This is the best mod I've done yet!! The install was pretty straight forward. Those spot welded nuts pissed me off, I finally just used a chisel and a hammer. After we got it installed I could not believe how the car drove. It was like a different car. My car was just about flat going around a corner. I can't wait until I can drive it some more. I use the BSQ mounting kit, which was great and I ordered all the OEM parts from acuraautomotiveparts.net. I highly recommend this modifacation. The sway bar in combinaiton with my S-03's makes if feel like my car is on rails. Here are the pics:

This is the full album:
http://community.webshots.com/user/adam911t

[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 12:47 AM 10/12/2002]


[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 1:02 AM 10/12/2002]

 

Cool...I did mine today too....but i can't get a good indication of the difference.....raining a lot over here...

I was installing this **** in the rain....under a tarp....but i didn't care....i love working on my car..


[Modified by Dan GSR, 11:43 PM 10/11/2002]

 

Did it make your ride feel any stiffer going over bumps on straight roads?

 

i agree i did mine last week!

 

I didn't notice the ride any stiffer. It just felt like the car was more solid, like the car is connected to road better.

But my ride right now sucks because my factory shocks have just about had it. I'm waiting to really test out the bar with I get my Koni's


[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 12:25 AM 10/12/2002]

 

You sound just like I did when I first installed mine.
I already had Koni Yellows and ProKits at time of install and it made a huge difference.
I had somewhat crappy tires(no S-03s!) so it would break beautifully around corners if I pushed it. Stayed flat and I had some fun ebrake driftin'... My car was stolen just a short week after I finished it up.
F'n SOB's


[Modified by gsrmunj, 5:37 AM 10/12/2002]

 

Man that sucks....sorry to hear about that..I hate friggin theives!!


[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 12:51 AM 10/12/2002]

 

is the install simple? how long did it take? what tools do i need?

 

10mm socket
12mm wrench
14mm wrench
drill with 3/8 drill bit
13mm socket
rachet
extention
dremel with cutoff wheels
hammer
chisel
jack
jackstands

all the stuff i used to install ITR swayway with beaks reinforcement kit

I used a hammer to start knocking out the welded nuts...chisel to further pry it off...and if need be...drill to take off the last tack weld.


[Modified by Dan GSR, 1:40 AM 10/12/2002]


[Modified by Dan GSR, 1:41 AM 10/12/2002]

 

Only took me about an hour and a half. The two issues I had where that I couldn't get the car as high as wanted and those spot welded nuts took a little persuading. Other then that pretty step by step from Bret Q's web site.

http://www.geocities.com/bretq/swaybar_install.html

 

Its pretty simple.....just somewhat time consuming

 

It dosent make the ride stiffer... i cant really explain it well though... lets see: it firms up the rear end, not like firming up shocks though, so understeer is thus reduced.

 

You are on the right track. Yeah it's amazing what that mod with do. Here's a good test to do to test understeer/oversteer.

Drive down a straight road going 30-40 mph, on the stock 14mm rear sway bar, take notice of how unstable the rear end is, i.e. understeer. The do the same test as mentioned above with the ITR sway bar's and take notice now to how stable the rearend is, i.e. oversteer. The reason for the increase handleing and and oversteer in due primary to the increase stiffness of the ITr bar, i.e. over 730% more stiffness 22/14) to the 4th power = 7.30 which +730%.

So yes it's like having stiffer suspension, but there is a reason why call it a sway or anti sway bar. i.e. your car won't sway into a corner as much with increase stiffness of a stiffer bar. Just remember that too much stiffness isn't necessarily good.

 

I have the neuspeed 19mm that came on my car, which i plan to swap out for the ITR one... Wonder what difference it will make...

 

22/19 * the 4th power = 1.79 or 179% increase stiffness.
23/19 * the 4th power = 2.14 or 214% increase stiffness. <---- jdm itr bar