Damm it!! buy the dam bar........ it is the shit!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Race proved already......
dont go asking what if.... what if..... what if....... It is the best susp mod for the money!!!!!!
Carlos,
My reaction to his post exactly. I restrained myself from jumping on him because I have a tendency to do that. If any one of us who had bought this bar and posted about it were disappointed, we certainly would have SAID SO HERE. BUY IT ALREADY.
How many RAVE reviews does it take for you to decide? Your only mistake would be not to buy this bar.
Like Manxman says, you don't want to miss out! I have some left in stock, I am not sure when the next production run will be complete at Progress. They always sell out!
Unfortunatly this sway bar doesn't fit my Honda Jazz!!!
What a pity....
alf74,
Your past posts indicate that drilling an extra hole through the spring perch on each side would not be a problem for you. If you have, or have access to, the right tools, this would be an easy job. You will need a 1/2" (50mm) electric drill (not battery operated- plug in to house current) and a set of cobalt drill bits.
If you buy the sway bar, my assumption is that you can install it exactly as the instruction sheet shows. You have only two holes in each spring perch of your Jazz, and I am guessing that the holes will match the position of the holes in the sway bar. But you will have one extra hole in the sway bar mounting flanges. Assemble the bar to your car as instructed. Use the extra holes as your guides to drill the necessary third hole through the bottom of the spring perches.
I recommend cobalt drill bits because the spring perches are hardened steel, which will quickly dull regular high speed steel drill bits. I recommend the 1/2" (50mm) electric drill because the spring perches are very thick and will take a powerful drill motor to complete the job.
If you must buy the cobalt drill bits, this job will justify the expense and you will be glad to have them in the future. If you have to borrow or rent the big electric drill, it's ease in accomplishing this task compared to a smaller (and weaker) drill motor will justify the effort or expense required to acquire the drill.
All in all, the extra cost of freight, import duty, and the special tools will not bother you at all after your first test drive with the sway bar on your Jazz.
Thanks manxman.
Drilling an extra hole isn't a problem of course....
It seems to me that the sway bar knock rear torsion beam, but I did a quick test because of my wife....
Another problem is that on the right side holes are on the opposite side (id external - not internal). This means that I have to drill 3 holes on the right side (1 on the left).
It's very strange that it doesn't fit...
I wish you're right!!
I'll let you know.
Like Manxman says, you don't want to miss out! I have some left in stock, I am not sure when the next production run will be complete at Progress. They always sell out!
Tony D
Hey Tony, just put in my order... hope i get it soon!
Progress makes some great products. I'll definitely have to check this out. Hopefully they'll release a front sway too. Going to have to do some suspension work if I want to make a track car out of this beast.
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Progress makes some great products. I'll definitely have to check this out. Hopefully they'll release a front sway too. Going to have to do some suspension work if I want to make a track car out of this beast.
Front sway bar?! Big NO!
Progress designed their rear sway bar around factory front sway bar with an intention to create more oversteer effect to compensate for the factory understeer designed in for safety and create more neutral balanced handling.
If you loose control of your car, car manufacturer prefers that you hit something with your front end first where the vehicle is designed to absorb the energy of the impact the best.
Autocross being the most extreme "low speed" environment (in comparison to other handling competition such as road racing) it requires almost ridiculous oversteer set up on some courses on a front wheel car.
In stock class you are not allowed to add anything, but you are allowed to remove components such as front sway bar and therefore create more oversteer. Been there-done that!
If you add stiffer front sway bar than stock, you will have to add an even stiffer rear sway bar than Progressive bar!
You can play with tire pressures, adjustable shocks,..... all at the expense of actual traction. Been there-done that, too!
I autocrossed, tracked and blasted canyons in my fully set up CRX.
On road course, as long as it is not bumpy, you can get away with stiffening your shocks, but not increasing pressures in rear tires. It will cause them to overheat from sliding.
In canyons since they are bumpy, you are SOL! You need to stay as soft as much as you can get away with leaving sway bars as the only logical tuning option. I have ST swaybars, both front and rear and in autocross I run with stock front, ST rear. On some smooth courses I was able to stay with ST front and back and compensate with shock adjustments.
Trust me, stay with stock sway bar up front. Progress knows what they are doing. If they do come up with stiffer front sway bar, they will sell it combined with an even stiffer rear bar.
Ivan
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Tony, you advertise better handling, more fun, eliminates push, reduces body roll, increases confidence, more traction and better cornering speed...hey, 7 out of 7 ain't bad!
Last weekend 15 of us had a blast going up and down Mt Hamilton. The Progress Swaybar definitely made a difference for me. The elimination of body roll really makes aggressive driving so much more pleasurable and confidence inspiring.
You delivered as promised...thanks,
macbuddy
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I read everyone's rave reviews, now I too must give kudos to this mod.
As Manxman shared with me, "If you only make one mod, make it this one!"
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I am glad that the Progress RSB has lived up to your expectations! Again, I would like to thank you for your business. Mountain roads are always fun with a car that handles well.
Tony D
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Originally Posted by macbuddy
Tony, you advertise better handling, more fun, eliminates push, reduces body roll, increases confidence, more traction and better cornering speed...hey, 7 out of 7 ain't bad!
Last weekend 15 of us had a blast going up and down Mt Hamilton. The Progress Swaybar definitely made a difference for me. The elimination of body roll really makes aggressive driving so much more pleasurable and confidence inspiring.
You delivered as promised...thanks,
macbuddy
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I read everyone's rave reviews, now I too must give kudos to this mod.
As Manxman shared with me, "If you only make one mod, make it this one!"
This is a production item, so it will be available for some time. I have recently received a large shipment of Fit RSBs, so they are available. Let me know when you are ready.
Update for those with T1R coilovers
) got the sway bar to work even with the pesky lower spring perches from the T1R coilovers getting in the way.
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