I did search and decided to post my own unique situation. I have a daily-driven 2000 Civic coupe with Eibach Pro-kit springs, Koni Yellow adjustable shocks, and a Comptech rear sway bar. The sway bar is set to it's softest setting currently. What do you guys recommend for settings? Please don't tell me that I should just drive it and know. I'm aware of that. I'm just wondering what other people's setups are like.

 

 

 

The softest setting on the rear sway will actually yield the most traction. What front sway do you have? If it's 26mm, consider a medium setting. Your goal is neutral handling, not oversteer.

Set the Konis so they damp the springs comfortably. Don't act like stiffer is better. Try all different combinations. On my EG with Tokico R coilovers, 3 on the front and 2 on the rear is the best for street, and I could go all the way to 5 but that would make street handling worse. Actually I wish there was a 1 1/2 I could try on the rear. The struts have to be soft enough to follow the road and not launch the tires into the air, but stiff enough that the car returns to steady state quickly.

Speed bumps are great for setting the front and rear seperately. The front wheels tend to want to bottom out, and the rear tend to jump when both are set evenly. If this is the case, stiffen the front and soften the rear.

No one can give you magic numbers. Your comfort level, road conditions and car setup, particularly the weight and springs, will determine your settings.

 

I'm running the stock Civic EX 22mm front sway bar.

I thought that the Comptech rear sway bar being set to medium or high would actually promote oversteer more than the low setting I have it set at.

I agree, stiffer is not better. I need to navigate two hours of varying quality of roads every day to and from work.

Not quite sure what you're suggesting with speed bumps either.

I understand there are no magical settings. Just wondering what other people have done and why.

 

Yeah that's what I implied. Setting the rear swaybar to medium or high will give you oversteer, and that's bad. Unless you're trying to drift, but for maximum cornering traction, oversteer is bad.

Speed bumps allow you to hit just the front wheels, then just the rear. You can compare them or easily test them seperately. On my car, the fronts go over easy but the rear try to hop off the speed bump. That's how I knew to soften up the rear.

 

I dig it. Thanks. Anyone else?