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I want to upgrade the rear of my EM1. I know that I have a swaybar as standard i thinks it 22mm. I want to upgrade and install ASR + Beaks to stiffen it up plus add some bling factor. My question is. Is it worth my while upgrade to an EK9 26mm swaybar first or will me stock one be fine?
Pretty sure stock Em1 rear is only like 14-16mm but Could be wrong.
EM1 front swaybars are 26mm and rear swaybars are 16mm. if you want to upgrade, then upgrade to ek9 rear swaybars which are 22mm and better handling with ASR.
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Originally Posted by Tai
Sh1t didn't realise there was such a difference between EM1 swaybar & EK9. So does that mean I have to upgrade bar first?
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Originally Posted by akira
Thanks for the info
if you upgrade the bar you need the ASR/beaks or your gonna tear your subframe.
do both at the same time.
let me know if u wana sekl ur stock swaybar
No worries soon as I upgrade sway bar is all urs!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tai
or you can use dc2r rear sway bar as well right? Im thinking of doing the exact same thing to my EM1 soon :)
for dc2r sway bars on EK endlinks you will need to purchase endlink spacers from ASR themselves.
Sounds like too much f'ing around.
you will need the CTR sway bar and endlink kit (JDMConcept/JDMYard has them so do other traders) and the ASR brace to install it (otherwise if you do install the CTR bar to your stock subframe it will cause it to break as it's a bigger diameter bar), nothing more besides basic tools:
jack, jack stands, torque wrench and metric socket set :) a yank site has a diy including how to install light weight lower control arms (may as well if you're basically removing them anyhow, not needed but if you ever wanted to it's a worthwhile mod)
std one is fine, it's all I have on my EJ8 (buddy sold me his stock Em1 bar, endlinks and I went to honda for the brackets and super cheap for high tensile bolts)
but out of the several huindred dollars you'll spend you may as well buy decent coilovers which will be more beneficial