Subframe/swaybar 101 EK/EM/EJ

**LowEk** · 16-03-2006 06:07 AM

thats the whole kit for a EK there are 2 other parts but they are on the back of the brace. i have not got the rear sway yet but will prolly get it in the next week or so.

**BlitZ** · 16-03-2006 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Muzz

nar i got mine of kris the other day (highly recomended) and those 2 bits didnt come in mine either, i think maby the photo on his site is the kit that comes with the itr bar. Have u got your whitline bar yet low ek?, With the 22mm adjustable bar that iv got, the d bush brackets cant go straight on to the asr brace cus u cant screw on the backing plates.

im gunna use the mounts that came with the swaybar kit, and remove the tubular sections (cut through the smat tack welds, and grind flat) so its just a flat plate of high tensile steel. it should then bolt straight on to the face of the brace easily. Will the swybar be affected in any way by moving it rearward 3-4mm

i dont know what u mean but if intend to move the brace rearwards you might have problems...

as the arms might overhang too far back pass the control arm

**BlitZ** · 16-03-2006 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by LowEk

thats the whole kit for a EK there are 2 other parts but they are on the back of the brace. i have not got the rear sway yet but will prolly get it in the next week or so.

but the 2 side backin plates look to be normally separate to the plate.. unless now they weld it on? wait till u get it... should be ok

**LowEk** · 16-03-2006 12:28 PM

nah they are not welded on they are just sorta pressed on i think they are locating dowls.

**THE_MASS** · 17-03-2006 08:38 AM

this may sound really stupid...
but, do these kit need to be installed for dc2's if rear sways have been upgraded?
or is this just for civics?

**BlitZ** · 17-03-2006 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by THE_MASS

this may sound really stupid...
but, do these kit need to be installed for dc2's if rear sways have been upgraded?
or is this just for civics?

you can porbably get away with a whiteline kit.. but u do require reinforcemetns else you would get the bolt hole plucked out

**LowEk** · 17-03-2006 01:08 PM

you can get a asr brace fir almost any car just not ITR.

**Muzz** · 17-03-2006 06:47 PM

Mounting bracket for whiteline kit, and with tubes removed^^^^

This is the only way i can see to mount the whiteline bar to the asr brace, as the bar has slight bends in it where the d bracket and bushing would go when using the normal mounting holes on the asr brace( look at 2nd photo). i cant think of anyother way. As you can see, the bar will be about 3mm rearward of its origional spot, this wont have and negative impact will it?

**LowEk** · 17-03-2006 08:49 PM

hmmmmm good question muzz now i see where you coming from with the whiteline swaybar.

**Zdster** · 17-03-2006 08:50 PM

Hmm. I assume the tubes from the whiteline kit dont just slide into the bolt hole on the asr brace?

I am not sure about moving it backwards, but one issue might be clearances around the lca and exhaust.

**LowEk** · 17-03-2006 09:03 PM

what does a standard rear sway bar look like does it look sorta the same as the whiteline one??
here is a pic of the the asr brace with i think its a ITR swaybar (this is a the same kit that you can get for the EK) notice it does not have the bends where the whiteline bends are.