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Old May 28, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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hey there im trying to stiffin up my ride and ive been lookin at the tanabe sustec sway bars but i dont know much in the way of sway bars, i also dont know the stock sway bar size either the pair i found are 27.5 on the front and 22 on the back i was hoping some one could point me in the right direction i think id rather have a lil under steer rather that over steer or closer to nutrel
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Old May 28, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by canadianep3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i think id rather have a lil under steer rather that over steer or closer to nutrel</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really? I LOVE the tailhappyness of the EP! Under steer is pretty much last on most peoples list of how they want their car to handle. Any reason you would want that set up?
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Old May 28, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Default Re: ep3 sway bar help (canadianep3)

There is an easier and cheaper way.

Keep the front bar stock, get a JDM DC5R rear swaybar off of ebay.

No need to fear oversteer with that setup unless you took all of the rear camber out of the car.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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well i had over steer in my ek and ya id say that concrete pole one that battle i wouldnt mind a bit of over steer but not a **** load whats the difference between bigger sway bars and smaller ones. i find the car has lots of body roll my friends stock jdm eg has less so will going to the sway bar set up i mentioned in my post help me
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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Bigger bar, less twist --&gt; less roll
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Smaller bar, more twist --&gt; more roll

*If both bars are of the same quality, material, technology, etc.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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the stock front is 25 and the back is 18 [freak]in tiny id say so i think im going to try changing the back to 22 mm and see how that works out, also how does an adjustable sway bar work and what happens when u adjust it what benifits come from this
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Old May 29, 2008 | 04:13 AM
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If you can live with a 21mm rear bar, the '05 RSX Type S rear bar is a direct bolt on and can be purchased online, complete with the rubber bushings, for about $70, roughly half what an aftermarket bar goes for. Tough to beat Honda fit and quality for the price. I'll hunt up the source I used and the part #s if you're interested.

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