I have found that the CRX can't have a ASR Subframe tie bar. But can the CRX have a rear lower tie bar? Rear sway bar of any sort? Im just curious as to what all rear suspension you can put on a CRX...

 

thats a big 10-4 I upgraded the rear sway bar on my si with a ST 19mm sway bar

 

ASR does sell a kit for the 88-91 civic/crx
http://www.inlinefour.com/asr32rahoswk.html

 

holy cow they must've come out with that not to long ago? Does anyone care to post there set up? and if it made a difference to their car or not?

 

The ASR 32mm hollow sway bar makes a night-and-day difference on a CRX. The arms from the bar to the end-links are adjustable and you can use bars of different thickness to get the rear suspension exactly how you want it. It is also lighter than other aftermarket anti-sway bar kits (especially ST bar which is the 7/8" or 22.22mm not 19mm). The bars major character flaw seems to be that it does not clear factory routed exhaust, which shouldn't even really be a problem as this is a race design.




Modified by vanrij at 1:51 PM 10/20/2008


Modified by vanrij at 1:52 PM 10/20/2008

 

i just placed an order for the whole kit witht he sub frame iw as wondering if it was hard to install

 

If you can use a jack, jack stands, and a socket wrench installing the ASR bar is a breeze.

 

So from what I hear I won't clear my SP2...weak

 

Nope. If the design worked around a stock routed exhaust system it would be the best available bar IMO.

 

nice kit i will probably buy one for my hatch!

 

have you driven the car with this sway bar yet?

if so under what driving conditions?

what spring rates are you using front and rear?

are you using a front swaybar?

are the koni's adjustable if so what setting are they at?

finally how does the car handle under hard loads does it want to over steer?

thanks allot ahead of time i'm considering buying this swaybar but i don't know whether or not it will be to stiff of a bar

 

post up some more pix of the asr set up

 

judging from experience (roadracing/autox with a crx), the st bar is prob more than enough for almost any situation. The asr is a nice piece but is overkill for anyone but the most extreme autox'r who needs that much rear stiffness..most people would prob kill themselves with that loose of a crx

 

well i emailed asr about a week ago asking them when they were going to be available for ef's, and they responded back saying they are in progress on making the whole kit for da's, and ef's will soon follow. so i'm guessing that link is just for the swaybar kit.

 

what exhaust are you using with this it seems like it would be real hard to put an exhaust on this set up i just put mine on but i dont know what exhaust would fit this ?

 

that ASR swaybar has to be the thickest ive ever seen. i just wanted to throw out there if you were in the market for a sway bar and your car isnt a track car, that shouldnt be your first choice! tuning your suspension from only your sway bar will only cause the car to be far too twitchy, as i have the st sway bar and on the stiffest setting time to time get snap oversteer. my three cents you can also put the integra sway bar which is a popular mod...

 

why not just get one for the crx?

Factory Rear Sway Bar Sizes:

CRX Si - 15mm
Civic Si - 13mm
Integra - 14.7mm

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by neozero999 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that ASR swaybar has to be the thickest ive ever seen. i just wanted to throw out there if you were in the market for a sway bar and your car isnt a track car, that shouldnt be your first choice! tuning your suspension from only your sway bar will only cause the car to be far too twitchy, as i have the st sway bar and on the stiffest setting time to time get snap oversteer. my three cents you can also put the integra sway bar which is a popular mod...</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh come on, snap oversteer is fun

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by efsublime &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

oh come on, snap oversteer is fun </TD></TR></TABLE>

Umm, no snap oversteer is never fun, oversteer maybe.. I've been in a crx that snap oversteered and was cut in half at the firewall by a tree. Not such good times...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by "NICK B" &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">have you driven the car with this sway bar yet?

if so under what driving conditions?
what spring rates are you using front and rear?
are you using a front swaybar?
are the koni's adjustable if so what setting are they at?
finally how does the car handle under hard loads does it want to over steer?
thanks allot ahead of time i'm considering buying this swaybar but i don't know whether or not it will be to stiff of a bar </TD></TR></TABLE>

I’ve had several suspension configurations that included the ASR rear sway bar:

ASR rear, Progress front, ERS 350f 250r
ASR rear, Progress front, ERS 350f 450r
ASR rear, Hf front, ERS 350f 450r
ASR rear, Si front, ERS 350f 450r

I don’t recall all the various shock setting (it is kind of a multi-purpose car), but they are adjustable and were adjusted. There are four endlink mounting positions and you can use splined anti-sway bars with different wall thickness for adjustability (available from Speedway). I’ve used two bars with the kit (0.22 and 0.19 if I remember correctly). With the Progress bar up front I was still getting understeer at lower speeds and under quick driver inputs. With Si front bar and the 350f450r springs the rear end would break free just before the front (exactly how I like it), unless I was braking/accelerating aggressively. It was very controllable.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by "harlen" &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">post up some more pix of the asr set up </TD></TR></TABLE>



















<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by "gsxrallday" &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> what exhaust are you using with this it seems like it would be real hard to put an exhaust on this set up i just put mine on but i dont know what exhaust would fit this ? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I am not aware of any after-market exhausts that are compatible with this kit. Anyone let me know if I am wrong though. I was running a custom stainless exhaust that was almost straight through. This CRX ended up being my daily driver so I have since but a more forgiving anti-sway bar and exhaust system on it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 18psi sohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Umm, no snap oversteer is never fun, oversteer maybe.. I've been in a crx that snap oversteered and was cut in half at the firewall by a tree. Not such good times...</TD></TR></TABLE>

well what i meant was intentionally going into a turn and "drifting". yeah i can understand snap oversteering unintentionally and going out of control. but thats why i'm still researching on what the most effective rear sway will be for a daily/track.

btw did you come out of the accident okay?

 

thanks for the info very informative i've been searching for info on this bar for the past week now

thanks again

 

More or less, I had debris and cuts from the knees down. Had no shoes or socks when the emt's got their. Had a broken ankle that they put a screw in a few weeks afterward. The driver was in a lot worse shape tho. Two broken femurs, and alot of injuries to go along with it..

That bar is sick btw. I love that you can get different gauge bars to tune it.

 

what is snap oversteering?

 

It's when the vehicle oversteers violently and without warning.