Rear Sway Bar mod
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@zeekevin Can you share a bit more info on body roll and steering response? I found their website, but I'm not noticing a lot of body roll or unresponsive steering.
Progress Tech Rear Sway Bar: This upgrade will improve the chassis balance and add that new level of control that you are looking for. This larger 20.6mm Progress Sway bar will reduce body roll and improve steering response. Progress engineers have developed this rear sway bar upgrade for your new daily driver, promising superior performance, quiet operation and unmatched durability. It's a quick & easy installation, just six fasteners and you will be rolling in minutes, not hours. Just install, torque to specs, and hit that favorite twisty road!
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Can you post links to the products you purchased?
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I've noticed the Insight in its stock format doesn't handle very well - good amount of body roll even at low speeds. Can you elaborate on the transformation? Did that rear bar reduce the roll? Did it affect the ride any?
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Looks like it may be this one...https://www.progressauto.com/products/sfID1/12/sfID2/34/sfID3/35/productID/841
I didn't find much detail info on the insight's sport mode but I did find the above quote from Honda for the accord hybrid's sport mode. I might be imagining things but I feel less body roll in sport mode...
https://www.progressauto.com/products/sfID1/12/sfID2/34/sfID3/35/productID/841
the insight handles terrible in stock form, it reduced a ton of body roll. it handles amazing, ride quality overall did not change
sport mode on the insight mainly just changes the throttle input and "power" no changes to the steering and suspension
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zeekevin, I'm seriously thinking of picking up the sway bar cause I hate the body roll. May I ask why you chose to use the Accord endlinks rather than the stock ones? Progress Groups instructions don't indicate they needed to be changed and I'm assuming the civic's endlinks are the same as the Insights... or maybe not? Did you upgrade to the accords simply because the accords are beefier to better match the larger sway bar?
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This comment is for @zeekevin who swapped out the stock sway bar (stabilizer) with the Progress Group 20.6mm rear sway bar with upgraded accord end links. I see according to tyler65's list of shared parts that the rear bar of the Insight is different than that of the civics. Thus I'm assuming since your install went well and everything appears to be working fine that the 20.6mm bar was indeed compatible with the Insight...
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Most people will intall a rear bar to help reduce body roll, however there are consequences.
Insight owners have installed Progress, Eibach and maybe Stock Type-R rear bars.
All bars are not alike and one must be cautious on which one they choose.
Keep in mind that Bigger is NOT necesarily better....
Here's IMO a great write up I found on the civicX forum regarding rear sway bars.
DIY: Si or CTR Rear Stabilizer Bar on Normal Civic Sedan/Coupe/Hatch
The Honda writer gives great insight from personal experience of going from a stock civic with no sway bar to what one would consider the best way to go, a civic type-r sway bar, then down grading to a stock civic SI sway bar.
From what I gathered "IF I WERE" to install a rear sway bar I'd go with the stock Civic SI bar so as to get perhaps better handling and maintain the ride quality. I think the others TO ME would be far too agressive unless one was upgrading their struts and springs too. Just my opinion...
Insight owners have installed Progress, Eibach and maybe Stock Type-R rear bars.
All bars are not alike and one must be cautious on which one they choose.
Keep in mind that Bigger is NOT necesarily better....
Here's IMO a great write up I found on the civicX forum regarding rear sway bars.
DIY: Si or CTR Rear Stabilizer Bar on Normal Civic Sedan/Coupe/Hatch
The Honda writer gives great insight from personal experience of going from a stock civic with no sway bar to what one would consider the best way to go, a civic type-r sway bar, then down grading to a stock civic SI sway bar.
From what I gathered "IF I WERE" to install a rear sway bar I'd go with the stock Civic SI bar so as to get perhaps better handling and maintain the ride quality. I think the others TO ME would be far too agressive unless one was upgrading their struts and springs too. Just my opinion...
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Yes it is -
Insight = 16mm
Progress = 20.6mm
Civic Si = 18mm
Civic Type-R = 20.5mm
Eibach = 22mm
Whiteline = 22mm
BTW, I contacted the writer of the write-up and asked if he had tried the Si bar since it wasn't clear if he had or not. He replied he did NOT, but for the Insight he too would choose the Si bar with leaving everything else unchanged.
Insight = 16mm
Progress = 20.6mm
Civic Si = 18mm
Civic Type-R = 20.5mm
Eibach = 22mm
Whiteline = 22mm
BTW, I contacted the writer of the write-up and asked if he had tried the Si bar since it wasn't clear if he had or not. He replied he did NOT, but for the Insight he too would choose the Si bar with leaving everything else unchanged.
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I am currently waiting on parts to arrive, I am doing the Civic Type-R rear sway with accord end links:
After reading all these guides I wish the CTR sway was still as cheap as it was, but I got it for the same price as the progress bar.
| 52300-TGH-A03: CTR rear stabalizer |
| 52300-TGH-A03: CTR Bracket, Rear Stabilizer Holder x2 needed |
| 52300-TGH-A03: Accord End Link, Rear Stabilizer x2 |
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OEM Part Source | Genuine Toyota, Honda, Ford Parts and Accessories | OEM Parts is where I got the parts from, usually has the cheapest I have found.
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2019 Insight Touring:
Are these the exact Rear Sway Bar we are looking for? Please correct if wrong. Thank you
Civic Si rear Sway bar
www.oempartsource.com
and Accord rear End links (2x)
www.oempartsource.com
Are these the exact Rear Sway Bar we are looking for? Please correct if wrong. Thank you
Civic Si rear Sway bar
2017-2020 Honda Civic Stabilizer, Rear 52300-TBJ-A01 | OEM Parts
Genuine 2017-2020 Honda Civic OEM part # 52300-TBJ-A01 - Stabilizer, Rear at OEM Part Source
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and Accord rear End links (2x)
2017-2020 Honda Link, Rear Stabilizer 52320-TLB-A00 | OEM Parts
Genuine 2017-2020 Honda OEM part # 52320-TLB-A00 - Link, Rear Stabilizer at OEM Part Source
www.oempartsource.com
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....just realized my copy and paste did not work lol....yes: 52320-TLB-A00 is the accord endlinks. That does appear to be the the correct SI bar.
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I'd just stick with the stock end links, no need to upgrad to the Accords2019 Insight Touring:
Are these the exact Rear Sway Bar we are looking for? Please correct if wrong. Thank you
Civic Si rear Sway bar
2017-2020 Honda Civic Stabilizer, Rear 52300-TBJ-A01 | OEM Parts
Genuine 2017-2020 Honda Civic OEM part # 52300-TBJ-A01 - Stabilizer, Rear at OEM Part Source
and Accord rear End links (2x)
2017-2020 Honda Link, Rear Stabilizer 52320-TLB-A00 | OEM Parts
Genuine 2017-2020 Honda OEM part # 52320-TLB-A00 - Link, Rear Stabilizer at OEM Part Source
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