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Apr 25, 2005

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RSX 21mm rear sway

Would I have any issues installing a stock 21 mm rear sway off an RSX-S on my 01 civic EX Sedan? Does anybody know if it would rub up on anything? I also have a generic alluminum tie bar back there and am worried they wont go hand in hand.

Apr 25, 2005

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it might rub against an aftermarket exhaust. It should be fine with generic tie.

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thats alot of bar...are you sure you need one that big??

Apr 25, 2005

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A friend of mine put a 24mm on his Integra and told me to go at least 21mm. And its kind of nice to know that type s fits the civic since its cheaper.

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does your car understeer or oversteer with the stock bar??

Apr 25, 2005

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gotta make sure you have a subframe reenforcement if you plan on going 21mm and higher...

Apr 26, 2005

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gotta make sure you have a subframe reenforcement if you plan on going 21mm and higher...

He does have a tie bar. Besides, I don't think that it is going to rip anything.

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i thought that the rsx bar was 19mm?

Apr 26, 2005

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Right now my handling does not feel very responsive, I want my car to handle nice and tight. The back end seems to roll way too much for my taste when I am taking fast corners. The 21mm is off the 2005 type S.

Apr 26, 2005

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really? they upped the 05's?...

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From What I heard

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i thought that the rsx bar was 19mm?

I believe the rsx bar is 19mm, but the type s is 21mm. I don't know if they upped it for 05.

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Responsiveness is a Damper issue not a spring/anti-roll bar issue. and Ignor the body roll, How is the car actually handling? Oversteer? Understeer? where and when?

Apr 26, 2005

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I believe the rsx bar is 19mm, but the type s is 21mm. I don't know if they upped it for 05.

base rsx and type s - 19mm
05 rsx - 21mm
ITR - 22mm

Apr 26, 2005

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^i'll just add that the 04+ EP3 Si has a 17mm sway bar...

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the new 05 bars fit on ours?

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the new 05 bars fit on ours?

yes, all the rear bars are interchangable.

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Some of the front bars are too. I know of at least one RSX-S running an 03+ Civic EX front bar (15.9mm). He runs G-Stock

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can the new front bars run on the EX vics?? and also i have 19mm rear bar would it be worth it upgrading to the newer 21mm or is it too small to make a difference?

Apr 28, 2005

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Well, I won the RSX 21mm rear sway off ebay just now for $56.00 plus 10$ shipping. Seems like a pretty good deal. I was a little dissapointed to get in a bidding war with robbclark1 over the dang thing though. Could have got it cheaper. Oh well I still got a good deal.

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It says it comes with "21mm rubber bushings and mounting brackets (these are reinforced to work with the 21mm bar)". But do any of you know if I should buy any extra mounting hardware to reinforce it to prevent it from ripping out? If so, any suggestions what kind and where to get it?