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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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for starters i'd recommend a 19mm rear sway bar from the rsx, you can find them for about $50-75 shipped. no need to worry about rear tie bar and rear upper strut bar as they don't do much to affect the handling (maybe tie bar helps more, not much).

then get a neuspeed front upper strut bar which is a very popular bar for your car because it clears the intake.

then get a set of springs and after market shocks, or full coilovers. then camber kit. but that's later down the road.

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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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btw, all of this is in section so search, it's very easy to install any suspension parts for our cars.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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that's it except you're probably finding it at honda's price, search ebay, clubrsx, or this forum. you'll find one. if not get a bigger bar from progress or other companies, it's a great mod that you'll actually feel.

front upper u can feel too, not as much.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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You can get the JDM DC5R rear swaybar off of ebay for like $100. It's 23mm. But I'd recommend doing springs/shocks at the same time if you go for one that large.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Todd00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can get the JDM DC5R rear swaybar off of ebay for like $100. It's 23mm. But I'd recommend doing springs/shocks at the same time if you go for one that large.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Will the DC5R bar need to have it's own bushings and endlinks? Since it's way thicker than stock, I would assume so..
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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I, myself just bought the Neuspeed front upper strut bar because I have an Injen CAI and no other strut bar (that I've looked into) will fit over. The DC sports one will fit over the intake if you have an AEM, but not the Injen due to the angle of the intake pipe. YaY for the EM2, Hondas most bizzare car. LoL

I love it though !!

Welcome to HT !!! :D
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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eBay type strut tower bars usually have poor fitment, cheap construction, very weak metal, and overly flexible joints.
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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and i doubt the ebay brand will clear the intake
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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i'd def. go with a neuspeed stb
as for swaybars i'd go 01' LX fsb(25mm?) and RSX rsb(19mm).
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