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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
Nah you want a front sway bar. What people tend to forget is your can dial out understeer just by tire air pressures.
But a front sway bar will make your car corner/turn-in quicker, since it doesn't have to lean first then turn. With a larger front sway bar as soon as you turn the steering wheel the car will go that direction. Plus the front tires will grip better/quicker. And then you want to add a rear Si or ITR bar to get it to neutral.
Having no front sway bar makes the car handle like a boat in some people's eyes. I've never driven like that. Then adding on a rear bar (without the front bar) and your car will snap oversteer - BAD!
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I've already had that happen on a freeway ramp once with a 15mph 90 degree curve half way down it, and I hit it at almost 40 (not on purpose though, I was trying to slow down for it), and whilegoing through it, I made the mistake of tapping the brakes, because I didn't think I'd make it at that speed, so thus my rear slid out about 45 degrees from under me. That was pretty scary, but cool too in the sense that I drifted the corner, not willingly though.
Would you say that the 22mm Civic EX front sway bar would be adaquate enough ti dial out turn lean from the front, or would I need something bigger up front?