Sway Bars 99-00 SI???
05-04-2006, 11:43 PM
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Sway Bars 99-00 SI???
Just wondering who all out there has added the front sways to there SI and upgraded the rears. With that... what did you use? wanna get a few ideas and see what everyone likes and what they thought was junk... heard ST was pretty good... anyone else care to add?
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Re: Sway Bars 99-00 SI??? (B18C1SI)
are you saying you 'upgraded' your front bar and are now looking for suggestions for the rear?
the oem 99-00 si bar is 26mm which is the beefiest bar i know of honda using on any <2000 civic and <2001 integra
the issue you will be running into with the rear si that the em1 has the same rear subframe as the ek, which tears if the swaybar so much as looks at it wrong. you will need reinforcement for any bar larger than about 19mm or so.
the ST falls into that category at exactly 19mm, so you should be safe. it also has some interesting design features, with endlinks using a non-stock location: they mount on the lower shock bolt rather than through the designated hole in the lca. this gives them a wider position, so the actual torsional forces applied on the bar would be higher than if it attached at the standard endlink location. the bar functions like any other spring of linear(ish) rate, so compressing (twisting) the bar more would apply a greater force on the car countering the lean in corners. in ssence the bar should act like one stiffer than its 19mm. it also has some unusual angles for the arms, and i dont know how that would enter into the equation. ill leave that to engineers who are far smarter than myself.
another utilitarian option would be the asr/itr combo. asr sells a package with everything you would need to install.
im running an asr brace with a blox 21mm on my ej8 and im very happy with the results.
the oem 99-00 si bar is 26mm which is the beefiest bar i know of honda using on any <2000 civic and <2001 integra
the issue you will be running into with the rear si that the em1 has the same rear subframe as the ek, which tears if the swaybar so much as looks at it wrong. you will need reinforcement for any bar larger than about 19mm or so.
the ST falls into that category at exactly 19mm, so you should be safe. it also has some interesting design features, with endlinks using a non-stock location: they mount on the lower shock bolt rather than through the designated hole in the lca. this gives them a wider position, so the actual torsional forces applied on the bar would be higher than if it attached at the standard endlink location. the bar functions like any other spring of linear(ish) rate, so compressing (twisting) the bar more would apply a greater force on the car countering the lean in corners. in ssence the bar should act like one stiffer than its 19mm. it also has some unusual angles for the arms, and i dont know how that would enter into the equation. ill leave that to engineers who are far smarter than myself.
another utilitarian option would be the asr/itr combo. asr sells a package with everything you would need to install.
im running an asr brace with a blox 21mm on my ej8 and im very happy with the results.
05-05-2006, 01:27 AM
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Re: Sway Bars 99-00 SI??? (Voyage34)
I'd go with an ST for the front and then some kind of subframe enfocement and a 19-23mm bar(several to choose from in those sizes) for the rear.
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