Newbee

so I'm trying to get strut bars for my car. I was looking around on ebay and saw many different strut applications: upper front, lower front, upper rear, lower rear. I'm wondering which ones do i really need? or i do get all 4 of them?

97BlackAckCL

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Your CL already has a stock front upper strut bar, the one that helps the most is a rear upper strut bar, if you want a bar running through the middle of your trunk, I have upper front and lower front, but when I was slammed I scraped the lower one on middle, you don't technically need any

732xghost

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get the Tanabe.

hOnU

i got a tanabe front upper strut bar..

i was looking into getting a rear one as well but i already hated dealing with my suspension back there that i didn't wanna have to deal with putting in a strut bar..

i was also looking getting some sways front and rear...Chris any suggestions and do they really help at all?? or anyone else have experience..
(I hope this goes along with the OP is asking, don't wanna hi-jack his thread)

Newbee

right now, i'm heading towards the megan racing bars. the upper front and rear seem easy enough for DIY, but how about the lower?

97BlackAckCL

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As I've said a million times, best fit and thickest strut bars that fit with ease are Suspension Techniques 94-97 Accord F&R Sways, I have em, I've told a over a dozen people on here to get them.

Megan is junk, buy a solid strut bar, you're not gonna benefit from cheap thin metal with holes in it, you need a solid piece of metal and good brackets. Check out Marcus heeltoe, he has nice cusco upper and lower braces, I got my lower front brace from him, and if I didn't already have my NRG upper brace I would have gotten the upper from him as well. Nice thick upper brace

https://acurazine.com/forums/sponsored-sales-group-buys-10/cusco-strut-braces-lower-subframe-braces-%2A%2A%2A-stock-330194/

Uppers are easy, rears are somewhat easy if you have jack stands, both front lower and rear lower tie bars are 2 bolts each.

732xghost

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all 3 are insanely easy.

the only thing with the front is that your to hammer off this small bracket thats in the way of the aftermarket bar.

97BlackAckCL

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on the 3.0 there's also that bracket, I cut it out with a dremel and then grinded it down

Bracket before


No more bracket

hOnU

thanks chris. is there a difference in handling? if there is then its something i can do without the gf knowing since its not noticeable!

97BlackAckCL

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Yup def helps with body roll, even on my stock coils since I haven't put my d2's on yet

hOnU

Chris: which would you say is better..front or rear sway??

Newbee

ahah i was playing "compare the pictures" for like 5minutes before i could find the bracket.

Anhedonia

LOL same

GhettoNinja06

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silly s.

Thanks for those pics Chris, I had no idea about dremeling off the bracket.

97BlackAckCL

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The rear sway really makes more difference, but I got the set

Really? I'm amazed at how close I got the pics to be side by side almost identical viewpoint.

Yeah that bracket was a bitch, but I got it up after a little fighting

732xghost

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just a suggestion for some of you guys seeking more suspension parts. i found out that company megan racing make all 4 rear lower control arms for us. thats something ill definitly be picking up in the near future.

97BlackAckCL

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I've been looking for LCA's for our cars for like 3 years

Anhedonia

BlackAck.. do you have picture(s) of the rear sway installed? id like to get one, but i think i may have clearance issues with my subs

incredulous1

you mean rear strut. sways go underneath car. upper struts are well... on the upper part of your struts...

732xghost

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well unforunately megan racing is our only option. i can get a picture of them installed on a 90-93 Accord if you want. same suspension as us.

Tehvine

Please show, I am interested... but is megan remotely trustworthy? They seem like the new eBay hit.

732xghost

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not the LCA's i would particularly like to have for my car but we dont have any other options.




the rear 2 bars are the "rear toe bars" and the front 2 are the LCA's.

incredulous1

for real? if i was to get 90-93 accord Ground control coils for konis, would they fit my konis?

732xghost

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yup. and i envy you so much that your getting a GC coilover and Koni yellow setup.

if your not SLAMMED, like tucking all 4's. ill be mad. lol

Newbee

blackAck said they were junk

732xghost

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personally i dont like megan products. but ill try them out when i have money to blow.

Anhedonia

my muffler's an old megan, from when they first came out. its good quality shit. and yeah thats what i meant, just had a brainfart moment lol

incredulous1

i think you just gave me the greatest joy ever. and on my birthday too! and ill definitely slam that shit for you. thats the only way to go on coils. =)

Anhedonia

happy birthday man!

incredulous1

haha thank you. <3

Anhedonia

:ghey:

:wink:

hOnU

@Brandon: happy birthday man..still a kid but all is good. see you on the 5th!

@Chris: know any good sites that i can order the front and rear sways from?? i've been slowly looking around, i just know its a mod i can do without the gf knowing hehe

incredulous1

thanks brandon. =)

hOnU

anybody has any sway bars front and/or rear from Tanabe that can vouch for them? i have a tanabe front upper strut bar already.. and is it something that you can do yourself??

97BlackAckCL

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Well sways go under the car, and yes I do have pictures, you're thinking of the rear upper strut bar which I do not have because I have too much work and equipment in my trunk for a bar like that.

From everyone elses experience Megan products are cheap junk, search for Klepto's Megan Headers thread, many people on many different forums have been upset with Megan's quality over the years

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ST-FR...1%7C240%3A1318

This is who I got mine through, and referred a few members to. Great seller, and best price I could find when I got mine. Geez, they should be paying me commission. Also all I did was search ebay motors for 97 accord sway

Search, starboy2nv has them, if I recall, the Tanabes have fitment issues on the front over the cat

732xghost

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so yea im gonna try out these megan racing LCA's and rear toe bar's. but they are NOT staying blue! im gonna polish them for like an alloy finish.

tanabe sway bars are something in the near future too. id get the ST bars but green is a very conflicting color.

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah, I'm wondering about Blue LCA's with my green sways

Anhedonia

BlackAck, i searched and couldnt find any pictures of your rear strut bar installed.. any way youve got one laying around?

732xghost

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im either gonna polish the LCA's (when i get them) or spray them red. i have a connection in the Bay Area on Hondasociety.com that can get custom LCA's for the Accord suspension. they look 20x better then the megan ones. i can get a picture of them installed later if anyone is interested.

97BlackAckCL

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As far as I know the ST sways are now a dark gray color now, they used to be lime green





Kneeling down to see the sway, it will be completely invisible once I drop again and put my rear lip on


Doesn't really show up from far away, you just see the bushings, pic is a little blurry but we were both in motion