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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Just wondering... I have a 97 hatch and was thinkin about installing an Si rear swaybar. Should i worry about my subframe tearing out? At what diameter swaybar should i worry about subframe tearout? Thanks
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just wondering... I have a 97 hatch and was thinkin about installing an Si rear swaybar. Should i worry about my subframe tearing out? At what diameter swaybar should i worry about subframe tearout? Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

you should be fine with an Si coupe rr swaybar. Its a small diamter swaybar anyways (13mm I believe).

The only time you need to worry about swaybar ripping your subframe is when you run a thicker bar (type-R size-22mm or bigger) + run a soft spring rate/suspension setup.
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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Thanks for the info!
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