Called comptech this morning and spoke to NATE, and asked him if he had any sway bars in stock. and thankfully he did. So i stopped by their warehouse and picked up the swaybar. Dropped my car off at my buddies shop to have it put on and here i am now letting you know i just put on my sway bar. The sway bar is by far the best bang for the buck. 117 dolla's. can't go wrong there!!!

 

I've got it!

 

I love mine!!!!! I can't wait to pair it with four new Nitto tires on Monday!

 

going to be ordering mine this week.

Can't wait to intall it.

Ryan

 

SWEEEEEEET! my buddy installed it with da quickness. he put it on without having to remove the exhaust. I didn't really pay attention to him doing it. But it only took him 15-20 mins to have it put on.

 

Does the guy have rear sway bar for an 02 TL-p in stock?
Do you have a number to reach him?

 

www.comptechusa.com ask for NATE.

 

Does the sway bar really improve performance/handling? is it easy to install by myself or do i have to go to some auto mechanic store to get it done? basically, what are the advantages of having that in the car? does it significantly make a difference or a minor difference?

i've never done anything of this sort on my other cars...just done some electrical stuff so with my tl, i want to get my "feet wet" with some of these "minor (small cost)" mechanical stuff, so i'd really appreciate some advice....thanks...

 

Does it squeal like a pig? The Suspension Techniques one did on my Accord Coupe...even with lots of Teflon tape and Wurth grease. The squeal is the one thing that will keep me from not buying it. So how does it handle?

 

No squeal at all. It works awesome!!

Also, The install is as easy as it gets. The only thing that takes some work is getting it out around the exhaust and rear knuckle and brakes. Other than that it's cake.

 

Do I need a torque wrench for the install?

 

if you have a 6MT, the benefit is slim, if you have an auto, it will benefit you greatly and is a cheap, easy and great handling mod

 

Mine will be here this friday.

I'll take it to the dealer in the next couple weeks to get it installed. (with the aspec suspension)

 

Spoke with Nate this morning, for the 02 TL's just the rear bar is $169
Why so much more the 02 and less for the 04

 

Any body here install it without changing the springs or shocks--just using it with the stock suspension? Did it really improve the handling ? How?

 

i should be getting my comptech rear sway bar today and i have stock suspension....i'll let you know after i have it installed and go out for a spin

 

If you change the rear sway bar, is it necessary/recommended to change the front one? Yesterday when I went to the dealership, the service manager was telling me that if you really want to see a performance improvement, then change both, the front and the rear sway bar....any opinions on that?

 

Having the A-Spec suspension and the Comptech sway bar installed as we speak I'll share my impressions after I pick it up and drive it home.

 

I remember reading that comptech had developed a front bar but determined that it made no difference for the handling.... I could be wrong

 

has anyone done a good write up on the computech bar? wouldnt having a bigger rear bar cause more oversteer? personally i like to keep the back end of the car behind me. maybe im wrong....

 

there isn't anything for the fronts yet. however comptech is working on it.
cant wait til they have it available.

 

Again..."comptech had developed a front bar but determined that it made no difference for the handling"

and for shits and giggles ill email and ask about a front for you guys

Yes ONAGER there are reviews, do a search... "rear sway bar review" should come up with a couple

 

Here is my review.
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/valentine-1-just-rules-92139/

Oversteer is not "much" of a concern, due to the heavy front weight bias. The car will plow through turns when really pushed. Changing the rear anti-roll bar to a thicker one, just gives it more neutral characteristics, but the car has no twitchy, oversteer tendencies (although I'm sure people can provoke it to have that).

Also, I don't see a point in switching the front anti-roll bar. That just induces more understeer into the equation. Unless you guys are talking about a thicker strut tower bar?

 

Ahh yes here we go:


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