I bought some Suspension Technique Sway bars for my 1990 civic si .
What are the Black brackets for ?
Anything I should know before installing them ?

 

I'm not sure what the brackets are for but if those bushings are polyurethane than I sugggest wrapping the sway bar with <U>Teflon (PTFE) tape</U> where the bushing will go around the bar.

The tape will do a much better job at preventing the squeeks and less messy than the white grease they supply you with.

 

when did ST start making green sway bars?

 

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2005

 

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damn... last time i saw a st sway bar was in 04 then on my bros cb7, when they were gunmetal.

 

not sure whether your '90 Si has a rear stabalizer bar, but use them to mount the bushings and sway bar.

 

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What ??

 

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What ?? </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea dude, i meant brackets, your gonna use them mount the rear sway bar (rear stabalizer bar)

 

The brackets are for mounting the bar onto subframe further back little prior to exhaust...if not the have it so that you can mount the bushing the other part of the subframe further forward....im not sure about on a civic...i put on same bar, but the older gunmetal one, just have to move the stock tow hooks...brackets and done...there was a link and on HT pictures and all but i think its gone now...gl

 

Yes the brackets are for mounting onto the subframe. You may want to consider welding them on, or at least putting some backing plates on the reverse inside the car for support. We had one driver set up the same way, I will ask him how they went about the install and welding.

 

It didn't come with instructions? Anyway, they don't mount to the subframe on EFs like they do on EG/EKs, the brackets mount to the frame rails and then the sway mounts to that. Like this:

 

well I installed them today. what a huge difference ! everything is so much tighter !
1 lil problem, on the front bushings, the bracket is too small, so its crunching the bushing. The mechanic said the bushing/bracket is too small for the bar.
It fits inside, but its crunching the bushing.

 

Oh hell, just take the front bar off. With that on the car, it would be an understeering pig anyway. Just leave your stock front bar in place and call it good.

I'm serious.

Mike

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by squareback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh hell, just take the front bar off. With that on the car, it would be an understeering pig anyway. Just leave your stock front bar in place and call it good.

I'm serious.

Mike
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Im not tracking my civic , Its a daily driver car....
The feel is so much better. Much more sturdier.

1 question, Why do they sell front sway bars then ? what are thicker front sway bars for ??

 

Where did you order your Suspension Techniques bars from? I can't seem to find a place. Im looking for some for my 91 CRX.

 

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I didnt order them. I got them from a guy locally who had bought them new (dunno where) and hes selling his EF so he never used them.
I got a heck of a deal on them ! I paid $250.00 Canada Dollars or $218 USD...

 

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I didnt order them. I got them from a guy locally who had bought them new (dunno where) and hes selling his EF so he never used them.
I got a heck of a deal on them ! I paid $250.00 Canada Dollars or $218 USD...


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Well ****! Does anyone know where I can order some of these?

 

http://www.stracing.com is there site

 

http://www.summitracing.com has that set. I've been looking at it since I have a dx and will need the mounting hardware to install a rear sway bar.

 

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem

 

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Just keep looking...i picked mine up in almost perfect condition...9.5 out of 10...for only 100...dont buy new ones...just keep looking...