gatorcivic
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- Jordan
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- 2018 Civic Hatchback Sport 6MT
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I have looked at a bunch of different threads and am thinking about upgrading my rear sway bar. Is it a worthwhile upgrade if I just use the car for commuting 95% of the time or should I save the money and upgrade my tires first? When I am driving the car- 95% of the time it is regular driving around town, 4% taking the longer path to hit some twisty roads, 1% driving far specifically to get to twisty fun roads. I do not have any immediate plans to autocross my car or take it to a track but that might happen sometime in the distant future (2+ years).
I am mainly looking at the SI (18mm) and Progress bar (20.5mm)
SI bar- https://www.firsthondaparts.com/oem...MIl5Gb5_KZ4wIVUdbACh1oWArLEAYYASABEgKJtvD_BwE
Progress- https://prlmotorsports.com/progress2016hondacivicrearswaybar.aspx
I mainly looking at the SI bar and Progress because they are the most sway bar per dollar at their price point. (In the past the CTR 20.5mm bar was supposedly cheap around $90, but the cheapest I could find it for at the moment is $230 so I didn't include it as an option because the progress bar is the same size but cheaper). If I go with the 20.5mm bar will it cause too much over-steer or make the ride harsher for daily driving? If I only upgrade to the 18mm SI bar will I not notice a difference and wish I went with the 20.5mm bar?
So my question for everyone on the forums is should I spend some money and and hour of labor to make the upgrade, or just stick with my current sway bar?
For everyone that has done the upgrade:
Does it make the ride noticeably stiffer/harsher around town?
Can you go faster around corners?
If you had to do it again is your current RSB too soft or too hard and you wish you chose a different option?
Is it worth it if I dont drive my car that hard and am just crusing around town 95% of the time?
I am mainly looking at the SI (18mm) and Progress bar (20.5mm)
SI bar- https://www.firsthondaparts.com/oem...MIl5Gb5_KZ4wIVUdbACh1oWArLEAYYASABEgKJtvD_BwE
Progress- https://prlmotorsports.com/progress2016hondacivicrearswaybar.aspx
I mainly looking at the SI bar and Progress because they are the most sway bar per dollar at their price point. (In the past the CTR 20.5mm bar was supposedly cheap around $90, but the cheapest I could find it for at the moment is $230 so I didn't include it as an option because the progress bar is the same size but cheaper). If I go with the 20.5mm bar will it cause too much over-steer or make the ride harsher for daily driving? If I only upgrade to the 18mm SI bar will I not notice a difference and wish I went with the 20.5mm bar?
So my question for everyone on the forums is should I spend some money and and hour of labor to make the upgrade, or just stick with my current sway bar?
For everyone that has done the upgrade:
Does it make the ride noticeably stiffer/harsher around town?
Can you go faster around corners?
If you had to do it again is your current RSB too soft or too hard and you wish you chose a different option?
Is it worth it if I dont drive my car that hard and am just crusing around town 95% of the time?
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