I recently installed a civic si swaybar on my 6th gen civic ex. Needless to say, it made my car handle so much better. For all of you out there without a sway bar, this is an easy and affordable way to go. The link below has directions on how to do it, enjoy.

http://www.hazone.com/hsirearsway.htm

 

Good shiet man. nice write up

 

ahh for the rear, good write up

 

How big is the SI sway bar?

How does it compare to the LS and GSR sway bars?

 

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If memory serves, the Si bar is 13mm. Not sure about the LS/GS-R.

 

The Si sway bar is 13mm, so is the LS. The gsr bar is 14mm, the type r is 22mm. The only one that directly bolts up to the 6th gen is the si sway bar. If you want to get a thicker rear sway bar on your civic, like the gsr or type r, i would suggust getting a thicker one for the front too because the type r rear sway bar is much thicker than the stock civic front sway bar.

 

i was so hoping this was for the front sway bar.

the rear should be a purely bolt-on affair, no brainer.

nice effort though.

 

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It isn't essential though. I am running a 19mm rear bar and 0 front sway bar on my VX, and it does not feel unsafe or dangerously oversteer. Now whether the front bar might balance out the handling and improve it overall, I can not say.

 

did you steal my avatar? i've never seen anyone else have it in the last 3 years.

 

best upgrade you can do

 

i thought u had to have the lower control arms. i have a 00 hatch.

 

nope, not for 96-00 civics. we all got lca's with holes for endlinks

 

indeed

 

im a noob, i just wanted some input on why getting a swaybar off of an SI would be better as opposed to buying one aftermarket? price? handling? or what? If choosing the SI bar because of price, if price wasn't an issue, would aftermarket necessarily be better?

 

Can the Si sway work with aftermarket LCA's? To be more specific the SPC LCAs

 

it depends on what you want, for me, the Si sway bar is enough, i don't road race, i'm mostly going for 1/4 mile. You can always get a thicker sway bar, but the Si ones are pretty cheap and if you do get a thicker rear than the Si, you should probably upgrade the front sway bar as well.

 

The Si rear swaybar is a good upgrade for a Civic EX. I have one myself. Just be sure you torque it to factory specs.

 

its cheap, and easy to come by if you wait a bit on the classifieds. most people that have moved up to comptech and itr and whatnot have an si bar laying around. i got mine with endlinks for 55 shipped. pretty cheap upgrade. i hear that you dont really feel it unless your other suspension is upgraded as well

 

i have an EG sedan. any front or rear sway bars for my car?

my friend gave me his 2002 civic SI stock bars, but im 99% they aint gonna work, theyre just gonna sit in my garage.

 

need one for the front? i got a nice kit that will help you guys out, check my sig.