15000rpms
04-01-2011, 09:39 PM
So I got something special in the mail(suppose to be)
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0220.jpg
I thought that it was a flat bar, but nooo, it's a round tube(about 2")
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0221.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0222.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0227.jpg
Got it off of egay. The sticker says "civic es 1.7, 2.0, DC5"
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0225.jpg
Okay for the install. You need
-14mm socket(3/8 or 1/2 ratchet)
-extension for the prefered ratchet
-10mm wrench
-flathead screwdriver
-I think you should add washer to the mounting holes as they don't have grooves to stop the nut.(I'll show pictures later about what I'm talking about)
1. Take out your rear carpet and pillar things. I've already done it a long time ago so I don't remember off the top of my head how to take them out.(maybe screwdriver prying)
2. For the one piece rear strut bar, I found it easier to work with the ratchet if you take off the this brace.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0231edit.jpg
Self explainatory.(10mm wrench) I just had trouble with the top screw. The plastic things get in the way.
AFTER
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0232.jpg
3. Take out the two nuts from both rear suspension
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0233edit.jpg
4. Test fit(I found the strut bar mounting holes had plenty of space to go over the screws(unlike some where you have to force it in)On a side note, I do wonder if struts are better on the tight side or the loose/perfect fit side.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0236.jpg
5. I also found out of this ultra huge round bar that the bar squishes a wire
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0238.jpg
Use screwdriver to pry out the white thingy.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0239.jpg
So I reroute it
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0240.jpg
6. Now add washers before you put the nuts back on and install everything back in reversion operation.
Just a quick overview. Nothing too detailed.
Thoughts about it: Rear doesn't roll(of course) Ultraracing's advertisement looked special, but when I first saw it in person, it didn't look too special. And like always, the rear starts to clunk again, but it'll go away after who knows when.(last summer meshed with it and the clunking just dissapear a month ago) Now its back after the install:)
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0220.jpg
I thought that it was a flat bar, but nooo, it's a round tube(about 2")
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0221.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0222.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0227.jpg
Got it off of egay. The sticker says "civic es 1.7, 2.0, DC5"
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0225.jpg
Okay for the install. You need
-14mm socket(3/8 or 1/2 ratchet)
-extension for the prefered ratchet
-10mm wrench
-flathead screwdriver
-I think you should add washer to the mounting holes as they don't have grooves to stop the nut.(I'll show pictures later about what I'm talking about)
1. Take out your rear carpet and pillar things. I've already done it a long time ago so I don't remember off the top of my head how to take them out.(maybe screwdriver prying)
2. For the one piece rear strut bar, I found it easier to work with the ratchet if you take off the this brace.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0231edit.jpg
Self explainatory.(10mm wrench) I just had trouble with the top screw. The plastic things get in the way.
AFTER
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0232.jpg
3. Take out the two nuts from both rear suspension
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0233edit.jpg
4. Test fit(I found the strut bar mounting holes had plenty of space to go over the screws(unlike some where you have to force it in)On a side note, I do wonder if struts are better on the tight side or the loose/perfect fit side.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0236.jpg
5. I also found out of this ultra huge round bar that the bar squishes a wire
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0238.jpg
Use screwdriver to pry out the white thingy.
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0239.jpg
So I reroute it
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx316/beekyosuke/IMG_0240.jpg
6. Now add washers before you put the nuts back on and install everything back in reversion operation.
Just a quick overview. Nothing too detailed.
Thoughts about it: Rear doesn't roll(of course) Ultraracing's advertisement looked special, but when I first saw it in person, it didn't look too special. And like always, the rear starts to clunk again, but it'll go away after who knows when.(last summer meshed with it and the clunking just dissapear a month ago) Now its back after the install:)