Neuspeed sway bars - Honda Prelude Forum

i3luemrld · 05-08-2004, 10:14 AM

I got my Neuspeed sway bars on yesterday and i must say

Front Bar
Quite simple just take the small bolts (cant remember size) off the bottom of the end-links. in order to take the end links off the bar its self you will need an 11/16 wrench and a hex key don't strip the threads when you go to put it back together just reverse the steps and replace the bushings with the yellow urethane bushings Neuspeed provides.

finished with front

Rear Bar
Even easier, just use that same 11/16 and hex key to take off the end links from the sway bar first. Then take off the brackets (two bolts on each bracket), With the new brackets they have stickers with arrows telling you which side and what direction they face (easy), put provided bushings and brackets on new bar don't totally tighten the bushings down as you may need to shimmy the bushings in the brackets on the bar to get the brackets to line up on the car, now.. on the new brackets there will be three holes and Neuspeed provides new bolts as well, use these bolts as they are longer because the Neuspeed brackets are thicker. the two new holes will be.. on the passenger side, its one of th muffler heat-shield bolts. On the drivers side its one of the brackets that holds the gas tank hose. once you get everything lined up tighten it all down and don't forget th end-links to tighten those as well. Then go out and have fun. enjoy

joshmv · 05-08-2004, 12:06 PM

looks good, how's it drive

preludatic · 05-08-2004, 03:15 PM

ya hows it handle? im thinking of splurging on them. Whatd they cost? whered u get them?

Phamine · 05-09-2004, 08:48 AM

Nice to live in a warm climate where salt never sees your car. Your underside is very clean as compared to my rust ridden underside.

i3luemrld · 05-09-2004, 09:32 AM

thanks for the compliments, all i can say is the harder i push it the more it seems to grab the road like its digging into the road. i very much like it.

mind i tell you though

Neuspeed/Koni Yellow shocks
Neuspeed front sway bar
Neuspeed Rear sway bar
Neuspeed Front Upper strut bar
Spoon Sport Rear upper strut bar
Tanabe Precedeo springs
Energy Suspensions full bushing set (hopefully next week)

i do want to change out my springs though not sure to what yet though

Quote:

Originally posted by preludatic
ya hows it handle? im thinking of splurging on them. Whatd they cost? whered u get them?

I got them at a local shop in Tampa Fl, Racing Zone they where
Neuspeed front sway bar= 159
Neuspeed rear sway bar = 315

Preludeian · 05-09-2004, 04:31 PM

Why does a rear one cost so much more?

Looks really nice man, congrats!

SLICK96 · 05-10-2004, 11:12 PM

What thickness did you get? Did you manage to find a set of the old, "for track use only" bars? Either way, you cannot go wrong w/ the Neuspeed bars.

J

i3luemrld · 05-11-2004, 12:14 AM

nah i just ordered them from a shop in Tampa who got em strait from Neuspeed there 25mm front and back

on a side note the ride feels to have gotten better in a strait line as well , and that 55 - 65 mph shake has seemed to of gone away.

and as a little story, i have neuspeed strut bars, sway bars, and shocks, and they still havent given me a Neuspeed sticker

so i told my freind (the guy i did the install with), and he pulls out this neuspeed short shift adapter for an accord that he is installing later, and it has a sticker in the box

. he gave it to me

Scott95VTEC · 05-11-2004, 12:19 PM

Do you have an Apexi N1 exhaust? Did that give you any trouble installing the rear bar? I've been considering getting the neuspeed sway bars.

i3luemrld · 05-11-2004, 08:15 PM

^^ Yes i do have the N1 and no trouble at all

Dc Sports 4-2-1 Ceramic Header
Random Technology Catalytic
Apex'i N1 Cat-back
Neuspeed/Koni Yellow shocks
Tanabe Precedeo springs

and there is no clearance issues at all every thing fits great with room to spare front and back

4thGenReady2Go · 06-28-2004, 07:55 PM

FAQ THIS!!

thepreludedude · 06-28-2004, 09:31 PM

nice little write up

i have a 5th gen. looking to put mine on someday. right now they are collecting dust.

azjs · 07-02-2004, 08:35 AM

Are they hollow or solid 25mm bars?

-az

FullyLudedSi · 07-02-2004, 09:10 AM

Wow its so rust free under the car. It took me forever to replace mine. I had to replace the endlinks as well because they wouldnt come off the stock sway bar.

fastfu · 01-05-2005, 05:55 PM

do you know what the part number is for the rear sway, ive been looking forever for one that fits with 4ws

sakapuntas · 01-05-2005, 06:10 PM

nice underbody - i dont remember ever seeing not crappy old dusty mud **** on the bottom of my lude =/

UWNTSUM · 01-06-2005, 12:15 PM

Cools... anyone know anything about the Suspension Technique sway bars or possibly the Tanabe ones?

E_Luder · 01-06-2005, 02:05 PM

I got the ST ones and I like them. I haven't finished tinkering with them yet.

Lucke · 01-06-2005, 10:34 PM

good info... and it looks good too, but just so you know, you just increased your understeering (going from stock front sway/decent amount of understeering to aftermarket front sway/major understeering)... have fun dealing with that.

i3luemrld · 01-06-2005, 11:16 PM

erm no i didnt because for one thing the OEM bars go like this

Stabilizer Bar (mm, front/rear) 25.4/23.0

the neuspeeds are both 25mm wich means the front is smaller by .4 than stock wich decreases understeer and i went up 2mm on the rear bar wich also decreases understeer. so in escence i got rid of understeer. Secondly understeer is not strictly a swaybar thing. It has to do with tire preasure, tire size, camber, spring rates, shock stiffness, all of which i can controll except for spring rate as u get what u buy but i can controll my shock stifness and camber and tire preasure... etc. here is a cheat sheet for you

DECREASE UNDERSTEER..... CORRECTION.....DECREASE OVERSTEER

higher pressure........................tire pressure - front......................lower pressure

larger contact area....................tire section - front...............smaller contact area

more negative.........................wheel camber - front.......................more positive

softer............................................ springs - front.........................................stif fer

thinner (softer).............................sway bar - front.........................thicker (stiffer)

larger...........................................s poiler - front.......................................smalle r

lower pressure.........................tire pressure - rear.....................higher pressure

smaller contact area.................tire section - rear..................larger contact area

more positive.........................wheel camber - rear......................more negative

stiffer........................................... .springs - rear.........................................softe r

thicker (stiffer).............................sway bar - rear.........................thinner (softer)

smaller..........................................s poiler - rear........................................larger

weight bias rearward................weight distribution..............weight bias forward