For all that want to get started modifying your non-TR Teg -- this is a great place. For $120 and a couple of hours, you have a significant improvement in handling. My inside-front tire is loving it! You can actually apply some throttle on corner exit without severe wheelspin.

And as far as BSQ's kit and instructions -- great stuff
The kit is very cleanly and professionally done, and the instructions (complete with color pictures) are great.

www.geocities.com/bretq


Again, I highly recommend this as a great first, easy step towards improved handling.

[Edit: Added link to BSQ's page]


[Modified by allenp, 9:04 PM 10/14/2002]

 

(I hate doing this to my own posts... but...)

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How did u get the bolt off? Did you use a hammer and chisel or thread half a bolt-in and hit it with a hammer. I am going to do this soon and want to know the best way to do this. TIA

 

Neither, actually. I found it easiest to stick a screwdriver through the subframe (looking from the rear of the car) at an angle such that the blade of the screwdriver was lodged in the thread of the welded nut. A couple minutes of pounding and they gave in.

 

Couple of minutes? I want it out the first time I hit it.

 

lol...that's why I brought out the air tools. 15seconds later...

I really do love this mod.

 

Honestly, it's got to be the best bang for the buck mod ever...

 

cool. Thinking about it myself too. I assume that you got the USDM ITR sway bar right? was wondering if anyone else used the BSQ kit but was running the JDM ITR sway. Curious to know how 23 mm is vs. 22 mm.

 

Yeah, it is the 22mm. When you hold the bars next to each other, it's amazing how much beefier the ITR bar is...

Honestly, I'm not sure what the spring rate difference is between 23 and 22, but I would certainly be curious to know if someone had experience.

I just can't get over how much I appreciate the difference. So worth it. The car, if not literally transformed, is significantly improved.

 

JDM is a significant difference...

...in the price too

 

How much is the JDM?

 

Would the 23mm bar be overkill for a daily driver? Just wondering. I plan on getting the 22mm anyways.

 

For the price ya. 22 is fine

 

Not sure how much the JDM 23mm bar is, but if you're looking for a significant upgrade from the 22, Saner Performance makes a 3-pos adjustable 24mm bar for around $200. Catch-22, H-T member and co-founder of the Honda-Challenge series (and class champ, I believe) swears by it.

sanerperffab.com

[Edit: Added link]


[Modified by allenp, 1:58 PM 10/15/2002]

 

will this work w/ an LS.. is there anything different from the GSR that i should know about before attempting to do this?

 

Works on all models, so no problems on your LS.

I just ordered my stuff. I the kit from BSQ already, but just waiting for Acura

Carland to ship my Swaybar and parts for it.

 

thanks for the info..

btw.. anyone else having trouble accessing the link in the first post? damn geoshitties

 

Just try back later. Too many people been checking out Bret's site and it went over its bandwidth. I have the instructions on my computer in pdf format if you need it.

 

not more the instructions but rather the parts i have to order from acura and the kit i have to order as well

 

I also just installed the ITR sway bar with BSQ's kit.

It took me about 2 hours to do it all. The hard part was getting the damn welded nuts off.

Other than that it was an easy install.

After driving with the bar on, I noticed a lot less body rolls, the car feels stiffer in hard cornering and more neutral steering (way less understeer)

All in all, one of my favorite mods to date.

 

Parts:

1.) 52300-ST7-Z01 rear swaybar ($58.30)
2.) 52315-ST7-Z01 swaybar bushing ($4.40) (2 needed)
3.) 52308-SS0-000 bushing bracket ($5.95) (2 needed)
4.) 52316-ST7-Z00 endlink bushing ($1.75) (2 needed)
5.) 52312-ST7-Z00 endlink bushing collar ($4.90) (4 needed) – this part can be reused from the stock swaybar
6.) 90175-ST7-Z00 bolt (8x35) ($2.45) (2 needed)
7.) 94050-08080 flange nut (8mm) ($0.50) (2 needed)
Note: all prices are from A&H Motorsports (prices current as of 7/1/2001)

HTH

 

I'm also a satisfied ITR rear bar/BSQ customer. I've also helped install a 23mm JDM rear swaybar on a friends car. He is satisfied also. Not a bad mod for the two hours it took to put it on.
Aaron

 

the BSQ kit and the BEAKS kit are two different kits right? you only need one kit correct? not both? whats the difference between these kits?

 

BSQ, 1 side only, cheap.
Beaks, both sides, expensive, blinnng

 

I plan on doing this soon. When I get some extra cash.