questions about sway bar on EJ6 cx

[tama666]

Damn ... sounds good ill be looking into it soon then .. Thanks again ..

Oo .. And do u know of any good front sway bars? I noticed blinx was mentioning his I guess ill look into those as well ..

I would recommend the USDM OEM 99'-00' SI coupe 26mm front bar.

 

[jdmkiddd]

Sorry about that last post but yea .. Any idea where I can source these ? .. Ebay tends to have breaking si's

 

[jdmkiddd]

Any idea where I can find one ? I've been on ebay before and they sold for some low prices jus wasn't paying attention but I might check again ..

 

[tama666]

Sorry about that last post but yea .. Any idea where I can source these ? .. Ebay tends to have breaking si's

junk yard, ebay, your local shop may have it also...do some looking around.

I would recommend to look at how others setup their sway bars and shocks to better select what is proper for your driving style/needs. See the below list specifically the highlighted pair of bars and models. Fronts are thicker bars over the rear bars for a good reason.

Compatible factory sway bar sizing:

Front:
1992-1995 Civic Si: 21mm
1992-1995 Civic EX: 21mm
1994-1997 del Sol DOHC: 24mm
1996-2000 Civic EX: 22mm
1996-2000 Civic HX: 22mm
1999-2000 Civic Si: 26mm
1997-2000 Civic Type R: 26mm

Rear:
1992-1995 Civic EX: 13mm
1994-1997 del Sol DOHC: 15mm
1999-2000 Civic Si: 13mm
1997-2000 Civic Type R: 22mm

The above list taken from:
http://www.ek9.org/forum/suspension/31-information-about-ek-sway-bars-useful-information.html

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[jdmkiddd]

Thanks .. This is all really good info . And sorryabout all these repeating posts as im on my fone im at work right now and they don't allow us to use the computer internet .. Die hard ek9 member lol ... anyways .. I think the 26mm si or ctr front sounds good cuz its still gong to be bigger then the 24 mm rear asr ..

 

[tama666]

Thanks .. This is all really good info . And sorryabout all these repeating posts as im on my fone im at work right now and they don't allow us to use the computer internet .. Die hard ek9 member lol ... anyways .. I think the 26mm si or ctr front sounds good cuz its still gong to be bigger then the 24 mm rear asr ..

Bang on target jdmkiddd!
I love the 26mm front with the 24mm rear myself.

Have fun!

 

[tama666]

It would be good to note at this stage that you are moving the weak point of traction from the sway of the car to the grip of your tires.

So it is best to have some sticky tires, you know, to help those sway bars out a tad. What good are killer sway bars and trick suspension setup without a sticky tire? [unless your into drifting, which would mean you have the incorrect car-lol]

 

[jdmkiddd]

It would be good to note at this stage that you are moving the weak point of traction from the sway of the car to the grip of your tires.

So it is best to have some sticky tires, you know, to help those sway bars out a tad. What good are killer sway bars and trick suspension setup without a sticky tire? [unless your into drifting, which would mean you have the incorrect car-lol]

yea i understand .. i just bought some 16'' Rota slipstreams .. brand new tires and rims .. not sure what brand tire as i just threw them in the garage havent gotten a chance to check out the tires .. which brings up my next 2 questions

1. what are a REALLY good brand of tire .. the tires that are currently on it now are 205/45r16 87

2. can i get center caps for these rotas that have the H on them i think ive seen it before but where to purchase ?? lol

 

[tama666]

yea i understand .. i just bought some 16'' Rota slipstreams .. brand new tires and rims .. not sure what brand tire as i just threw them in the garage havent gotten a chance to check out the tires .. which brings up my next 2 questions

1. what are a REALLY good brand of tire .. the tires that are currently on it now are 205/45r16 87

2. can i get center caps for these rotas that have the H on them i think ive seen it before but where to purchase ?? lol

1. Yokohama - Toyo are 2 good manufactures

2. leave the caps off. Or buy stickers an apply them to your current caps--or the replacements you order. Ahh, just leave them off.

 

[jdmkiddd]

1. Yokohama - Toyo are 2 good manufactures

2. leave the caps off. Or buy stickers an apply them to your current caps--or the replacements you order. Ahh, just leave them off.

Yea I figured Yokohama's lol my bother swears by them ..

And I don't have the dust caps that cover the axle nut at the moment I think those will be the next purchase .. And I jus bouth replacement caps ..