for some reason the front sway bar doesn't fit with the stock brackets + the bushings they give you. Also, it doesnt seem to align right with the OEM brackets on the sides next to the wheels.

anyone with tanabe sway bar experience know what to do now? i have the car raised still in my garage... i'm so frustrated.

 

and i believe they are for the 90-97 accord.

 

if its from a 94-97 they should fit. But maybe you have to make ur own mounting points. Cause I've heard the progressive rear sways u need to drill ur own points. Maybe its the same with tanabe.

 

yeh i have a tanabe bar in front,

u gotta drill

 

well, with the st, you dont use anything thats stock besides, the stock pieces are garbage so you wanna stay away from using them...

 

hows the tanabe front sway bar? any picks of how you mounted it as well?

was thinking of getting tanabe or maybe suspension techniques=)

cool thanks!

 

What pieces did you use in place? New bushing set?

 

yea a new bushing set that came with the st sways... it replaces the filmsy stock arm that holds up the factory sway...

 

what are some of the pros and cons of having sway bars, thats you guys have noticed.

 

theres only pros....

 

Tanabe you have to customise the brackets. But with the suspension tech it's thicker and it's a direct bolt on for a 94-97 accord 4cyl If anyone does deside to get sway bars I recomend going with the sus tech they are the thickest and they are easier to install. But when the car gets out of the body shop I will post pics of the sb's

 

Actually the tanabe is thicker, but they're almost exactly the same size

 

there is a major drawback when upgrading to a larger front bar...especially on a fwd vehicle...but the improved reduction in body roll might offset the drawback on a poorly sprung vehicle

look up how a swaybar works and its effects on load transfer

 

why not explain it to us since you opened the door to begin with?

 

because there needs to be an understanding of load transfer before understanding the drawbacks of a super large front swaybar...and i'm not gonna write a two page article on load transfer =)

but to set you off in the right direction, here's a few very good articles...have fun:

http://www.pds.i8.com/Ortiz/Ortiz.htm

 

thanks for the link - i actually have been wondering alot about this lately...

edit: thats alot of shit to read through... yikes - I'll sift through it later