mind me asking, what's your suspension set-up?

Just to add a quick side note... The rsx-s bar is the same as the base rsx bar. As another option you can also check out the rsx-r bar which is 22mm.

would the RSX-R bar be cheaper? it would have to be from Japan right? Does it come with a frame like Progress and Neuspeed have?

It would be cheaper than the neuspeed or progress bars, yes. The Rsx-r bar is just the bar, it doesn't come with the tie-bar. Here are a few places online that carry them:

http://www.polepositionproducts.com/

www.importhorizon.com

www.aj-racing.com

Looks like the cheapest would be around 100 shipped without the bushings. Personally I would do this and just buy some polyurethane bushings to go with it.

^^thanks for the links. now i'm seriously considering the rsx-r bar, but where can i get the brackets for the bigger bar (assuming i need bigger brackets to accommodate the 22mm bar and bigger bushings)?

Energysuspension.com

They have the bushings and the brackets. I think one day I'm gonna dump an entire check on their products but even if I did I might still have $ left over.

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Yeah, check with your local parts store. A lot of them carry energy suspensions products. Car Parts by me had the bushings that I ordered in two days.

question, what other things have you done with your suspension? cause adding a 22mm rear bar is going to cause alot of oversteer on a mostly stock suspension.

I do have a mostly stock suspension, but it really doesn't cause a lot of oversteer. It seems to even out the ride. I had way too much understeer on this thing. It could be that I've been used to driving rwd cars though. I've had 240sx's for the past 10 years.

If you're running on stock shocks and GCs or some soft springs, you'll be fine with a 22mm bar - at least I was. So long as you bring your car down a bit.

Now a 22mm bar with a stiff suspension - wow. It will definintely get a little tail happy - from what I learned today.

Then your not pushing it hard enough (or you have an 01 thats got a super duper oversized front bar (25.4mm) or even the 02 thats got the 22mm bar, both of those would knock down that oversteer.)


When I had my front bar dissconneted and the 19mm bar on th back, oversteer was just a throttle lift away, it was so much fun.

Yeah, I do have the 02 bar up front. Trust me when I tell you that I push it. It is much more "tossable" now, but the oversteer still doesn't compare to the nissan.
I actually read your post about you disconnecting your front sway and ever since I have been very tempted. Unfortunately I'm not the only one who drives the car, and I don't think wifey would appreciate it.

hmm, found the rsx-r bar for 125 with bushings, what else will i need?

nothing. you only need the bar and bushing.

i thought that you needed the bigger brackets to support the bigger bar?

if you got RSX 19mm bar, NO needed to get that new brackets.....cuz stock one work just fine....saving $ for somethin else.......i tell you, i just changed mine stock to rsx-s 19mm last week...drive hard. my rear stick like a glue.......

actually the rear bar is helping the front stick better

alright, so ill just stick witht the type s bar then

It will be much better then stock, and you wont have to worry as much about overseering in Higher speed corners as you would with the 22mm bar.

Of course this is dependant on the rest of the suspention as well as the skill of the driver, Im sure PlasmaGT, from driving RWD cars, is very familier with oversteer and probably knows what to do and what not to do when its happening. So for him a little overstter is no big deal, and actually helps with taking the corners if properly done. But for some one whos only driven FWD and probly hasnt much experiance of driving at the limit, oversteer would be dangerous.