Heading to the recyclers today and I need some advise

Looking into an OEM integra rear sway bar

I read (online) that there's three types
LS...GSR....and Type R

They all have different diameters (LS being the smallest)

I was told the Type R needs and Brace (ASR?) to avoid subframe tear out

Does the LS need a brace to avoid tear out too?

Any info on the subject would be appreciated

 

u only need the brace for the rear itr sway. i use the gsr front and rear on an ej1, for the back u need the sway and ALL its pieces plus the rear lca's. the gsr is 14mm, itr is 24mm.

 

gsr is a 14mm and a ls is 13mm, not much of a difference but your gona need the lcas off the integra if you dont have aftermarket ones already

 

but your si should already have all the holes in the control arms for sway bars....i have a dx and i had to rob an EX for them

 

not in the rear, and neither does an ex... front yea.

 

so how do I attach them to the control arms? (rear)

 

wierd i got them with holes and with the sway bars from the junk yard. trunk said ex

 

GSR rear lower control arms?

LS work too?

 

u need teg lca's or aftermarket cause they have holes...

no ex came with a rear sway, did it happen to be a four door? some do...

 

i think so. it was green and wrecked (silly old lady)...yeah it was a four door
4dr eg FTW!!!!! so he could get the 4dr eg rear control arms if he cant find a teg

 

lol... yea but the sway is like a 12mm i think.

 

SO I think I'm gonna go for the GSR IF and ONLY if I don't need a subframe brace

 

cool, then its settled gs-r sway FTW!

 

itr sway bar from www.passwordjdm.com $100

 

Thanks a lot for the help guys

Here's a pic of my baby lol

 

dang...that oemness is hexa clean

 

nice, wish i still had my bra...

 

Thanks for the complement. I've owned that little beer can since '96
I looked at 8-10 different Si civics before I found the old man who owned this one.

only saw the ITR front sway at JDMpassword

I saw other ones Front/Back (somewhere else) for less then $180 but i would still need the brace and LCA's

 

I got the whole OEM mask but haven't had it on for years

Check out my leather steering wheel wrap I did this weekend.....tore my hands up really good lol....took me almost 2hrs Directions said...TIGHT IS RIGHT

 

And yes....I got my A/C going a week or two ago.
I do all the work on my car but the A/C was a new venture into treasure hunting and a little frustration....R-12 baby!

 

nice wheel too, mine is similar but i have the leather honda cover.

btw... just get the f/r gsr sways with the rear lcas from the teg; and u can use the stock front lca's. most aftermarket lca's suck and are only a bling factor. got my sway setup for like 40 bucks at a yard.

 

So I am under the assumption that my si front LCA are good to go and have mouting for a sway? I am out of town and can't jack my car up

I got some cool guys that are good to me at the recyclers but $40 seems cheap as hell!!!

Maybe I'll get lucky

 

u SHOULD have a stock sway 21mm already, the gsr is 22mm. i upgraded but its up to u. for the rear u need the sway, all brackets and the lca's... lol its like a 15mm

 

You might want to get something a bit bigger than the stock GSR sway bar...as mentioned, it's only 14mm. It really depends on what your suspension setup is. A stiffer rear will rotate faster...so if you already have pretty stiff springs then you won't need a crazy sway bar.

I also have a 92 Si with a B16, I'm running Ground Controls with shelf rates (read: not too stiff) and a 21mm rear sway bar. It rotates quite well, but it's not oversteer city like I've felt before in a DC2 with stiff suspension and the JDM ITR rear sway bar (23mm). It's a nice balance, so far I really like it.

But yeah, make sure you install everything correctly and get a subframe brace. If not, the sway bar will either rip out of its bushings or rip off your existing subframe.

 

I figured s GSR rear set up was the way to go for me.

I have neuspeed race 2-1/4" drop with KYB's and Camber Kit

My 14" rims allow quite a bit of flex on 60series tires.

I figure the GSR rear sway will improve my cars under-steer (which it does have but not as much as the LS swap I had in it for 10yrs). It will hopefully balance it out more.

I did purchase the parts/hardware today from a GSR (still had ABS chord on one)

But it wasn't $40......best I found was $70 (after haggling from $100)

Bought it....

Now to piggy-back off the topic and talk about the bushings. I did purchase a black OEM Integra front upper strut bar. Now that I have stiffened my suspension (to some minimal degree...or at least I think), How much strain is going to these bushings? I understand the physics that the energy of weight transfer will, inevitably, go 'somewhere else' but I had a friend kinda scare me when he said that the bushings will go pretty quick.

On a scale of 1-5...how much more strain do you guys think is on the bushings?

Thanks for the input so far.

And for the record, I don't drive like a maniac but I do like to get up on the freeway's and sling shot in...who doesn't? And if $70 bucks is good bang for the buck...then I'll be happy about the change.