Does anyone here have anti-roll bars on their accord 98-02 or on any car for that matter. I would like to know if they make a significant difference in handling. Since I fugered my stock stabilizer link i was thinking about getting the eibach roll kit that includes those links. Its a nice way to justify spending $300. I just want to know if it is remotely worth it.

 

Sway bars make a incredible difference at a very low price. I actually have the Suspension Technique Front and Rear bars. It's a good buy.

 

do the ST bars have the stabilizer links included? I think they are cheaper than eibach so it would be a better buy.

 

All performance sway bars will come with end links, poly bushings, & brackets.

A rear sway bar is the most effective bar you can add or upgrade. I also have the ST kit for my civic - rear is adjustable! I dont use the ST front sway, way too much oversteer - just the stock sway with poly bushings. It depends how you want your car to feel - Rear sway = oversteer // Front sway = understeer. Keep in mind they wont be fully effective with stock tires,springs, shocks. I recommend using at least a lower tie bar with upgraded rear sway.

Sway bars basically reduce the suspension travel during cornering and that means less body roll.

 

My comptech sway bars make turning pretty fun. With springs and rims, the sway bars add on a noticable gain in turning performance. Worth $300? I don't know. I paid $200 installed.

 

I paid $50 for my rear TL type S bar. its a solid 19mm bar, and you can definitely tell the difference from stock. I installed it myself, absolutely worth the money.

 

You shouldn't run a front bar, or a very small one anyway if you're not doing slalom racing, it's actually kind of dangerous for anything other than high speed S turns. The rear bar will make a very very very very very big difference, you'll appreciate that upgrade!

- Nathan

 

hey nathan...u got an lx too...d'u have sway bars...cuz don't us lx's have to drill...cuz our crossmember doesn't have the holes i thought...i want one...but i don't wanna start drilling

 

For street use, at least a smaller front sway should be used. If only a larger rear is used then you could create a snap oversteer situation which is almost impossible to recover from even for a pro driver. Do you want that to happen on the street? NO, not really.

For high speed cornering you will want a front sway, for slalom/autocross you may not want a front sway. Its all a personal pref. that must be figured out by the driver. Some people like oversteer while others like understeer(why?) some people like it neutral. I prefer oversteer in a FWD any day, because ALL FWD have mad understeer to start with.

 

:werd: I have the same, great bang for the buck.