32mm swaybar???wat??!!

[vteccoupe]

was browsing thru honda-tech forum...and saw that the yanks are using 32mm swaybars on their hondas?!!ermmm isnt that a tad too thick for a swaybar?

[SiReal]

hehe..not really. depends on which car....they religiously follow the honda accords over there as well, and they fully mod them up for handling etc. with a much bigger car, calls for a bigger sway bar (as there is more roll). so its not uncommon. The stock sway bar on such a big accord is 27mm. So 32mm would be an upgrade.

[barefootbonzai]

not only on the accord, ASR has the mounting/re-enforcement kit for civic's to run 32mm sway. They just gansta as over there.

[BlitZ]

its a hollow 32mm bar.. it aint solid

[string]

Also, the ASR/Comptech "reinforcement" kits are still not a 100% solution for a huge swaybar, especially the ek. They still mount to the paper thin subframe, so, instead of making small holes where the bolts go, you'll tear the whole thing off. Honda-tech has plenty of cases where subframes have torn even with these devices.

[Domokun SPL]

mate, a 32mm solid is mega MEGA overkill on almost any car.

I doubt they are solid. For example, my car weighs 1700kg and the optimum swaybar for my car and its handling package is a 24mm solid. I do not by any chance think they are using a 32mm solid.


BUT, i could be wrong because yanks are like that, if its hard and stiff, 'its sporty'

[vteccoupe]

hehe..not really. depends on which car....they religiously follow the honda accords over there as well, and they fully mod them up for handling etc. with a much bigger car, calls for a bigger sway bar (as there is more roll). so its not uncommon. The stock sway bar on such a big accord is 27mm. So 32mm would be an upgrade.

i saw in honda tech and these 32mm were on EG and EK hatches