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is this a GSR or SI sway bar? help please!

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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i just bought a sway bar and the guy said it was a gsr but when i got home to fit it, it wouldnt fit. can someone tell me what it is? thanks in advance! btw i have a 92 civic with gsr LCA.

















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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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its a gsr sway bar and you were mounting it upside down...

it should go like this:

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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do you think it could be a civic si sway bar connected to gsr endlinks? i tried both ways and couldnt fit it. also the D brackets doesnt look like it matches up with both holes.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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why dont you measure it? its supposed to be 13mm thick. But I really think it should go the other way... mine was a pain in the *** too, but finally got it mounted (mine is the ITR bar with si endlinks).



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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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my dad just measured it with some device with a dial on it. it was 13mm. i thought gsr was supposed to be 14mm?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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then you have the si bar which will only work with the si endlinks. maybe contact the seller?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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si = 13mm
gsr = 14mm

so if it was 13mm then its an si
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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i dont know which sway bar it is but you are missing some brackets.
http://www.acuraparts247.com/p...ch=no

number 12/13
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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GSR and Si both had 13mm bars.. they are different though. the Integra one i think is longer. the 14mm bar came off 4 door GSRs. and just like the above said, you are missing some brackets..
the post a couple post ahead of me with the ITR bar is actually incorrect and will have binding because the endlinks arent at the right angle.
get the brackets and turn your sway bar over, the pics with it on the car, you have it upside down.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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The sway bar is upside down my friend.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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my friend had a 14mm on his 2door... is that for certain years?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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this is a civic rear swaybar. there is an extra curve in the bushings area which only civics have. hence why it doesnt fit correctly due to the extra curve in the bar.

also the bar is upside down. you want the curve to be on the top not on the bottom. just like in this photo.

GET YOUR MONEY BACK! AND GET A 23MM REAR JDM ITR REAR SWAY INSTEAD!
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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how is it up side down? If you search yahoo images for itr rear sway bar, youll find many images like this which is exactly how I installed mine:

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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im just re-iterating what i read on Hondas website when specs were up there.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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thanks for the help guys! will a civic si sway bar fit 92-95 civics?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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looks like your missing the brackets that bolt to the subframe, then the D-brakcets you have there will bolt to the ones your missing.

my gsr bar also has green paint, don't know if that means anything

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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EK Civic Si bar is the incorrect length. you want in Integra DC 94-01 sway bar. Integras and EG 92-95 Civics ahve the same suspension front and rear.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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you just need the brakects i think.


i still think its a gsr bar, because it doesnt look like my si sway bar that i use to have on my car
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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i dont think that bar is from a 99-00 si. it has integra endlinks. if its a gsr bar, it will fit, thats whats on my hatch, but you do need the brackets that go between the bar and the subframe. also in the one pic where you have the bolt in the lca it is in the wrong side. it goes through the endlink and the into the lca. this is the only pic of mine but you can kinda see the subframe brackets.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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^i feel the same.. i think it is an Integra bar considering it has the endlinks from an Integra.. get the brackets and hardware (dont forget to get the bolts and flanged nuts for the inside of the subframe) first then go from there.. one step at a time.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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thanks guys ima try to find those brackets to see if it fits
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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^someone already linked you to it.. you can but it there and it might be cheapest youll find. i know in the SF Bay Area that website that was posted is by far cheaper than dealers around here.
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