UPDATE: Page 8.

I probably should've made this post eariler... I recently purchased my itr, and it was supposed to come with the mugen 26mm rear sway bar. I Looked under the car when I bought it and asked him if the mugen sway bar was still on. He said yes and I didn't know what to look for so I trusted him. Now that I have the car at home and I look at it, it does seem a little small. And I noticed that the shocks are covered in grease and dirt, but someone recently had been under the car. On the shocks next to the sway bar, some of the grime is wiped away.

I'm not sure what tool to used to measure the bar, and I was hopeing there was another way of recognizing that it was the real mugen bar. Can anyone help me out? Pictures or info. Thanks


Modified by iheartintegras at 10:28 PM 4/9/2007


Modified by iheartintegras at 11:57 AM 4/10/2007

 

I just checked my mugen 26mm bar and noticed it had 2 red stripes on it.
Hope that helps

 

where are they located on the car?

 

Get a micrometer

 

I'll look into getting one, Thanks

 

or you could make a guage for it with a metric ruler some rubber bands and some pencils or other straight edges. Just make sure they're perpendicular to the ruler and adjust until they're close against the bar. You'll easily be able to tell the difference between 22mm and 26mm.......and its free and takes about 2 minutes.

 

Still not sure how to do that =/

 

me either

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Erik95LS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or you could make a guage for it with a metric ruler some rubber bands and some pencils or other straight edges. Just make sure they're perpendicular to the ruler and adjust until they're close against the bar. You'll easily be able to tell the difference between 22mm and 26mm.......and its free and takes about 2 minutes. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sure, use some geometry to figure out the diameter. Take a piece of string, wrap the bar once with it. Measure the string.

d = C/pi

C = circumference
d = diameter
pi = 3.14

Of course measure the string in mm or you'll have the wrong units

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueIntegraBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sure, use some geometry to figure out the diameter. Take a piece of string, wrap the bar once with it so it. Measure the string.

d = C/pi

C = circumference
d = diameter
pi = 3.14

Of course measure the string in mm or you'll have the wrong units</TD></TR></TABLE>

That will work perfectly also.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartintegras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Still not sure how to do that =/</TD></TR></TABLE>

you're basically making one of these.

 

or you can take an open-ended wrench to it and see if it slides in it...

 

I've got a mugen bar in the basement and never thought about measuring it.

I'll try to do it tonight.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxgator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or you can take an open-ended wrench to it and see if it slides in it...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Even better, close an adjustable wrench down on the bar then measure the opening of the wrench with the ruler.

 

for reference!

 

Or just LMK and I'll come take a look at it. If it's the 26mm, I'll take it off your hands and replace it with a JDM 23mm and some cash.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I love lamp. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for reference!
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you wouldn't necesarily have the Mugen bushings though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Erik95LS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you wouldn't necesarily have the Mugen bushings though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea, mine iddnt come with the stock bushings.... came with ES.

 

I didnt even read the post, or view the picture. someone just sent me the link and asked that i put it up in here lol

 

awesome guys, thanks a lot. I'll measure it when I got off work. I paid $450 for it, I really hope the guy didn't rip me off =/

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I love lamp. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I didnt even read the post, or view the picture. someone just sent me the link and asked that i put it up in here lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

sneaky

 

I think the point of that pic is to show that the US STOCK ITRs come with a bushing that shows 22 on it.
And that other bushing is supposed to be a mugen, either way there is a big difference in the hole size if put side by side.

Stop all being so negative

If the OP wants to verify his rear sway bar then pull out the bushing and sneak a peak at the writing on it or measure it (i'll measure mine). It could very well be stock, the US rear sway bar looks like a monster compared to some other stock rear sway bars (hence getting worried or swindled.)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OG undercover &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think the point of that pic is to show that the US STOCK ITRs come with a bushing that shows 22 on it.
And that other bushing is supposed to be a mugen, either way there is a big difference in the hole size if put side by side.

Stop all being so negative

If the OP wants to verify his rear sway bar then pull out the bushing and sneak a peak at the writing on it or measure it (i'll measure mine). It could very well be stock, the US rear sway bar looks like a monster compared to some other stock rear sway bars (hence getting worried or swindled.) </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm just saying it makes alot more sense to measure the bar rather than the bushing. Especially since the bushing can easily and is fairly likely to change and the bar is the one constant.

 

I checked the bushings. There is no writing on them. Just a small arrow. I don't have a ruler with me but I did get a piece of string around it. Thanks guys

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartintegras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">awesome guys, thanks a lot. I'll measure it when I got off work. I paid $450 for it, I really hope the guy didn't rip me off =/</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn!, Is that what I can sell it for?