sikz6 : 1991 Accord LX

[accord=inspire?]

how much was the paint job? home

[Dark_Accord]

car is looking good!!!

[Losiracer2]

[QUOTE=sikz6;2680530]

maybe i'll just wait til tax time, when i get a new exhaust and try it again.

you did make those bends in the sway bar point downward right? just had to make sure...you didn't mount it up upside down right?

[P5ylance]

The last time I saw this car was when it was white... wow has it changed a lot! I'm really digging the progress!

[sikz6]

[QUOTE=Losiracer2;2680373]

yeah mine hits right at the subframe brace
really? huh, i always thought the progress bar bolted up to the ex/se brackets. the whole reason i went with ST is because it just bolted to the subframe brace, not the ex/se brackets.QUOTE]

yea that looks exactly where mine was hitting. The ST cleared my Greddy Evo2 catback though, just not my RSR catback.

also when you go to put a rear sway bar on, you should have the jackstands under the rear control arms to "preload" the rear suspension and not under the jacking points. Thats what my Progress RSB instructions told me to do anyways.

maybe i'll just wait til tax time, when i get a new exhaust and try it again.

[Losiracer2]

[QUOTE=sikz6;2680361]
yeah mine hits right at the subframe brace
really? huh, i always thought the progress bar bolted up to the ex/se brackets. the whole reason i went with ST is because it just bolted to the subframe brace, not the ex/se brackets.QUOTE]

yea that looks exactly where mine was hitting. The ST cleared my Greddy Evo2 catback though, just not my RSR catback.

also when you go to put a rear sway bar on, you should have the jackstands under the rear control arms to "preload" the rear suspension and not under the jacking points. Thats what my Progress RSB instructions told me to do anyways.

[sikz6]

yeah mine was hitting right after that axle back portion so i knew it wasn't going to work out at all. For the progress bar though, you have to drill 4 holes into the rear subframe anyways so I don't think it uses the EX/SE brackets at all. Here's a pic of what it looks like mounted up (owequitits car)

yeah mine hits right at the subframe brace
really? huh, i always thought the progress bar bolted up to the ex/se brackets. the whole reason i went with ST is because it just bolted to the subframe brace, not the ex/se brackets.

The CB looking good girl...

wow thanks, your coupe is really amazing. By far one of my favorites, if not my favorite! One day maybe my cb will look as good as yours.

[RICHIE*GT35R]

The CB looking good girl...

[Losiracer2]

I was going to ask you but you have an ex, so yours should fit and if it rubs i would be the sway bar not the exhaust.

but it seems like the exhaust is like a 1/2 to 3/4" too far to the right so the pivot bushing brackets & bushings don't line up with the drop down brackets. so i didnt know if the previous owner messed with the position of the exhaust or if other lx owners had the same issue. I mean if i push the exhaust over to make the sway bar fit my exhaust will look like this lol and i don't have a dual tip exhaust lol
_____________________________________
[...........................................l...... ......]
[___________________________(o.....)___]

yeah mine was hitting right after that axle back portion so i knew it wasn't going to work out at all. For the progress bar though, you have to drill 4 holes into the rear subframe anyways so I don't think it uses the EX/SE brackets at all. Here's a pic of what it looks like mounted up (owequitits car)

[sikz6]

yeah I had that same problem with my ST rear sway bar hitting my new RSR exhaust, so I had to ditch that bar and go with the Progress rear sway. It hugs the car a lot better and clears my RSR by a lot. That's definitely the sway to go with for aftermarket exhausts I found out.

I found mine locally on AZHT for 70 bucks brand new so I lucked out on that one.

I was going to ask you but you have an ex, so yours should fit and if it rubs i would be the sway bar not the exhaust.

but it seems like the exhaust is like a 1/2 to 3/4" too far to the right so the pivot bushing brackets & bushings don't line up with the drop down brackets. so i didnt know if the previous owner messed with the position of the exhaust or if other lx owners had the same issue. I mean if i push the exhaust over to make the sway bar fit my exhaust will look like this lol and i don't have a dual tip exhaust lol
_____________________________________
[...........................................l...... ......]
[___________________________(o.....)___]

[Losiracer2]

well i tried doing the sway bar on monday and it didn't work out so well. ran into problems with it rubbing on the exhaust. so no sway bar installed for now. on the bright side, my buddy is supposed to do a photo shoot with my car tonight

yeah I had that same problem with my ST rear sway bar hitting my new RSR exhaust, so I had to ditch that bar and go with the Progress rear sway. It hugs the car a lot better and clears my RSR by a lot. That's definitely the sway to go with for aftermarket exhausts I found out.

I found mine locally on AZHT for 70 bucks brand new so I lucked out on that one.

[sikz6]

hope it goes well kim :] keep us updated. u must be busy lately.

me too yeah. i just worked 7 days straight, had a day off, and then 3 more. ugh it's exhausting, especially since i hate my job lol. if only i could work on my cb all day and get paid. lol

[tommi]

hope it goes well kim :] keep us updated. u must be busy lately.

[sikz6]

well i tried doing the sway bar on monday and it didn't work out so well. ran into problems with it rubbing on the exhaust. so no sway bar installed for now. on the bright side, my buddy is supposed to do a photo shoot with my car tonight

[sikz6]

have you replaced those upper control arms yet? I just did a ton of suspension shit to my car, new UCAs, new lower BJs, new tierods, wheel bearings, rotors, pads. Feels so much tighter than before, its like a brand new car.

no not yet. since my tires are pretty much shot so i'm thinking of doing them when i get my new wheels and tires, as well as my sway bar. hopefully that should stiffen things up a bit.