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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 06:28 AM
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im looking to upgrade the front 00' ex sway bar from the 22 mm to something bigger. maybe even swap from in an si which has the 26mm bar but requires changing the lower arms and shock fork. but another route i want to go is to the 24mm bar from the integra but not sure if it'll fit.



the 24mm bar (#2 in picture) looks like it'll fit the ex lower arms with just the endlink and new bushings. what are your guys thoughts about this?
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 04:38 AM
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what do you have in the back. its not really a good idea to have a stiffer bar in the front than in the back or it can cause the car to understeer in extreme driving situations. just wondering what youre reasoning is for a stiffer front bar.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:52 AM
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i got the 22mm type r bar in the back, it rides fine now...guess im just curious as how my car would handle with a bigger bar in the front with my suspension setup, got koni reds all around with eibach sportline springs
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by CivicRacr
im looking to upgrade the front 00' ex sway bar from the 22 mm to something bigger. maybe even swap from in an si which has the 26mm bar but requires changing the lower arms and shock fork. but another route i want to go is to the 24mm bar from the integra but not sure if it'll fit.



the 24mm bar (#2 in picture) looks like it'll fit the ex lower arms with just the endlink and new bushings. what are your guys thoughts about this?
for the front bar to put an si in you dont needt to change lower arms and the shock fork you can just use si/gsr endlinks.
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by NeverBX
for the front bar to put an si in you dont needt to change lower arms and the shock fork you can just use si/gsr endlinks.
kool thanks, i didnt even think about that
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CivicRacr
i got the 22mm type r bar in the back, it rides fine now...guess im just curious as how my car would handle with a bigger bar in the front with my suspension setup, got koni reds all around with eibach sportline springs
Putting a larger bar in the front will promote more understeer.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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Btw, typically you don't want to have the same size swaybars for front and rear. I have the ITR 24mm-front/ 22mm-rear
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
Putting a larger bar in the front will promote more understeer.
CSR always beats me to the punch.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 10:56 AM
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I have a 26/23mm setup and I'm looking to go down to a 24mm in the front in the front. understeer sucks.
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