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Picked up the Whiteline rear swaybar for the 2016+ Civics. Part number is BHR97Z and it will fit the FCs, the FK7 and FK8 so pretty much the whole lineup. It’s a 22mm solid spring steel bar with 2 settings, and comes with 2 new urethane bushings.
The fit of the bar is pretty much spot-on, and the bushings fit in the saddles perfectly snug. I used the factory endlinks and while it will bolt up to both settings on the bar, it more naturally fit the stiffer setting, which would make it the standard setting. Therefore the softer setting would mimic a 21mm swaybar, still stiffer than the OEM CTR 20.5mm.
I would recommend replacing the endlinks soon or when the OEM breaks, but definitely replace them if you would like to use the softer setting; the OEM endlink bushings are stressed too much in the softer position. The Whiteline endlinks (part# KLC217) also allow some adjustability to get any tweak out of the bar.
Driving-wise, I would say it would be a slight improvement on turn-in, but I haven’t tried it on my normal winding road commute. I did go from a CTR bar to this so I wasn’t expecting a night and day difference, but I like the adjustability, and the quality’s very good.
I’ll be pairing it up with the Whiteline front swaybar (BHF97Z) shortly, but that requires dropping the subframe and steering rack so I’ll need probably a good half day. I didn’t include any install pics, the rear bar replacements have been covered already, and they are fairly easy to do anyway.
I did include pics of the bar installed, as well as comparison pic of the Sport vs CTR vs Whiteline rear bars. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
The fit of the bar is pretty much spot-on, and the bushings fit in the saddles perfectly snug. I used the factory endlinks and while it will bolt up to both settings on the bar, it more naturally fit the stiffer setting, which would make it the standard setting. Therefore the softer setting would mimic a 21mm swaybar, still stiffer than the OEM CTR 20.5mm.
I would recommend replacing the endlinks soon or when the OEM breaks, but definitely replace them if you would like to use the softer setting; the OEM endlink bushings are stressed too much in the softer position. The Whiteline endlinks (part# KLC217) also allow some adjustability to get any tweak out of the bar.
Driving-wise, I would say it would be a slight improvement on turn-in, but I haven’t tried it on my normal winding road commute. I did go from a CTR bar to this so I wasn’t expecting a night and day difference, but I like the adjustability, and the quality’s very good.
I’ll be pairing it up with the Whiteline front swaybar (BHF97Z) shortly, but that requires dropping the subframe and steering rack so I’ll need probably a good half day. I didn’t include any install pics, the rear bar replacements have been covered already, and they are fairly easy to do anyway.
I did include pics of the bar installed, as well as comparison pic of the Sport vs CTR vs Whiteline rear bars. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.