Ordered my RTSB....
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Ordered my RTSB....
Woohoo... I've got one piece... a lot more to go!
FYI for anyone looking... the Spoon RTSB's are pretty much sold out everywhere that has them reasonably priced ($180 or less) and apparently according to 5 different places, the next shipment is in about 4-6 weeks.
I can't wait that long! So I found another option that promises to be better...
Cusco's RTSB for the RSX
In case you've never heard of Cusco... it's a big name Japanese suspension tuner that makes stuff on par with any of the other JDM big wigs.
The design is very similar to the Spoon bar with one major difference. In the photo, you see the bracket extends out from the suspension tower mount (you see the blue piece with the eyelet in it about 1/8 of the way down the bar), in addition to the suspension towers, it also bolts into the chassis. If you pull back the carpet, you'll see a rail running along the floor of the trunk right at the front end of the trunk. There's a couple of holes on each end... in the RSX, one of those holes is threaded.... without much trouble, I'm gonna tap the hole that lines up with the eyelet and bolt it to the chassis of the car. It should turn out to be even stiffer than just bolting it to the towers.
It was a special order part, I could only find 2 places that listed the RSX bar, I bought it from Options Auto who said they could have it in from Japan in 3 weeks or less. And now I wait......
Important FYI... the matching front bar DOES NOT FIT... it's designed for the JDM Integra and the firewall brackets it mounts to are not in the same place as the USDM ones... it is because of the RHD configuration of the JDM DC5.
FYI for anyone looking... the Spoon RTSB's are pretty much sold out everywhere that has them reasonably priced ($180 or less) and apparently according to 5 different places, the next shipment is in about 4-6 weeks.
I can't wait that long! So I found another option that promises to be better...
Cusco's RTSB for the RSX
In case you've never heard of Cusco... it's a big name Japanese suspension tuner that makes stuff on par with any of the other JDM big wigs.
The design is very similar to the Spoon bar with one major difference. In the photo, you see the bracket extends out from the suspension tower mount (you see the blue piece with the eyelet in it about 1/8 of the way down the bar), in addition to the suspension towers, it also bolts into the chassis. If you pull back the carpet, you'll see a rail running along the floor of the trunk right at the front end of the trunk. There's a couple of holes on each end... in the RSX, one of those holes is threaded.... without much trouble, I'm gonna tap the hole that lines up with the eyelet and bolt it to the chassis of the car. It should turn out to be even stiffer than just bolting it to the towers.
It was a special order part, I could only find 2 places that listed the RSX bar, I bought it from Options Auto who said they could have it in from Japan in 3 weeks or less. And now I wait......
Important FYI... the matching front bar DOES NOT FIT... it's designed for the JDM Integra and the firewall brackets it mounts to are not in the same place as the USDM ones... it is because of the RHD configuration of the JDM DC5.
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Rep Power: 412 Coold deal bro. I was going to ask about those firewall mounting brakets also because I didnt think it would work with our car. Tell us how it works!
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Rep Power: 423 I was originally getting it from Options Auto, but RSXmotorsports.com had it for cheaper. The bar was $155, but they rape your *** on shipping $18.00. It's a yahoo shopping site, so I guess they put the yahoo fees in there, it was still cheaper than the $183 that Optauto.com wanted or the $235 to get it from clubRSX.com . It's being dropped shipped and it will be here in 2-3 weeks. DIY, pics and review when it gets here.....
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Rep Power: 419 Yeah, considered that a while ago. There are two holes there already in the frame, it's just that they're not threaded. However, only threading them will not work. They're too big! You need a threaded insert (if I'm right) from mcmaster.com to do the job. It is possible though.
The front strut bar is possible to put on as well. You'll need to drill all of the holes for it and buy the RSX's little firewall brackets. Plus you'll need to drill two more holes (on each shock tower). Lots of drilling and some nuts from the other side to secure everything (or some threaded inserts), but it would work as well. I might be doing this and adding the RSX's stock little shock tower reinforcements when I have the time.
The front strut bar is possible to put on as well. You'll need to drill all of the holes for it and buy the RSX's little firewall brackets. Plus you'll need to drill two more holes (on each shock tower). Lots of drilling and some nuts from the other side to secure everything (or some threaded inserts), but it would work as well. I might be doing this and adding the RSX's stock little shock tower reinforcements when I have the time.
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