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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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Looking to buy a sway bar and some strut bars for the rex in the near future... any suggestions on the sway bar/reviews on it? Same with the strut bars?

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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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ST sway bars, nuff said

keep the stock sway bar up front and just get the rear set.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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x2, ST makes good stuff
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 03:22 AM
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Good to hear, I just installed a 19mm off of a 91 4dr onto my 90 STD and it handles much better of course...Going from NO bar to a 19mm front is way better. I used the Energy suspension end link kit, but the 19mm sway bar bushings are on back-order so I just got a set from Honda for now. Also installed their strut rod end bushings I think their called. It was easier to install those first then the end links for the front s/b. I have been looking at the ST rear bar now...
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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i have my rex lowered with skunk 2 coil overs and energy suspension and tenzo sway bars. my car has no body roll at all. and handles like a dream. if u can get the tires to squel on my car in a turn your going to die in a crash. that is the best setup i have ever seen. of course my car is set up for turns and tracks not drag times. plus it bumps every where.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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i wasnt even aware that Tenzo made swaybars. Did you get them for free...?
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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The ST rear sway bar Plus it looks wicked...best part is it does it's job and it's adjustable... You can always adjust the amount of oversteer you want want from the rear.




Modified by MarlonT42 at 3:53 PM 9/10/2007
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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hey did you do any modification to the asr brace to fit your crx?
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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ST's are good or if you have the money Progress make a good one.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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progress for the win. just put on my coil-overs and I'm ordering my rear sway by the end of the week
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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progress some what of a pain to install since it doesnt use the factory location...also a lot of washers, spacers, nuts, and brackets.

i had to take off my exhaust for an easier install...also i dont know if this applies to all crx's but the subframe is suppose to have a hole for the bracket but i have an hf and there is no hole so you have to drill a hole and use a special nut also they recommend you get the bracket welded onto the frame.

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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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Default Re: anybody have good reviews of sway bars? (FotoGenetix)

when u guys said ST I meant you meant Skunk2. Whats ST??? Because I am also looking into strut bars, and everyone in here said ST so i would like to know lol.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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^ st is suspension technique im pretty sure, make lots of stuff, good qualitly stuff too, gonna be getting my rear bar hopefully soon....
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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ST



Modified by b16a1eg6 at 9:19 AM 11/24/2007
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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That bar is donkey.

I like it
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Progress in the rear here, made a huuuuuuge difference. Car rotates very nice now, no more nasty understeer
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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leave a stock bar on the front and get a aftermarket sway bar in the back. i have used the ST bar out back and love how it is adjustable. tenzo doesnt make sway bars, they make strut bars.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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any reviews on neuspeed sways?
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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Yea i was leaning towards st before, ive heard nothing but good reviews about them. Im probably gonna order a set soon, and eventually the function and form type 2's to replace my skunk2's..


b16a1, that bar looks sick and your camber looks even sicker.

thanks
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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What do us folks without a factory bar have to buy?
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ermil &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What do us folks without a factory bar have to buy?</TD></TR></TABLE>

what do you mean? for rears? the sway bar kit includes everything you need to bolt on the sway bar.

if you wanted the the factory SI rear sway bars it require the use of SI LCAs

ST sway bars use brackets to bolt it on the tow hooks
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Default Re: (FotoGenetix)

ASR also released a sway bar for EF/ED/EE chassis.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Anyone have the ASR sway on their ride/care to do a quick review on it? I have the ST 22mm rear and love it (except for the constant 3 wheeling around most corners/slow dips). Don't regret it at all .

I'd like to see what people think about the ASR unit though .
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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Anybody have a pic of how the S/T or the Progress mount in the rear, I want to see how they bolt it to where the rear tow locations were...Also can't the Progress be used on the factory STD and DX LCA's. I thought it mounted to L brackets you installed on your lower shock mounts. My rusted muffler fell off, and I am not having any exhaust work done until I get my rear sway, that way the exhaust guy can bend to his hearts desire to clear the rear sway...
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