Someone school me on rear sway bars. I have a 98 HB and I plan on doing some road racing but just for fun (this is my daily driver). I know the type r is 22mm but I also know that Mugen has a 26mm, what is the difference how will the size help or hurt the performance. My current set up consist of eibach springs(sport line) w/ koni yellows, rear LCA's and an ARC sub-frame kit. I just need some info on rear sway bars.

Thanks

 

Sway bars are more of a tuning device. While they do help to reduce the amount of body roll experienced when cornering, it is VERY important to understand how they effect the vehicles behavior at the limits of traction.

A larger bar is going to be stiffer than a smaller bar of the same shape, length & geometry. Changing to a larger bar will effectively stiffen the end of the vehicle is installed on. This in turn reduces traction at that end. If you reduce traction in the rear of the car by switching to a larger rear sway-bar and/or a smaller front sway-bar, you increase the vehicles tendency to over-steer (or decrease under-steer). The exact opposite happens when you switch to a larger front bar and/or smaller rear bar (increases under-steer/decreases over-steer).

Get it?

 

Thanks man that really helps. Where can I buy a Type R rear swaybar and how much do they go for?

 

You can get them new at AcuraOEMParts.com or get them used off eBay, Honda-Tech, Craig's List, HMotorsOnline.com, and probably a hundred other places...

 

Just for people who will read this thread, stiffening rear swaybar by getting a bigger one dosen't reduce traction like said above, it reduce bodyroll and and by the same time accelerate weight transfer from side to side. The result? Breaking traction by lifting throttle when car is load on one side is easier, especially on fwd... On the other side, accelerating weight transfer can be tricky in transition or fast steering wheel imput... It all depends on tire grip....

 

x2 , also i would not go over the itr rear sway bar, imo 26mm is over kill on a daily driver unless you know what you are doing.

 

A big rear bar can get you in trouble very quicly if you dont know how to handle it.

I drive my friends car all the time with 22mm front and 32mm in back, *** end comes around very easily.

 

try a integra gsr one see how you like it.
just did mine.
TOTAL COST: 25 dollars