96+ civic front sway bar difference
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96+ civic front sway bar difference
hello everyone,
i have 97 civic hatch that didnt came with a front and rear sway bar.
i installed a rear sway bar and the car is alot stiffer in corners and it bearly leans to the sides.
now.today i got a front sway bar from a 98 4dr. and my front lca's dont have the brackets on them for it.
should i get different lca's? is it worth the trouble and money?
thanks,
i have 97 civic hatch that didnt came with a front and rear sway bar.
i installed a rear sway bar and the car is alot stiffer in corners and it bearly leans to the sides.
now.today i got a front sway bar from a 98 4dr. and my front lca's dont have the brackets on them for it.
should i get different lca's? is it worth the trouble and money?
thanks,
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Re: 96+ civic front sway bar difference (RACEPAK)
i put a front sway bar off a 98 ex on my 96 cx. i noticed a pretty big difference in corner handling. the front lca's arent that expensive. do it.
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Re: 96+ civic front sway bar difference (RACEPAK)
Yes, you'll notice a difference. I ran just a rear sway for a few months until I gotten ahold of a front sway.
You can use front LCAs from a 92-00 Civic EX or 94-01 Integra. To make installation easier, just swap the portion with the hole and the bushing, not the part connected to the lower balljoint of the knuckle.
You can use front LCAs from a 92-00 Civic EX or 94-01 Integra. To make installation easier, just swap the portion with the hole and the bushing, not the part connected to the lower balljoint of the knuckle.
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Re: 96+ civic front sway bar difference (BlueIntegraBoy)
thanks everyone.
i didnt had the chance looking under the car. does my chasis comes with taped holes for the bushing bolts?
i didnt had the chance looking under the car. does my chasis comes with taped holes for the bushing bolts?
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Re: 96+ civic front sway bar difference (RACEPAK)
Yes it comes pre-tapped with the holes for the d-brackets. I installed a 96-00 Civic EX front 22mm swaybar on my 99 hatchback and it made a difference. Yes it does induce more understeer, but you get less body roll in the corners. All you need are 96-00 Civic Ex front LCA's.
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Re: 96+ civic front sway bar difference (EL Vap133)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EL Vap133 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't you need the Si front shock forks? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Only if upgrading to the 26mm Si/CTR front sway bar with Si/CTR front LCAs.
Only if upgrading to the 26mm Si/CTR front sway bar with Si/CTR front LCAs.
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dont forget.. with SI/CTR sway bar upgrade u cannot run traction bar.. w. the EX/HX/LX lca's u can run both sway bar and traction bar
my knowledge the only difference is.. that the stock EX has smaller diameter of swaybar then SI/ctr.. but u can buy aftermarket sway bar for ex/hx/lx lca's that is bigger then si/ctr sway bar
my knowledge the only difference is.. that the stock EX has smaller diameter of swaybar then SI/ctr.. but u can buy aftermarket sway bar for ex/hx/lx lca's that is bigger then si/ctr sway bar
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimDCXC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bigger isn't always necessarily better though</TD></TR></TABLE>
struggling with that right now, got a 96 hatch 22mm rear cant decide on front, cars used for roadracing and only runs rr slicks (nitto nto1's).. 22 or 26 that is the question...
struggling with that right now, got a 96 hatch 22mm rear cant decide on front, cars used for roadracing and only runs rr slicks (nitto nto1's).. 22 or 26 that is the question...
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