Rear Strut Bar is my best friend...

[FourthGenHatch]

This thing makes a huge difference in the ride quality of my car. It rides so much smoother and handles the turns a bit better than I did without it. But it makes steering the car so much easier, I guess in conjunction with my front strut bar. I highly recommend this, it was worth the money.

[bc4g]

I will second that. I have OBX rear top and bottom. But to put in the front one there is some kind of wiring harness on a bracket attached to the passenger side strut tower thats in the way. How do I get around this?

Chad

[FourthGenHatch]

Neuspeed ones don't have this problem, they kind of twist and turn around all the junk under the hood.

But before I had this shitty ass ebay Front Strut Bar. It was too short to realistically fit on my car since the PGMFI was in the way, even though it said it fit DX also. It was also adjustable which is crap, one piece is the only way to go in my opinion. You may pay a little more for Neuspeed but you get what you pay for in my opinion, I am brand loyal to them.

[crxlvr]

i tried buying the rear strut bar off ebay, it was a DC piece, but it couldnt clear the top of my sub box, that sucked, i rather have my bass then handling.

[ci5ic]

I agree, Neuspeed is the only way to go. Car feels great in the bends with the front and rear braces. Can't wait to put on my sway and tie bars!

[Melt]

I am thinking of getting a front bar, an OBX under rear bar. Is there any upper rear bar for the sedan?

Also, FourthGenHatch, how long / hard was it to paint the valve cover, and what kind of paint did you use.

[GTA]

You should check out his site

http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/
Look under technical and then go to how-to
I know he has how he painted his battery tie-down but dont know bout the valve cover

[Setanta]

I've just found a front and rear for the SiR, made for EF Civics - straight from JDM-land

60 bucks US each, but that's what I would have paid to get one made for the SiR - you guys think you have issues... the only ones I could find here were too shallow to clear the B16A's EFI in its factory position.

[Rgacke]

before I sold my EF I pulled the rear lower stb and it came off no prob, I put it on my DA and it was a complete pain in the butt to get the lower controll arms to line back up, took waayyy to long to do, this happen to anyone else before?

[CWBETB]

I have to agree with you. Neuspeed bars makes the 4th Gen feel way more firm and solid. No more creeks either going up sharp uphills!

[FourthGenHatch]

Yeah just go to my website and where it tells how to refinish the battery tie down that is exactly what I did to the valve cover and other crap.

I used Red High Temp Paint. I forget the brand right now but it was like some 3 letter thing. But I'm sure they are all pretty much the same.