jordan88

hi, i am just wondering can I replace my 98 civic ex coupe front sway bar(22mm) with a 2000 civic si front sway bar(26mm)?

any mods needed? do i just need the bar itself or all the links and brackets?

thanks you!!

inspyral

You need the Si swaybar, D brackets, bushings, endlinks, strut forks, and LCA's.

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crucial Si

damn, that seems like its gonna be expensive.

b00gers

since its a bigger bar, you probably need bigger brackets. why are you doing this?

str8edgexx

Honestly....for the amount of work its going to take, its probably not really worth it....its not THAT much thicker

jordan88

ok, thx!! so whats a good front and rear sway bar?

Ochdx

you dont need anything need besides new bracked, you only need forks and arms if you have a dx which has no swaybar. duh.

jordan88

will i be able to see a difference from a 26mm front sway bar comparing to my factory 22mm bar?

thanks

b00gers

on a car like urs people usually want a stiffer rear, not front.

inspyral

I would add a rear bar before upping the size of the front bar. On a car that is already prone to understeer, adding a larger front bar will only induce more understeer. Add a rear swaybar. If you then find it prone to oversteer, play with your damper settings. Usually damper settings alone will allow you to tune for an almost completely neutral suspension with a rear swaybar. If you find damper settings aren't enough, or if you don't have adjustable dampers, look into a larger front bar to balance the rear swarbar. I'm runnin my 22mm stock front bar with a 22mm rear bar, and my handling is almost completely neutral. I can stiffen my rear dampers if I want to tune more oversteer. I can stiffen the fronts if I want to tune more understeer. Right now, my damper settings are equal front to back, and my handling is pretty neutral. Changing you spring rates will also have an effect on handling characteristics. Running stiffer rar spring rates will induce oversteer. Running stiffer front rates will induce understeer. Generally, a car that is neutral with a slight tendency to understeer is the easiest to control.