mps9506

I did a search on this and couldn't find what I was looking for.
Anyways for an EG or equivelent civic, without the holes in the rear LCA's I know you need to swap out the lca's to use a rear sway bar, for most setups. However I think the ST swaybar set doesn't require it, or maybe it is a different company. Anyways can anyone tell me how this swaybar attaches? I assume drilling in the subframe might be necc. but any modification to the LCA's themselves or do they use some kind of brakets that atach to them, I dunno, I've never seen this setup and want to avoid swapping out lca's right now...

donkeypunch

They mount in the same place as on the 99-00 SI's. You have to reverse the shocks(turn them 180dg) so that the welded on nut for the shock is facing towards the rear of the car. So to answer your question, they attach to the control arm where the shock attaches.

punch

fsp31

... and (just to clarify a little more) using the ST rear bar there is NO need to swap LCA's.

TurboSedan

Boom, you nailed it. The LCA is not used to mount the ST sway bar.

mps9506

Ok,
That setup sounds good to me. I guess no one has anything negative to say about this type of setup correct? It is no weaker or stronger than say swapping out control arms and putting a DC2 swaybar on?
Just making sure I get all my facts straight before I do something I regret

fsp31

Actually, I think you can make the case that it's a *better* setup than mounting the endlinks on the middle of the LCA somewhere (like stock).

And, actually the ST bar is still mounted on the LCA (so is the bottom of the shock). The mounting point is not where we're used to seeing it. With the ST setup, the endlink is at the very end of the control arm. Visualize the control arm itself being a "lever", and the attachment at the subframe being the fulcrum. The closer you move the endlink to the wheel-side of the control arm, the less leverage the suspension will exert on the sway bar for the same amount of force transmitted from the wheel. Hope this diagram works...

(LCA)
(stock) wheel-------------endlink---------------------------------subframe

(ST) wheel/-----------------------------------------------------subframe
endlink

Oh well, "(LCA)" and some other stuff moved to the left margin, but you get the idea...

So, with the ST setup, you get just as much "anti-sway" as the other type of setup, but with less stress on endlinks, LCA's, and subframe attachment points. The sway bar can be smaller in diameter (lighter too), and still do the same job.


[Modified by fsp31, 7:01 PM 12/6/2001]