i just recently installed an ITR front sway bar on my 96 DX coupe and i noticed it hangs very low under the frame. it looks like it can get snagged if something is sticking out of the ground. i looks like two u-loops.

i know i installed it correctly (or did i?) and it functions correctly too. i was just wondering why it hangs so low ?!

EDIT! pics up! everything works fine, no rubbing, no problems other than a lower ground clearance .









Modified by timmy0tool at 9:33 AM 12/18/2006

 

....?? what front lca arms are you using?!

 

you may have installed it incorrectlly, because its supposed to go above the exhaust, not droop down.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heylookits shawn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you may have installed it incorrectlly, because its supposed to go above the exhaust, not droop down.</TD></TR></TABLE>

true story


still wanna know what arms you're using

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heylookits shawn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you may have installed it incorrectlly, because its supposed to go above the exhaust, not droop down.</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MidwestSiR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">true story


still wanna know what arms you're using </TD></TR></TABLE>

come on guys he said FRONT

 

can you even put an itr front bar on an ek? i though your supposed to use 99-00usde si or CTR...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blinx9900 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">come on guys he said FRONT</TD></TR></TABLE>

??


have you been under a car? regardless of front or rear the swaybar does not hang lower than the exhaust.

i was under the impression all ek's had a stock front sway? i have an em1, so i dont know about the lower trim levels

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blinx9900 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">come on guys he said FRONT</TD></TR></TABLE>

dumbest thing i heard today

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blinx9900 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">can you even put an itr front bar on an ek? i though your supposed to use 99-00usde si or CTR...</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's what we're trying to figure out here guy

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heylookits shawn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">??


have you been under a car? regardless of front or rear the swaybar does not hang lower than the exhaust.

i was under the impression all ek's had a stock front sway? i have an em1, so i dont know about the lower trim levels</TD></TR></TABLE>

dx's and i think cx's didn't have front bars nor arms to mount them. you need either HX/EX front arms or Si/CTR front arms

HX/EX bars mount differently than Si/CTR

i'm sure the itr bar will fit si/ctr arms.. just now 100%

 

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dx's and i think cx's didn't have front bars nor arms to mount them. you need either HX/EX front arms or Si/CTR front arms

HX/EX bars mount differently than Si/CTR

i'm sure the itr bar will fit si/ctr arms.. just now 100% </TD></TR></TABLE>

i see. i was going to type more right now but the smell of pizza wafted in to my room, im going downstairs to eat. will try to help more later

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heylookits shawn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i see. i was going to type more right now but the smell of pizza wafted in to my room, im going downstairs to eat. will try to help more later </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha.. enjoy

 

My GSR/ITR front sway is almost flush with the bottom of my car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heylookits shawn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">??


have you been under a car? regardless of front or rear the swaybar does not hang lower than the exhaust.

i was under the impression all ek's had a stock front sway? i have an em1, so i dont know about the lower trim levels</TD></TR></TABLE>

no they dont all have sway bars... yes ive been under a car, it sounded like midwestsir was referring to the muffler section location in refrence to the sway bar... my bad...

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glad i could be of service

 

can a sway bar be installed "upside down"?

its the only way i could picture it being low enough to "snag" something..... but i couldn't imagine someone actually doing it..

i hope you admit to whatever you may have done....

 

im hoping he's using a subframe kit! i think we all know how weak the 96-00 subframes are. and the 96 DX LCAs came w/ holes for the endlinks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spock_rocker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im hoping he's using a subframe kit! i think we all know how weak the 96-00 subframes are. and the 96 DX LCAs came w/ holes for the endlinks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dude, can you read the title? F-R-O-N-T

 

You need to run EX front lca's (Si/CTR will NOT work because of the way their bars are mounted). Your DX did not come with a factory front sway bar and your stock front lca's do not have the mounting holes. Your sway bar hangs real low because you haven't bolted the endlinks to the lca's.

http://www.jdmuniverse.com/for...ybars

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueIntegraBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dude, can you read the title? F-R-O-N-T</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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Haha. Who comes up with these?

 

Im holding out for pictures.

 

or a reply... or something...

 

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Yea, it's supposed to curve up into your subframe towards the front of where your center shift console is, above the exhaust and above the shift linkage.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i hope you admit to whatever you may have done....</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahahaha

 

dang fellas here's the skinny.

i'm using an ITR front sway bar with ITR lower control arms. i just used the half of the lca that has the hole for the endlink. the rest (i.e. bushings, brackets, portion that the balljoint attaches to) are all DX parts!

i'm sure they are installed correctly, and over the exhaust/shift linkage. it just swings pretty low, which is the main topic of this thread kids.

i'm sure pics will clear everything so i'll get some ASAP! hang tight!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by timmy0tool &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm sure pics will clear everything so i'll get some ASAP! hang tight!</TD></TR></TABLE>

good idea