Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

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05-15-2010, 08:12 AM

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Re: Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

Progress 22mm rear sway bar doesn't need any bracing. They only recommend tack welding the mounts, for those interested in buying a sway bar and not having to spend extra money on extra bracing parts. As long as the car came with a factory sway bar, that is.

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05-15-2010, 11:46 AM

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Re: Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

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Progress 22mm rear sway bar doesn't need any bracing

Right.

And what makes the Progress 22 different from the EK9 or ITR 22 which do need bracing?

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05-15-2010, 08:36 PM

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Re: Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

Well here is a picture of mine. I wanted a black ASR brace, but I found this gold brace and JDM ITR rear sway for cheap locally and couldn't refuse. And actually the gold looks good on the my black car.

I would recommend anyone looking to do this to use the ASR brace. It is a great piece of work and the quality is great too. I love this setup.

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05-15-2010, 10:00 PM

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Re: Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

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Originally Posted by dirty19

I find my attaching points bushings at the brace bind.
This causes the bar not to move freely and causes rear wheel hopping under braking
Working on a fix , probably a replacement with a ST swaybar that doesnt have a preload on it.
Amongst other things.

or try skunk2 lcas..they have 3 swaybar provisions on each control arm for preload adjustment

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05-16-2010, 12:41 AM

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Re: Beaks subframe reinforcement vs. ASR Subframe Brace

My car, my opinion...:

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05-16-2010, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Stinkycheezmonky

Really? I've never seen or heard of this. What car(s)?

<--- Been using Beaks on two cars over the last 3-4 years without problems.

I can attest to this. Years back I had a '96 Civic Ex Coupe with a 22mm rear sway with the Beaks kit. The sway bar used to creak and make a lot of noises so I yanked it and found the holes were getting wallowed out, even with the Beaks kit to the point it would have failed.