I had some hang ups that I've never seen posted here so I figured I would show some pics and give some tips.
Here is the before pic for comparison.

Here is my first hangup. This top nut would not come off. I learned that taking the control arm off completely allowed my to get a dremel in there to grind the welds down before banging the nut off. I later flattened this spot out before putting the plates on. A tiny piece of the sub frame came off with the weld but since the plates on the Beaks kit are so big I wasn't concerned. After the nuts are knocked off there was lots of weld left on the subframe which I grinded down so the plates would sit completely flush.

Here is the next hang up. When I leved the plates out with a bubble level they interfered with the reinforcing steel at the LCA bolt. I ground a little off with the dremel again.



Not to knock the BSQ kit, but the inside reinforcement is nothing like this.

Here's what I trimmed off the abs wire bracket.

Completed

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Like everyone else I'm very impressed with the outcome. It was way more work than I thought. I think the BSQ kit would be easier to install because of only having to remove two welded nuts instead of 6, but I think the Beaks kit is worth the extra reinforcement and quality. Beaks service is top notch by the way.



[Modified by sfr4dr, 3:15 AM 2/17/2003]

 

looks good, nice pix

 

thanks for the great pics, look good

 

nice write up , that will come in use in a few weeks . thanks

 

nice.. this is one worthy to bookmark. Oh btw... what tools did you use to cut the abs bracket and grind down the parts that were in teh way?

And that beaks kit does look hella sturdy... but i have yet to hear of one person having a bad experience wit the bsq becuase it wasn't sturdy enough. just my thoughts.

But how much does the beaks kit cost?

 

Man, all you guys getting the ITR bar are making me jealous. The hype is driving me crazy and i just want to see if what you guys say is forreal. The beaks kit looks awesome Looks like a bit more work to install that instead of the bsq kit, but looks good enough to support a 26 mm mugen bar

 

Looks great!!! Thanks for the info!!!

 

I just used a Dremel tool and a bunch of cut off bits and one stone grinding bit. The Beaks kit is $65. It's worth every penny.

 

how do post up pics?..........

 

wow, thanks alot for the pics! i was waiting for a detailed post of the beaks kit.

You had to remove your exhaust for the install too right?

I wish I had the ***** to modify my ABS bracket when I was trying to install my Benen rear lower tie bar..

ended up trading it for a type r strut bar + cash.

thanks again, post more pics if you can of the bracket.

//Alex

 

Looks great. Hopefully I'll be getting my ITR bar soon...anything that cheap that does so much is worth it in my book.

 

those are some helpful pictures.

 

I was asked to revive this thread so figured I'd bump it also because some new people might want to see it.

 

How different is that from your stock bar in size? Was there a noticable difference after the upgrade?

 

Well, assuming that he installed an ITR bar. It was an upgrade to 22mm or 23mm from a 14mm stocker.

 

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It's 22mm up from 14mm stock. If you search this topic you'll find that I and almost everone that has this upgrade love it. It's the second most effective suspension mod you can do. Good tires is the most effective. You just need to understand how it effects the balance of the car and adjust your driving accordingly. The car was designed to understeer from the factory for safety and this bar drastically changes that.

 

i just did installed mines yesterday but i used the bsq kit instead. it was kind of hard to remove everything because of the space and all. looks like you also removed the lca i should have done that also. looks a lot easier to reach behind the frame and all. good job!

 

looks like mine but i have the bsq. damn i am goin to have to trim the abs bracket to fit a benen lower tie bar on.

 

looks nice good pics

 

good work!

i love mine..

got the beaks lower tie bar as well hehe



haha yeah, it's kinda dirty =P

 

Wow, I never knew the Beaks kit reinforced both sides of the subframe. Very nice.

 

nicely done. Bravo

 

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i love mine..

got the beaks lower tie bar as well hehe



haha yeah, it's kinda dirty =P</TD></TR></TABLE>

That tie bar looks nice! I made one for fun. The pics are at the bottom of the link.https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=430148

 

so how is the beaks tie.
is it solid. did it help any (at least noticeably)?

 

NICE...