i recently installed some spoon progressive springs and, while i am very happy with the improvement they made to the car, i still think the car tends to understeer a little much. i figure that the easiest way to solve this is with a larger rear sway bar. what would you guys recommend? price? mounting kits? thanks in advance.

-tony

 

you could get JDM rear bar for maybe like 150-200?

floor bar, cusco, spoon, what about those bar that goes accross the passenger seat??




[Modified by itr1244, 3:15 AM 2/5/2003]

 

23 mm JDM type r rear sway... most economical and easiest...

 

monkey barz yo!

jdm rear bar is 23mm

mugen also has 24 and 26mm rear bars

 

Mike at IPS Racing had a special on them for about $80 but he's out I think. I also think that Steve at PasswordJDM has them right now for I think $99 plus shipping.

 

I fondly remember giving this advice to a friend recently: "If you're a man, you'll get the 26mm mugen bar."

 

hmm...it seems like the 24mm mugen one would be a good middle ground. anybody have any expirience with it? what about the 26mm? do either of these bars require any special mounting kit? thanks in advance!

-tony

 

Click here for Willard's review on the JDM 23mm rear sway bar. I haven't seen any reviews on the other one's though. If someone could post up some links that would be great.

 

mugen 26 owns. ask dave-ror and my passenger door about it.

 

price? does it retain stock mounting points, or does it need a kit? what kind of suspension are you currently running? haha...sorry for all the questions, i'm just trying to make an informed decision. thanks for all your help!

-tony

edit -- i just checked out passwordjdm and they're only selling a front/rear bar set. does anyone know where i could buy just the rear?


[Modified by delinquent, 7:38 PM 2/4/2003]

 

Umm, you need to look harder. Go to the NEW ARRIVALS section under this month and it should be listed there.

The Mugen unit gos for about $370 according to IPS Racing website. nowt sure on the other stuff. D, care to give a better review?

 

um, not really.

 

23mm jdm is cheap and effective

 

is it really that noticeable of a difference? it seems like 1mm shouldn't affect the car all that much. if it means anything, the car is on spoon springs with stock shocks currently.

-tony

 

You could swap out your rear tires for the cheapest fuel economy rubber you can find, that'd solve any understeer issues.

Sam

 

i already swapped out the rears for a pair of absolutely trashed kumhos. you'll never guess where i found them -- they were on the front of car.

-tony

 

23mm = 19% stiffer compared to the stock 22mm sway bar

 

thanks!

-tony

 

Compared to the stock 22mm sway bar

24mm = 42% stiffer
26mm = 95% stiffer

just a little extra info

 

FYI - King doesn't carry the 24, only the 26, and yes it uses all stock mounting.

I run it before, and it gets the job done, but I swapped to a custom Saner bar on my race car. Even better, but the mounting uses rod ends. Not great on a street car.

I doubt the 23 will be enough to your liking, but it is cheap.

Warren

 

why do you car understeer?? what mod did you do on your supsension so far??
even a stock ITR favour oversteer...

 

no way...

 

well i'm not expecting this to make the car oversteer drastically, i was just hoping to make the car, at the very least, a little more nuetral and get rid of some of the understeer that i'm dealing with right now.

-tony

 

For anyone that is interested in purchasing th Mugen bar please see this thread

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=407127

 

get the 26mm. i have it on my car and it's nice. it will definitely get rid of the understeer. but you need to get some good tires to go with it.

i have AVS Intermediates and the ability to stay in control while in oversteer isn't as good as the REO10. i banged up my fenders because the AVS' in the rear broke out.