ive got a 99 gsr with an itr suspension and an itr rear sway bar. with regular DD type driving with the occasional sharp turn, should i be worried about tear out or is that more for autoxing?

 

I would worry about tearout for DD

 

better safe than sorry

 

yeah, i think im gonna buy the asr brace just for some peace of mind, cause it looks badass, and who doesnt need more frame reinforcement.

 

might want to make sure the D-brackets will fit on the ASR brace... I'm not sure either so find out for both of us!

 

the stock d-brackets fit

 

for the ITR sway right?

 

yup

 

i have a comptech bar and a ST sway bar that I bought a while ago but i still haven't even tried to put it on to see if it fits haha... maybe I'll do that on my day off tomorrow

 

or you can go the cheaper route and get a Beaks subframe reinforcement kit

 

i looked at those also, but the asr will give me the subframe brace factor that the beaks wont.

 

sounds good big baller

 

Ive been running a DIY reinforcement kit with my usdm itr rear sway bar for about 4 years now, no problems as of yet. ::Knock on wood:: It's my DD and i've done probably 10 auto x's on it. About a year after i installed it i put on a JIC rear lower tie bar, no other subframe reinforcement.

 

any pics to support your statement?

 

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Mine? I'll get some pics in the morning if so

 

haha... just bustin' your ***** man... you don't have to if it's too much trouble

 

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I hope this helps... kinda hard to get a close up shot without jacking up the car. Dont mind the JDM zip ties...

 

itr suspension/sway bar/asr subframe brace here, and jdm zipties ftw



Modified by HONDRETTI at 7:25 PM 9/30/2008

 

you guys make me want some JDM zipties too

 

you guys respond like there was no one who had ITR rear sway bars before ASR had their kit out.

BSQ and Beaks have been making kits for years, with great success, street and track driven cars..

I had one on my old car, no failures ever.

 

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BSQ and Beaks have been making kits for years, with great success, street and track driven cars..

I had one on my old car, no failures ever.

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no ****, listen to this guy ^^, if you had an ek it would be a different story

check out page 2 of this thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2206218 I asked the same question as you I have an oem ITR suspension with stock rear sway

 

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BSQ and Beaks have been making kits for years, with great success, street and track driven cars..

I had one on my old car, no failures ever.
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It made me giggle as well.

I ran the BSQ kit for 2 years on my old DB8, no tearouts. I'm currently running the $20 BSQ kit on my DC with no problems. However if you have a civic, don't bother with the BSQ or BEAK's kit. Civics have a much weaker subframe so kits such as ASR's should be standard for them.

 

The 96-00 Civics have a weaker subframe than the 92-95, at least from what I've read.
If you're spending $400+ on shocks, $200 on springs, $100+ on an ITR bar, $100+ on bushings, replacement LCAs, swaybar endlinks, etc... spending an extra $100 for the ASR kit versus the Beaks seems like a good idea. The ASR kit also would act like a lower tie bar, so that makes the price difference less significant.

 

hmmm... interesting

 

I hate to bump this post, but I picked up my ITR rear sway bar this week, and ordered a BSQ kit for my DC. According to what I've been reading, I'll be just fine with it. But before it comes in the mail and I install it, should I really consider the ASR setup?