specialized108

dose the 90 dx hatch have the rear swaybar body mounts?
im asking this due to the fact that i may get aftermarket rear lca's and i need to know if a regular sway bar will work or if i will need to get the suspension techniques rear sway kit

Ermil

My 90 DX hatch didn't but the ST Sway bar comes with the brackets. Here's a pic.

4drEF

If you don't have the stock mounts and you want to use a stock bar you can get creative.
The points where the stock bar mounts are still there, but you need to drill them out and then open a hole inside the car so you can install a fastener to hold the bar on.

I did it with my sedan - LX with ITR rear LCAs and stock CRX sway.

Tyson

from the faq.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/how-i-put-da-rear-sway-bar-my-dx-hatch-pics-galore-1146145/

i hear you can also fish some nuts thru the frame at the end with the bumper off.

gringo7718

My dx had holes but no threads, so I just drilled through the frame and into the trunk to mount the factory sway bar brackets. I have a oem crx si bar and polyurethane bushings and I love it. I wouldn't recommend going any bigger than stock with this mounting method - the method above is better but I don't have access to a welder. After almost a year I have had no problems.

The rear sway bar was hands down one of the best modifications I have done to the car. Going from no rear bar to even a factory rear bar made a big difference.

specialized108

well ****, this has been the most helpful honda-tech experience i have ever had.
thanks to all with the pictures and all the other great info

specialized108

dose anybody have a picture of the suspension techniques rear sway bar mounted with the stock rear lca's on a 90 dx?

dose anybody sell the body mounts to install the rear sway bar on the 90 dx? just the body mounts

Tyson

same as above, without the bling lca.

i have a stock Si 15mm bar with brackets for sale. also a 15.9mm SiR rear swaybar with mount.

http://www.crxcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=23471

specialized108

i may think about picking up your mounts all depending on what i end up buying. if i get the suspension techniques rear kit i wont need it, but ill let you know sometime soon

Tyson

another look at the ST install. you dont have to take that nut off the shock, just flip the shock around so the nut is on the other side.
http://crxcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=3386

but the ST bar and all its hardware is heavy and kludgy. for the money, a Tanabe rear sway bar with stock brackets would be a better fit. the L bracket of the ST kit that mounts to the shock just doesnt really fit properly, allows for rotation. its fixable with modification, but left unmodified its got a lot of potential for binding up.