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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 05:34 AM
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damn, isn't the stock 19mm too?? hmmm

not chure what's mo betta now.

what part of the ct is adjustable? I thought sway bars were only adjustable through the endlinks anyways?
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 07:08 AM
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damn, isn't the stock 19mm too?? hmmm

not chure what's mo betta now.

what part of the ct is adjustable? I thought sway bars were only adjustable through the endlinks anyways?
Pretty sure stock is 17mm. Could be wrong doe, just from reading a little bit. I'm not real sure what is adjustable. They claim 32% stiffer then stock on the low setting and 65% on the higher setting. I think that'd suffice for what I want it for. I was getting the rear to rotate a bit as is with just adjusting tire pressures so I think with a stiffer RSB AND an alignment I'll be just fine.

Edit: here is link to said RSB

http://www.ct-engineering.com/Produc...9/Default.aspx
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 07:39 AM
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Hmm, I bet the CT RSB has two holes for mounting and one is considered "low setting" and one "high setting". Gonna have to research CT vs Progress, the price for CT is very attrative though, I think Progress is literally double
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 08:45 AM
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Progress for $20 more. Just googled it site looks shitty though lol

Progress Rear Anti-Roll Bar (22mm) Civic Si 2006-2014 Cracked Up Racing
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 09:18 AM
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Hmm, I bet the CT RSB has two holes for mounting and one is considered "low setting" and one "high setting". Gonna have to research CT vs Progress, the price for CT is very attrative though, I think Progress is literally double
Only reason I'd go with CT is it being adjustable. I'd hate to get the progress and it be too much. At least I'd have the option for adjustment.

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Progress for $20 more. Just googled it site looks shitty though lol

Progress Rear Anti-Roll Bar (22mm) Civic Si 2006-2014 Cracked Up Racing
good call
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 09:24 AM
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Progress for $20 more. Just googled it site looks shitty though lol

Progress Rear Anti-Roll Bar (22mm) Civic Si 2006-2014 Cracked Up Racing
There's a 24MM one too?!?!

Progress Technology: Anti-roll bars, sport springs, coil-overs, camber kits and more since 1995!
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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 01:49 PM
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I'm with Scott on this one. Would hate to get too much too fast. 24mm seems like it'd go on a stiffer suspension car with sticky tires. Makes me wonder if the 22 is too much or just right.
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Old Mar 10, 2016 | 08:30 AM
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Progress for $20 more. Just googled it site looks shitty though lol

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Progress all the way!
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Comptech quality is top notch. I'd rather support them.
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Old Mar 10, 2016 | 09:52 PM
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^^^ CT is from California right? Wonder where progress is from? Way to lazy to google them it's rum n Coke time.
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 11:32 AM
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Not much of an update, spring cleaning I guess.

My front seats were starting to look pretty gross. I don't think they've ever been pulled from the car in 7 years so today was the day. Let me tell you, these things weigh a ton. I guess I was used to EK seats LOL. I used diluted Woolite. 6:1 ratio with water. I was impressed by the results!

Here is the drivers seat before







and after





Passenger Seat After



The headrests were pretty gross too

Before



After



The disgusting water



I seriously had to change the water out like 10 times per seat. Overall they are 1000 times better looking. Next I'm gonna do the door cards and center armrest, they're both pretty grimy looking.
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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Nice job got them jizz stain's out
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RI5ING SUN
Nice job got them jizz stain's out
yeah, had jizz stains all over the front. YOLO
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 12:24 PM
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Ohhhh nice!!!! Mine look horrible in going to copy you on this. So just the woollite solution and a rag or what did you scrub with!?
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 12:32 PM
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Ohhhh nice!!!! Mine look horrible in going to copy you on this. So just the woollite solution and a rag or what did you scrub with!?
Yeah you mix the woolite with water, I did 3cups of water to 1/2 cup woolite. Put it in a spray bottle. I sprayed it all over the seats and scrubbed with microfiber towels. I used like 4-5 total so be prepared for that. And just changed the water when it got dirty. It takes awhile but it's worth it!
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 01:06 PM
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That looks real amazing must say well done again. I'm doing it
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 10:05 PM
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Wow they look great
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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RI5ING SUN
Nice job got them jizz stain's out
Well gents,

got some bad news.

Jizz stains are still there. Gonna have to hit it with some Tuff Stuff this week and get em out.
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Your wife will be proud of your sperms staying power...
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 04:29 AM
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Your wife will be proud of your sperms staying power...
She knows what's up, persistence doe
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 05:36 AM
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Can you rent a seat extractor from the grocery store?
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Brice.Hayden
Your wife will be proud of your sperms staying power...
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 12:07 PM
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mad cleaning skillz yo
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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 04:50 AM
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Nothing happening on the civic lately, I did finally get around to replacing my wife's car's rotors and pads. They were terrible. Most of the focus is on her car at the moment. Nothing has ever been "maintained" on this car apart from oil changes and tires and its just starting to fall apart a bit.

Ended up ordering all 4 new Raybestos rotors and Bosch pads from Rock Auto. Pretty impressed with their prices and shipping. Can't complain.





Also ended up giving her headlights a quick refresh.





Next up is new inner tie rods and an alignment for this old girl! I want to do spark plugs but I have to remove the whole intake manifold to get to half the plugs. Might just shop that one out. LOL! As much as I want to hate this KIA its never had any issues in 120k+ miles. Time to give it some love.
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Old Mar 21, 2016 | 07:58 PM
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Rock auto is sweet. Did you use a 5% discount code on top? If not just google search it.
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