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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 02:33 AM
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hi i bought a 99 civic ex front sway bar and the ctr front LCA do i need anything else to install the front sway bar? i have end links and d bracket and bushings also. Do i need the ctr/si forks? or i can use my stock forks?

also im using a ex front sway bar which i think is 22mm and i have a blue jdm sway bar that came off the CTR not sure how big it is.. will i have any problem with oversteer? or understeer? i dont wanna crash my car on a on ramp.. sorry if i sound stupid i dont know a lot about this stuff
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 03:56 AM
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You need the front forks as well.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 04:49 AM
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are you using the ex or ctr bar? si/ctr style endlinks won't work on an ex bar.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 05:25 AM
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im using ex bar with ex endlinks
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 05:29 AM
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those won't work. si/ctr arms have a ball joint style endlink.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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Default Re: SWAY BAR? EK hatchback front

[QUOTE=kyden;45385844]are you using the ex or ctr bar? si/ctr style endlinks won't work on an ex

so si/ctr endlinks wont work and ex end links wont work either?

which endlinks will work?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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anybody know if thats a good set up? ex front sway and cusco 24mm rear sway...? will i get oversteer or understeer?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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i think the front ex bar is 22mm
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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You can only use the 26mm SI/CTR front sway with the SI/CTR front LCA. I must have missed that detail above. But you need Si/CTR front forks with Si/CTR front LCAs.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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why'd u get ctr lca?

just go to a junkyard and get the back piece of the ex lca and endlinks and use ur ex bar


whatever lca you use, use its corresponding end-link, fork. SWAY BAR

using CTR lca, ctr forks, si end-links and ex sway bar WONT work cos end-links wont fit on the ex bar.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Default Re: SWAY BAR? EK hatchback front

Originally Posted by kungphu
anybody know if thats a good set up? ex front sway and cusco 24mm rear sway...? will i get oversteer or understeer?
It's a FWD car, you will always have understeer.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Default Re: SWAY BAR? EK hatchback front

so what kinda end links i need to install the front sway bar to the ctr LCA's
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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i have to buy these end links? http://compare.ebay.com/like/3504584...=sbar&_lwgsi=y
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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Default Re: SWAY BAR? EK hatchback front

Originally Posted by kungphu
so what kinda end links i need to install the front sway bar to the ctr LCA's


You can ONLY use the Si/CTR 26mm front sway bar using the Si/CTR front LCAs. In order to use the EX sway bar you NEED EX or LX front LCAs.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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damn!!! so i need ctr or si swaybar w/endlinks.. **** my life why do i have this damn ex swaybar.. so i can't just switch out the endlinks and use the ex bar?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kungphu
damn!!! so i need ctr or si swaybar w/endlinks.. **** my life why do i have this damn ex swaybar.. so i can't just switch out the endlinks and use the ex bar?
For the nth time, you can't...

Si




EX



Can you see the difference?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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can i use itr front sway and endlinks?
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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yeah the sway bars are different.. damn.. dunno why they seller threw in the sway bar for free when i can't even use it... i thought i was getting a deal too lol
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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Default Re: SWAY BAR? EK hatchback front

or gsr front sway?
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