Hey, I'm looking for a sway bar for my CRX, I have a progress Rear Sway Bar on my Prelude but the one they make for the CRX is non adjustable. Other then Progress I've seen Tanabe, and ST. Anyone have any opinions on which of these is best? Also how big of an improvement does the front sway bar make on this chassis?

 

The front sb makes the biggest difference. If I were you, I'd find the thickest sb for the car. The thicker the sb's the stiffer/better. Adjustability is nice but how many times do you plan to play with all 3 settings?

 

Lol that's a good point, but it's a nice option to have when it's for the same price. I think I'll stick with progress, I'm pretty sure that's the biggest one, or of equal size to the biggest. Does ASR make a rear sub frame for EF's to mount it on, or is there another company that makes something similar?

 

i know that a sway bar is one of the few suspension things i was looking into for my sedan, and from all the "kits" i find, ST are the only ones that have the rear bracket pieces that replace the tow hooks if you dont already have an si model. that was my 2 cents.

 

i completely disagree about getting a front swaybar. keep it stock, or even remove it or get the smaller HF bar for better handling.


you should upgrade the rear swaybar. ST is common and somewhat adjustable. although i wouldnt make a big deal about rear swaybar adjustment. the key is just getting a bigger one. Neuspeed also makes a drop in rear swaybar replacement if you have an Si already. as well as Tanabe.

 

I sort of disagree about the front sway bar Tyson; for autocross, yes stiff springs with no front sway or a small HF bar would work great. But for street cars cars, a front sway will let you run softer spring rates without worrying about roll as much.

In the end, it all depends on the setup/application.

 

I use the ASR 32mm bar on my 1990 civic. 4 holes for adjustment and its lighter that most solid bars.

 

thats a matter of opinion then.

most ppl who get into my car, stock springs, illuminas, rear 22mm mugen and front 19mm sedan bar, love the way my car handles for the street.

going with the biggest front swaybar is just going to promote understeer. and thats a matter of fact.

 

ST Rear sway bar is great. I have one on my civic. My front one is the stock DX one. I ran it without a sway bar for a while, but put the DX one back on. Upgrading the front is a waste of money and time unless it's a smaller one.

 

What are the illuminas set at? What type of car and what motor?

 

something around 3/2 for the street.

crx si, stock.

 

I apologize for the wrong info I provided earlier. With a FWD car you'll want the beefy sb to be the rear, not the front. So the rear sb makes the difference.

I was just thinking of my RWD car (with staggered wheels) when I posted about the front sb making all the difference in the world.

As for my crx, I have 22mm ST sway bars [both fr and rr], I'll have to try that 19mm fr out some day. Thanks for clearing that up tyson.

 

I have tanabe front and rear, though it's true; Upgrade the rear first, bad idea to upgrade the front, remember are cars are front wheel drive with the weight in front and nothing n back. Sort of the same why you have to have your good rubber in back.
also, I don't think a heavier bar means more stiffness, It's mostly about tensile strength

 

sorry, i dont follow what you mean.

 

wtf!?
The reason for upgrading/installing a rear sway bar is to promote more rotation and offset the understeer of a production fwd car. Adding a larger front sway bar only adds to the understeer problem. Another way to counter the understeer is to run higher spring rate springs in the rear, however street driveability will suffer.

As for your comment about the good tires in the back (i'm assuming that is what you are talking about). When cornering your front tires are pushing more than your rear tires and need more traction. Why would you deprive traction to your front tires by putting your good tires in the back?!?

 

I thought this is what happens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuIz7wPoZCs
maybe I was wrong, cheap coilovers?

 

thats just over reacting. all driver fault. nothing to do with coilover, swaybar, or whatever.

 

i have both the front and rear ST bars...I've tracked my car numerous times, i still do not feel i have enough seat time to REALLY say which is better, i love having both on the car, being that i drive the car EVERYDAY, freeway on ramps and road stability improved greatly, at the track i have no problem getting the car to rotate...your preference may weigh on your driving style...

 

Anyone where ever tried using a itr 23 mm rear sway bar with adjustable endlinks? Sorry not trying to thread jack.

 

I wonder why that happened though, it looked like his car was on ice.

 

his tires could have been bald/balding.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbr1K3uuOPk

 

that's not a ff car is it? My Tanabe rear sway bar won't clear my rear lower arm bar. Anyone knows of one that will

 

Take off the lower bar? You mean like a strut bar?

 

yea, the subframe brace where the lca's go