sohc_boy

i'm planning on installing a rear sway bar on my 99 hatch soon, i'm just wondering how this handles on the street? i know there are alot of auto-x'ers running just a rear.

sohc_boy

i forgot to mention i was gonna run the rear bar only with out the front.

aw1234dude

I'd also like to know and also maybe what kind of bar are you guys running.

elwood

I think b18c5-eh2 just has a rear 14mm on his hatch.
He said he likes it "*** happy"

whoDAT

i've tried it with just a jdm itr rear sway on the streets....TAIL HAPPY on hard turns! little dangerous on public roads imo.

SkyeC

I have a 21mm front, 13mm rear, 380f/250r springs, and ITR shocks.

I can rotate the car pretty damn easily and it's also very easy to flip it around into a 180 spin if I don't watch myself.

It all relates to your driving style. Some people prefer a very loose set-up, some prefer it to be a bit tighter and easy to control.

Personally, I have a hard enough time NOT spinning the car around with my small bars, let alone with a 22mm back there...

note: this is all related to autoxing, i have never driven fast enough on the street to rotate the car.

sohc_boy

well i plan on running an si rear swaybar from a 5th gen i got it for free so i figure i'll give it a shot. i don't mind a lil oversteer i just don't want to be taken by surprise.

B18C5-EH2

I run a smaller 14mm rear bar as mentioned earlier because I have 425F and 550R spring rates.

Yes it's *** happy with no front bar, but like SkyeC, I don't push my car hard enough on the street to ever loose it or even "swing" the *** end.

I will probably run a 1992-1995 Si front bar and up my rear bar to a 22mm unit though if I do any track events like on a full road course, because I'm afaid that my car might be too tail heppy at higher speeds if I really push the car hard.

More related to your situation though, my pal black2kcivic runs 450/500 springs on his 2000 hatch with an ST rear 19mm bar, no front bar, on Azenis and his car handles killer. He can hike/three wheels on easy turns at low speeds, and his *** end can come out if he so chooses.

Just remember to never brake in a turn, and you'd better be ready for some side stepping if you lift off the throttle even slightly in mid-turn. I've done this at auto-X or in empty parking lots just to get used to the car, and it's pretty controllable at lower speeds (under 45mph or so) but again I'm not sure about 50-100mph or more on a full road course.

B18C5-EH2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_boy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i plan on running an si rear swaybar from a 5th gen i got it for free so i figure i'll give it a shot. i don't mind a lil oversteer i just don't want to be taken by surprise.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think that too is a 14mm unit.

What struts/springs are you running?

sohc_boy

thats what i was wondering. i figure for normal street driving it will be fine. my setup is itr springs with kyb gr2's in back and itr struts up front. my tires are 195-50-15 sumitomo htr 200's no where near as aggressive as your friends setup but i figure it will be good for daily driving and some auto-x. thanks for the answer it helped alot.

elwood

The 5th gen si/ex didnt have a rear sway. Just the ex 4dr's.

sohc_boy

well it was on the 5th gen si i took it off of.

B18C5-EH2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_boy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well it was on the 5th gen si i took it off of.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They never came with one. Only the 1992-1995 Ex 4-door had them standard.

sohc_boy

ah i guess someone added it than thanks.

sohc_boy

hey b18 do you know what the spring rates are for the itr's?

GReddy SI

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i was thinking the same, I am going to get either 92-95 ex 4 door lca's
or 94+teg lca and run ssr sway bars and lower strut bar

SkyeC

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_boy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey b18 do you know what the spring rates are for the itr's?</TD></TR></TABLE>

246f/246r. IIRC. YMMV.

elwood

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GReddy SI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was thinking the same, I am going to get either 92-95 ex 4 door lca's
or 94+teg lca and run ssr sway bars and lower strut bar</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think the ssr will work with stock civic control arms? Right?