So I got my Tanabe sway bar in the mail the other day to find out very quickly that there is no way to mount it. Not only is there no way to mount it, but there is also nothing to mount it to haha. So I've been searching around and I think I need some form of swaybar mount and aftermarket rear lower control arms for it to mount it to? All it came with were bushings to go in a swaybar mount. Had I known ahead of time I probably would have just bought the Suspension Techniques bar but now I'm stuck. Any help? Thanks!

 

Was the tanabe bar new or used?

 

New.

 

pictures please

 

Pictures of the sway bar or of the underside of the car?

 

underside of the car.. and was there not a stock sway bar? i am assuming we are dealing with the rear

 

No there was no rear stock swaybar. I'll get pics tomorrow.

 

asr brace.

 

I think that is only for EG's, EK's, etc. EF's sway bars don't mount to the subframe, they mount to the frame rails so that brace is unnecessary. I'm thinking I just need those mounts that look like giant L brackets and LCAs. Here's a pic of it done right:

 

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...-8&sa=N&tab=wf

 

Like I said, the swaybar shouldn't attach to the subframe on EFs, I don't think that's neccessary.

 

the tanabe rear sway bar is made as a drop in replacement for cars already designed with a OEM rear swaybar.

in order to fit it, you can add OEM or modded swaybar mounts to the frame. here are some options thruout this link.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/how-i-put-da-rear-sway-bar-my-dx-hatch-pics-galore-1146145/

then you just need lower control arms from an Si or aftermarket. i dont recommend aftermarket arms, youre better off with OEM arms for quality. theyre not as expensive as you think, like $150 for a pair online.

 

Thanks for the help! So most aftermarket arms are lower quality than the OEM pieces, and it is worth it even if they are cheaper?

 

they all have bushing issues. its well documented. theyre cheap for a reason.

 

Thanks again for the advice! Now off to find some OEM pieces.