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Originally Posted by hondachief21
I have already searched the suspension forum and did not find anything. I know that I need a different lower control arm for the sway bar to work. Can I use stock ones from an Si, or do I need to buy the aftermarket ones? If I need to get aftermarket ones what brand is recommended? Thanks, Chief
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You don't need different LCAs to fit a rear swaybar. ALL 6th gen '96-'00 Civics (CX up to Si) and even the JDM Civic Type-R all come with the SAME rear LCAs with the endlink holes already pre-drilled out at the factory. Since you have an EX which comes with a factory front swaybar, you don't have to worry about changing anything there either. CX/DX/LX 6th gen Civics however, must swap out LCAs in front to connect up a front swaybar. But for the rear, all you gotta do is get the bar, and bolt it up. Simple 15-20 minute install! As for kits, Suspension Techniques and Progress both make very good kits. Stay away from anything 17mm or larger. I ran a 22mm Integra Type-R rear swaybar and Beak's subframe reinforcement kit for about a year an a half before the bar started tearing itself out of the subframe. I had to get the damage welded back together as well as have some steel plates custom fabricated and welded over the repairs to prevent it from happening again which it would with that bar, and next time it would be at the LCA mounting points. Now I have on order a 15mm Del Sol VTEC rear swaybar that I'm going to put in place of the ITR 22mm bar, so I make sure that tearout never happens again. It's not fun to have to deal with. Luckily one of my friend's dad is a welder and was able to do the weld repairs for me, AND also cut out the steel plates using a plasma steel cutter, and made them using a true scale template that was made via AutoCAD that I was able to obtain. Here's a pic of how it turned out...
