mydorigreenek96

I have the asr sway bar and subframe brace but I cant install my sway bar bc my exhaust is in the way any suggestion

98civdx

Get a different exhuast, and mod it fit.

PatrickGSR94

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What ASR sway bar are we talking about here? Is it the one shaped similarly to an OE sway bar, or is it the massive hollow bar that attaches to the rear chassis?

mydorigreenek96

I have the 24mm asr swaybar that came as a package deal through jhpusa.com and idk what stock is like I dont have any stock on my hatch

mydorigreenek96

I dont exactly have the money to get a different axle over just bought my skunk2 and idk how i could modify that its all stainless steel

kristo

"Axle"?

You should just need an OE (that means 'originally supplied by Honda') exhaust or else an aftermarket that would fit, evidently.

Other options: remove rear muffler section and just put some steel tube in its place, or hit some dents in some exhaust to make the bar fit.

BTW there's no better exhaust for an EK than an OE EK9 one.

PatrickGSR94

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Is the sway bar installed and can you post a pic of it? I've heard that if you install the swaybar upside down it can interfere with the exhaust pipe.

kristo

Ah that could indeed explain the 'axle' word, if he's well lowered; good thinking.

mydorigreenek96

Ik what oe means I work for a local business and been in school for a 1.5 years for auto tech axle over is the section of the exhaust that goes over top the lca in the rear I wont bang up a 220 skunk2 exhaust just wont happen.

secondly the bar is not installed bc it was going to interfere with the exhaust system so I left it off and its kind of hard to install upside down bc it has asr written on it and it must read correctly therefore it was going on in the correct direction so the only idea I can think of would be to make it a below axle exhaust but idk how that would work out and I am only lowered at most 2 in from stock

mydorigreenek96

btw a picture of the back of my car on a lift with the asr and lca's along with my exhaust

siblues

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Either one of two things need to be done you need to modify the bend in the exhaust so that it doesnt interfere with the asr or buy a new exhaust.I am a bit lost though because most exhausts have about the same bend in them and the asr usually works just fine without needing any modifications.

kristo

So to be clear, the ASR touches the bent (of the exhaust tube) over the LCA, not the muffler itself?

mydorigreenek96

I just called the gentleman that I bought the exhaust off of and he said the axle back was from a coupe and I think that that is where the difference is on the whole set up but idk

mydorigreenek96

yes touches the very back of the muffler and the bend in the exhuast

siblues

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That is your problem the bend isnt the same on both exhausts due to the difference length in both cars.I will put money on that if the band was 1 or 2 inches further back it would clear ok?

mydorigreenek96

So should I try try and have the muffler itself bent to fit bc the b pipe has been cut and welded to fit the skunk2 bc I bought the whole system as one piece so idk what would be my best option I don't have much money to spend after dropping all that I did on the asr lca and sway-bar not to mention my mounts for my b series

98civdx

Can you post pics?

mydorigreenek96

I posted one picture but it didn't want to come up i guess but my profile picture is showing my exhaust and what not if you want more detail picture of where i am having the issue it will have to wait till tomorrow when I am at work

siblues

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I can think of two ways to fix it the first is the correct way and that would be to cut off the exhaust flange where you bolted the axle back on or two would be to purchase a few exhaust flanges and bolt them up inbetween the two flanges you have now to push the exhaust back an inch but that isnt the right way to do things and it also depends on how much it needs to move.

mydorigreenek96

I am going to go to a muffler shop tomorrow that my uncle works for and see what they might be able to do for me and see if they can move it enough for me to be able to put that all thank you all for your suggestions and help it has helped me out greatly and as soon as I get everything fixed on the car and the sway bar on I will put up some photos hopefully the b series will be in soon also its been almost a year putting the engine components together money is an issue sometimes lol

siblues

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No prob man this is what this site is here for sometimes people on here forget that and good luck with the build