Rear subframe brace for eg civic

**mugen_ctr** · 16-04-2011 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by crobaa

Still learning the acronyms lol

all good man, everyone has to start some where....

Dougie if u do end up getting the BWR kit, let us know how it goes, for quality and fitment

**dougie_504** · 16-04-2011 06:40 PM

I'm tempted to try it out, but the ASR is only $20 more. Do you bother trying to save $20 in this case? Merits more thinking...

**mugen_ctr** · 16-04-2011 06:49 PM

well you can go for ASR which has been proven to work, or BWR, which hasnt been proven here, and be the test dummy lol

**mugen_ctr** · 16-04-2011 06:59 PM

Even OBX asr knock off, id say would work just as well as BWR, it just the fitment that might be the hassle LOL

**trism** · 16-04-2011 07:42 PM

Well Dougie, like a said the ef swaybar doesn't even mount to the subframe.

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**dougie_504** · 16-04-2011 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by trism

Well Dougie, like a said the ef swaybar doesn't even mount to the subframe.

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Yeah bro, I'm talking about my '94 Civic sedan. I've already got a DC2R RSB which I picked up for $120. I thought it was a steal so couldn't resist, but I'm hesitant to install it until I have a good SFB. It's already got Bilstein coilovers and JDM lower LCA's so I think the RSB would really improve the handling.

For my EF8 I'm not sure what to do. I'll check out the setup underneath next time I have it out (only drive it once a week or so) and if there's no point getting a SFB for the EF8 then I'll probably go for a Tanabe RSB rather than the ASR.

**trism** · 16-04-2011 08:15 PM

If its only 20 more I'd go for the ASR.
1. Its well proven
2. Its nice and bling

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**crobaa** · 16-04-2011 08:48 PM

How much is the function 7 brace? Any user feedback or anything anybody has heard?

**dougie_504** · 16-04-2011 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by crobaa

How much is the function 7 brace? Any user feedback or anything anybody has heard?

Best new price I ever saw was $395 from JDMYard. Probably fine, like the ASR or BWR. Pretty hard to mess up such a simple piece IMO.

Best ASR I've seen new is $270 from JDMYard.
BWR I've seen for $235 new (private seller), but is now best $250 from Shift Performance.

**chargeR** · 17-04-2011 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by dougie_504

For my EF8 I'm not sure what to do. I'll check out the setup underneath next time I have it out (only drive it once a week or so) and if there's no point getting a SFB for the EF8 then I'll probably go for a Tanabe RSB rather than the ASR.

A little off topic but I have been doing a bit of reading on track prep of EFs and have read of multiple rear subframe failures, so some sort of subframe brace might be a decent idea. The failures are not due to the sway bar loads since the rear sway on an EF mounts off the frame in a different location, but purely due to the cornering loads transmitted through the LCAs into the subframe. I am considering the ASR brace just because it comes in black.

**dougie_504** · 17-04-2011 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by chargeR

A little off topic but I have been doing a bit of reading on track prep of EFs and have read of multiple rear subframe failures, so some sort of subframe brace might be a decent idea. The failures are not due to the sway bar loads since the rear sway on an EF mounts off the frame in a different location, but purely due to the cornering loads transmitted through the LCAs into the subframe. I am considering the ASR brace just because it comes in black.

Very interesting. A few of my friends track their EF8's and haven't had any issues, but I'll ask them what they think anyway