Installing sway bars on a 97 EJ9 (no sway bars as standard)

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Re: Installing sway bars on a 97 EJ9 (no sway bars as standard)

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Ive started installing front and rear sway bar from an ek4 ( 26mm front 15mm rear ).
I started by the rear, that was really easy, there's holes on rear LCA and for the bushings. 20min to install the bar.
So i decided to do the front. 2 hours to remove the first LCA... A fucking side won't come. Well my brother came... :shock:
He took the front train, make it up, and forced on the LCA. Easy xD

Yesterday i did the right side, pretty easy because i knew how i had to do.

Now i'm about to install the front anti roll bar. I have to remove the bars from the shifter, because the anti roll bar comes upside thoses bars.

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Nice going!!Tells us how the car responded to this.

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My brother has a Ek4 with bilstein shocks and H&R springs, an ASR 24mm.
Mine has bilstein, integra OEM springs and stock Ek4 sway bars.
Adding sway bars totally changed the car. More than changing shocks and springs. Now, the car follows the steering wheel, instantanly. I think i use less tyres, because there's not many body roll. I can give hits in my steering wheel ( left right very fast ) and the car follows, without many compressions at the springs.
The rear 15mm sway bar is just not enough. In longs corners, i feel the car inclining a bit. But if i install a bigger sway bar, i need a subframe reinforcment. This setup is rly perfect for daily driving.

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What a great mod man ! I will follow this asap !

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The next chassis mod will be energy bushing, just not on the engine.
But i dont know when i'm gonna do that :P

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Re: Installing sway bars on a 97 EJ9 (no sway bars as standard)

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If you twist and roll the front sway bar you can actually get it over the shift links and heat shielding plates without having to losen them.I did it like that when i installed my EK9 front sway bar.For even more feeling you could use energy suspension sway bar bushing rubbers.(26mm) they cost like $10 but the feeling is way different.I'm also going to upgrade the front lower control arms with Hardrace rubber inserts and the rear trailing arms.
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I guessing 99 EJ9 will be the same?
If someone could do a list of items needed and some picture, it would do me a great help!

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Twist and roll possible? Didn't guess that... I always removed entire shit hehehe.

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lelouchvi wrote:I guessing 99 EJ9 will be the same?
If someone could do a list of items needed and some picture, it would do me a great help!
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