Has anyone done an install on a 2 point Cusco lower arm bar. What looks to be directions are in japanese. I know where it mounts but I just want to double check to make sure im doing it right.

 

you might want to find out whether or not your have to torque down the mounting bolts when the suspension is under load or not.

i dont know, but i do know some of cusco's other products like that have to be torqued down under load.

 

hhhhmmmm interesting

 

Did you get this from Jess(JDMk20R)?

 

its not hard just unbolt the 2 bolts and put the bar over bolts back in and your good...its hard to fit a torque wrench on one of the sides but if you got a 5spd then your ok and if you got a auto then its a bitch GL

 

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no i got it from http://www.napsusa.com

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sweet i got a 5spd. wait hold up what 2 bolts....im having a brain fart....

 

you mean what kind of bolts? i believe it s a 14mm

 

what kind of bolts do you mean??

 

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Can you re-use the bolts that are originally down there or do you have to go buy longer bolts? If so, what are the bolt dimensions?

 

So does this bar do anything? You feel a difference? I havent bought anything since my front strut bar and lower rear sway bar cause I didnt know if anything else helped.

 

you use the orignal bolts that are there.you lose about 1/2 inch of ground clearence. I guess it adds to the over all effect of the suspenision. im running tein s-techs and koni yellows, but i have a feeling that im going to eventually upgrade to a full coilover to feel real differeneces.

 

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what i found was turning was more response and i cant make it over any speed bumper with out scraping if that helps

 

Haha, thats not good, my header already scrapes everything.

 

mine scoops up any garbage in the streets...i cleaned it out one night and found 2 sticks, a foam cup, a yellow party cup, and a banana peel hanging off it

 

But you actually felt a difference? I was under the impression for hte longest time that the only mods worth it for the accord was the upper strut and lower sway bars.

 

i can feel a differnce

 

Any of you guys have a picture of how low the bar sits? I dont know if I can afford hearing another mod scrap the ground when going over bumps or dips...haha

 

ill try to get one when i get home tonight. its really not that bad. i mean if you already have a lowered car more than like you are already looking out ahead of you. ive scraped it yea but only cause i going to fast over a bump or i just wasnt paying attention like i should

 

lets just say its one of those bars that you will never keep in mint condition for sure to give you rough estimate comes down about 3/4 of an inch from the jack point

 

yea thats about right, here is the picture. Please ignore the flatten header

 

Thanks for the picture. Cusco the only brand that makes a decent bar?

 

Any difference in handling with the lower bar?

I just picked up the first set of F2 Type II Coil-overs and they feel great.
Just wanted to know if paired up with the lower bar if it would make a good combo.

Bump for a clean bar.

 

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Definitely, it ties together the lower half of your suspension, in other words, it helps keep your suspension in square making your sprung weight not shift out of the turn (given in to centripetal force) as badly.

 

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Tanabe makes one but I havent seen it anywhere recently.


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Oh yea mos def. steering is tighter I just need to get some sway bars and a full coilovers with adj damping it will be a great combo. How much did you pay for the F2 coilovers?