front sway bar yes or no?

[kit-to-lip]

ok, im i little confused on this situation. i want to get sway bars, but ive read mixed opinions on get both front/rear aftermarket sway bars or get a rear and leaving the stock front. so can u tell me which way our cars handle better? i want to start auto-x and want to set up my car for the best handling. Thanks

[oneoffaccord]

looks here my opinion. first install the front or rear and see how u like the car. S/T makes the set. thats the best option right now. instead of buying each one u got a set but for me i went with the S/T front and PROGRESS REAR. i did that was cuz i felt that the rear end of our cars are loose to i got a bigger.

[Lanesky_EX-R]

i just got a progress rear and love it, i was told by a local honda performance shop here said that the fronts on our cars were already big and going any bigger would give huge understeer....or oversteer i cant remember which. for me i just wanna keep the ass from drifting out, dont want the front to.

[kit-to-lip]

i was told by a local honda performance shop here said that the fronts on our cars were already big and going any bigger would give huge understeer.

this what i heard can anyone state if thats true or not. it seems like all the guys with cars that r pretty much "complete" (no offense to anyone, oneoffaccord, 604_cb7,timmy0tool) have both bars replaced with aftermarket and i know both timmy0tool and 04_cb7 do some auto-x. so does it really cause more understeer?

[d112crzy]

I have the Progress rear only and love it.

BUT, I actually feel unsafe when I REALLY push it through the corners. I FEEL like the front sway will snap.

If you're going into auto-x, get the full set.

[N9netwoAccord]

this what i heard can anyone state if thats true or not. it seems like all the guys with cars that r pretty much "complete" (no offense to anyone, oneoffaccord, 604_cb7,timmy0tool) have both bars replaced with aftermarket and i know both timmy0tool and 04_cb7 do some auto-x. so does it really cause more understeer?

its true.

the front sway bar makes it "harder" for the front to steer (even though all it does is control body roll). by putting a bigger bar on it just increases that difficulty.

hopefully that makes sense...

[The G-Man]

I have the Progress rear only and love it.

BUT, I actually feel unsafe when I REALLY push it through the corners. I FEEL like the front sway will snap.

If you're going into auto-x, get the full set.

Really? I have hit some pretty intense mountain/valley runs and one auto-x and never felt like that.

Do you have polyurethane endlinks up front?

[kit-to-lip]

Really? I have hit some pretty intense mountain/valley runs and one auto-x and never felt like that.

Do you have polyurethane endlinks up front?

so i guess u have the rear only? did it make a big difference?

[d112crzy]

Really? I have hit some pretty intense mountain/valley runs and one auto-x and never felt like that.

Do you have polyurethane endlinks up front?

I have new OEM links up front. the LCA has poly bushings tho, if it makes a difference.

[The G-Man]

so i guess u have the rear only? did it make a big difference?

Yes

It most definitely made a big difference. I take 180 degree entrance/exit ramps at like 50 mph now.

[Ronald_Type-R]

The only difference between OEM front sway bar and ST front sway bar is that OEM is hollow, while ST is solid. I believe both are 26mm thick. Some people say that lower model 4th gen has smaller front sway bar..I have LX (DX for US) and I also have 26mm front sway bar, so who knows. But yes, that is the only difference between stock vs. ST, one is hollow and one is solid.

I guess everything depends on your driving style. I leave my front one stock and got myself a Progress RSB, and the difference is huge. Some people say that using ST front sway bar gives you a better turn in, I had one back when I had a 5th gen, and I personally didn't like it, so I took it off and have been running stock front sway bar since..

but then again, my goal is to reduce understeer as much as possible. When I had ST front sway bar on, I felt that I couldn't corner as well compared to running the stock one.

So rear sway bar is definitely a must, while the front is personal preferences IMO. Hope that helps..

Ronald

[kit-to-lip]

The only difference between OEM front sway bar and ST front sway bar is that OEM is hollow, while ST is solid. I believe both are 26mm thick. Some people say that lower model 4th gen has smaller front sway bar..I have LX (DX for US) and I also have 26mm front sway bar, so who knows. But yes, that is the only difference between stock vs. ST, one is hollow and one is solid.

I guess everything depends on your driving style. I leave my front one stock and got myself a Progress RSB, and the difference is huge. Some people say that using ST front sway bar gives you a better turn in, I had one back when I had a 5th gen, and I personally didn't like it, so I took it off and have been running stock front sway bar since..

but then again, my goal is to reduce understeer as much as possible. When I had ST front sway bar on, I felt that I couldn't corner as well compared to running the stock one.

So rear sway bar is definitely a must, while the front is personal preferences IMO. Hope that helps..

Ronald

funny, i was just reading ur post on this in another thread! well if all this is true, i really dont want any more understeer, so i guess ill start with the rear and see what happens. also has anyone other then 604_cb7 ran a floor bar?

[kit-to-lip]

like this...............

[Tnwagn]

StickyDilJoe ran one, I know that much. Not much info on those unfortunately. I would love to see/hear more about how they fit and help out.

[kit-to-lip]

StickyDilJoe ran one, I know that much. Not much info on those unfortunately. I would love to see/hear more about how they fit and help out.

ill let u know. for the 50 bucks that they cost ill pick one up, cant hurt. i hope!