ST rear swaybar question
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ST rear swaybar question
quick question for those of you with ST rear swaybars for a civic w/no stock sway bars.... Do the endlinks mount to the same place as the bottom of the rear struts? Do they just give you a longer bolt, and you just bolt it up through the LCA and bottom of the shock?
If you could take pics, that would be the sh*t. Thanks
If you could take pics, that would be the sh*t. Thanks
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you are sort of correct, in that you do connect the endlink of the sway bar to the bottom bolt of the rear shock, but you don't need a longer bolt. However, you will need to rotate your rear shocks 180 degrees before installation.
You get a 90 degree adapter plate, where one side gets connected to the rear shock bolt, and the other end gets connected to the endlink of the sway bar.
I have a pic, buts it is not the best in the world.
Webshots won't allow me to link pictures, but here a link to the webshots area:
Look at the pic that says "old st sway left"
ST sway bar
HTH
You get a 90 degree adapter plate, where one side gets connected to the rear shock bolt, and the other end gets connected to the endlink of the sway bar.
I have a pic, buts it is not the best in the world.
Webshots won't allow me to link pictures, but here a link to the webshots area:
Look at the pic that says "old st sway left"
ST sway bar
HTH
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I don't know about your car but rotating the struts is not what you do. I had to smash off the welded nut. Dremel+chisel+hammer=no more nut. After that my ST thing came with all the hardware so it made no difference that it wasn't welded on.
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dnt94civic.... you upgraded to ITR bar, how did it compare to the ST bar?
I'm thinking of the ST bar because I have extra civic LCAs to put fresh bushings into, but if the ITR bar is significantly better, I could buy some integra LCAs to put fresh bushings into and use the ITR bar...
Is the ITR bar a serious step up from the ST one?
I'm thinking of the ST bar because I have extra civic LCAs to put fresh bushings into, but if the ITR bar is significantly better, I could buy some integra LCAs to put fresh bushings into and use the ITR bar...
Is the ITR bar a serious step up from the ST one?
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Originally posted by white_n_slow
dnt94civic.... you upgraded to ITR bar, how did it compare to the ST bar?
I'm thinking of the ST bar because I have extra civic LCAs to put fresh bushings into, but if the ITR bar is significantly better, I could buy some integra LCAs to put fresh bushings into and use the ITR bar...
Is the ITR bar a serious step up from the ST one?
also... I know its a good idea to use a beaks kit with the 22mm bar, but would i need it with the ST bar?
dnt94civic.... you upgraded to ITR bar, how did it compare to the ST bar?
I'm thinking of the ST bar because I have extra civic LCAs to put fresh bushings into, but if the ITR bar is significantly better, I could buy some integra LCAs to put fresh bushings into and use the ITR bar...
Is the ITR bar a serious step up from the ST one?
also... I know its a good idea to use a beaks kit with the 22mm bar, but would i need it with the ST bar?
HTH
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Originally posted by FourthGenHatch
I don't know about your car but rotating the struts is not what you do. I had to smash off the welded nut. Dremel+chisel+hammer=no more nut. After that my ST thing came with all the hardware so it made no difference that it wasn't welded on.
I don't know about your car but rotating the struts is not what you do. I had to smash off the welded nut. Dremel+chisel+hammer=no more nut. After that my ST thing came with all the hardware so it made no difference that it wasn't welded on.