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yes it has a 16mm front sway bar. Yes it will fit a 2001, but unless you are racing there is no need to go from a 24.5mm (2001) to a 16mm (2003)front sway bar. the DX, VP and HX i don't think have any sway bars so you would need to mount those.
No you can't fit a RSX or Si front sway bar. The list of current aftermarket sway bars are in the FAQ which can be found in my signature.
No you can't fit a RSX or Si front sway bar. The list of current aftermarket sway bars are in the FAQ which can be found in my signature.
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Rep Power: 433 understeer sucks. my friend said that i had a little bit of oversteer now that i have my rsx rear sway in, but it still feels like its understeering.
i have a 2k1 meaning 24mm front and now 19mm rear.
i have a 2k1 meaning 24mm front and now 19mm rear.
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Rep Power: 337 I have a 2k2, 21mm or 22mm (forgot what is the exact #) up front and 19mm out back. I can make my car oversteer easily even before the limit. But mash the pedal understeer is still present.
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Rep Power: 379 Originally posted by CuRiOuSfIsH
I have a 2k2, 21mm or 22mm (forgot what is the exact #) up front and 19mm out back. I can make my car oversteer easily even before the limit. But mash the pedal understeer is still present.
I have a 2k2, 21mm or 22mm (forgot what is the exact #) up front and 19mm out back. I can make my car oversteer easily even before the limit. But mash the pedal understeer is still present.
Um.... mashing the Pedal in a turn = Throttle Induced Understeer = Driver Error, not car issue.
Ease off the gas, You'll take the corner better and accelerate out of it better.
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DrinkSoy; the two sedans that have anti-roll bars (LX and EX) the front one is 15.9mm the rear is 12mm
DrinkSoy; the two sedans that have anti-roll bars (LX and EX) the front one is 15.9mm the rear is 12mm
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I did... took all of 15 minutes.
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Originally Posted by robbclark1
You are telling me you put a FRONT sway bar on your 7thgen civic? Please explain.
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Rep Power: 411 hmm interesting...I always thought the front sways from the Si and RSX were different because of the placement of the cat. Maybe they will fit the DX/LX though. hmmmm
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
Did you do any thing to your rear bar? Because going from a 15.9mm to a 23 mm bar is going to cause some serious underster....
The fact that the LX has the cat on the manifold makes the install and fitment completely trouble free. The miniscule exhaust pipe is only a minor inconvience.
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Rep Power: 379 ???? How can you say that handling has improved when you also say that you've gotten more understeer??? 
That would imply that the cars handling has actually gotten worse....
That would imply that the cars handling has actually gotten worse....
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
???? How can you say that handling has improved when you also say that you've gotten more understeer???
That would imply that the cars handling has actually gotten worse....
That would imply that the cars handling has actually gotten worse....
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Originally Posted by robbclark1
You are telling me you put a FRONT sway bar on your 7thgen civic? Please explain.
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Originally Posted by robbclark1
You are telling me you put a FRONT sway bar on your 7thgen civic? Please explain.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=159419
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Originally Posted by Leets
The handling has improved because body roll isn't as evident. Due to the decrease in body roll the tires tend to hold the road better which provides the improved traction through a turn. As for the understeer, it allows for more control over the line of travel at higher speeds. I'm not sure how it was with the previous set-up, but on the 04s there wasn't much, if any, understeer to begin with. I found at high speeds it would often oversteer with the stock stabilizer bars. Therefore, I stand by my previous statement.
#1. Body roll means very little in the way of handling... it only really does 2 things. 1, Annoys the driver and 2 causes a bit of camber loss in the corners. Thast it. So, body roll or the lack there of does not imply a well or poorly handling car.
#2. all Understeer does is force you to go slower through the corners. Simply because it causes a car to continue going in a straight line, if you approach the cars limits. Of the 3 states a car can be in durring a turn, understeer is the safest. In regards to handling, it is THE WORST state the car can be in. (A well handling car is inherently unstable). For better handling, a car should be nutural or slightly oversteer at its limits.
So, you havent made the car handle better, youve simply made it more stable and thus more user friendly.
I can pretty much gaurentee you that if you were to test back to back on a road course between the 15.9mm/19mm combo Vs teh 25.4mm/19mm combo, your lap times would be much better with the 15.9/19..... The car would feel more unstable, but it would be handling much better.
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Originally Posted by Zzyzx
I can pretty much gaurentee you that if you were to test back to back on a road course between the 15.9mm/19mm combo Vs teh 25.4mm/19mm combo, your lap times would be much better with the 15.9/19..... The car would feel more unstable, but it would be handling much better.
