Yes it fits the base and sport model perfectly according to what I've read. It will complement the OEM swaybar on the sport.

 

installed the progress rear sway bar today. Simple after figuring out the bolt and nut system.

cliff notes for future installers:
* Purchase Rhino Ramps, will help with oil changes and anything else you need underneathe the car. Block the front wheels!
* Insert bolt top down, wash and nut underneathe
* The sway bar should follow the flow of the existing chassis structure "bar"
* Hand thread one bolt, washer and screw on each side if u you are doing by yourself. The nylon sleeve of the nut will make it stop moving before it needs to be torqued by a wrench.
* Use an allen wrench on top to hold it.
* Use a 17mm socket torque wrench to tightening to specs.
* The passenger middle bolt is a pain in the ass. I left it empty and will fix it when I replace the springs with swifts.

 

When we did this on a GE8, we unbolted the rear shocks and made a BIG difference in room! Great upgrade to the GE8 by far though.

 

Any best price finds on this recently? Best I could find was $158 with shipping at K Series Parts on line (click).

Also, I've heard that adding only a rear anti sway bar can add too much over steer making the car more likely to spin out with out warning in hard cornering... any comments, how is the feel as the rear starts to break away, does it feel controllable?
Or, Does it even matter since with FWD you are just dragging the rear around like a train caboose anyway?

 

In the GE Sport the rear bar is useless. The flex beam doesn't have significant flex and already has a stiffener on the sport, so this is basically cosmetic.
I've put rear sway bars on many cars and noticed a night/day difference, but this one is worthless. Don't get me wrong though..the progress RSB is well made and makes a stiff rear beam even stiffer, but it doesn't really reduce sway.

 

So, all of the GE owners who posted that the handling was greatly improved after adding the Progress RSB (at least 100) are lying, right? You are full of crap, or merely terminally ignorant. Go ahead- you pick.

 

Seems like a lot of people here have seen a huge difference, even on their Sport models that already have a smaller bar.

I plan to put the Progress on my 09 base Fit, which has no bar at all and I suspect it will make a big difference.
If it doesn't reduce sway, what does it do, reduce roll?

Also, I wish some one knowledgeable here would comment about my question above concerning over steer.

Thanks,

 

You are ignoring the hundreds of posts on multiple threads that have already answered your question. Your car is similar to the GD3's that also did not come with any RSB. The only difference between your Fit and the GD's is that your car has a stiffer frame.

You are not "adding only a rear RSB" because you already have one on the front suspension, just as all modern cars and trucks do. By adding the rear bar, the body roll that you now have in the rear will go away, and your steering will be much more neutral. You will be adding safety, not danger, to your wife's car.

Also in the hundreds of threads that you have not bothered to read, there are many recommendations for other sellers. The price from Progress direct is good, but you may find the bar at a slightly lower price by doing some research on the forums.

 

All? I spent the money and have it, and I can tell you that it is a joke, or placebo effect at best. Those same people who said it were great are the same ones who think strut braces make your car handle significantly better.

The flex beam does not flex to the degree of an independent suspension, and even when fully rigid you will still get rear sway with flex where the beam mounts to the car. This sway bar only marginally stiffens an already stiff beam.

Go spend your money. My progress bar will be on ebay soon. It is a beautiful cosmetic mod.

 

You may be ignorant enough to actually believe what you just said. But it is still completely untrue. The difference that the Progress bar makes on a GE is not as great as it is on a GD3, but that is due to a very basic reason. On a GE though, the bar absolutely does make a great difference in better handling.

For anyone with a new GE Fit, watch for this guy's eBay ad. If his price is good, buy and install the bar, especially if you just bought the Base model. The difference it makes will be amazing.

The Progress RSB is one of the most heavily discussed after-market improvements on these forums, with multiple threads and hundreds of posts. Those of us who own the product know how crazy and wrong this person is. But, don't take my word for it- do some research on the forums.

Keep one fact in mind- the RSB was designed to radically improve handling on STOCK Fits. If you have installed any of the dozens of springs, braces, bars of all types, and/or coilover suspensions on the market, all of that non-stock stuff may either add to, or reduce, the benefits of the Progress RSB.

Saying that this product has no effect at all is complete bullshit.

 

Who said it has no effect at all? Placebo effect should count for something?

Take it easy man . I should have it posted for sale in a few days or weeks.

 

Save the time- PM doane2you- he's looking for one. He could use some placebo effect. Monterey Bay and "Bay Area" are not very far apart. You/he could save shipping expense. His Base Fit would get more than placebo.

Note- I am not accusing you of lying. I know along with hundreds of other Sport fit owners that you are just completely wrong. GLWS.

 

On a mostly stock base 2012 fit (just upgraded tires is all), this made a huge difference when weaving through traffic, it felt much more "planted" and stable. Not much difference for feint drifting; I'm not holding a slide for much longer than I already was.

This was the first time I'd ever put a car on jack stands, and my brother and I were able to get this done in about a half hour using the OP's method. Super easy.

If you regularly drive like an asshole, and have an otherwise stock fit, you should buy this.

 

Thanks for the feedback

I don't think you have to drive like an a-hole to enjoy these though. To me, the main a-hole drivers are the slow drivers who don't pull over to let people pass on two lane no pass roads or ones going slow in the freeway fast lanes.

 

Waiting for the weather to improve had this in my garage since January after buying from BlueBoogers during his part out.

 

great mod and along with the Swifts and 205 tire upgrade really helps the handling of the Fit.

It's a breeze to install if you are doing springs because that middle bolt hole is not covered with the springs removed.

 

Did springs last year will work around the springs.

 

Great DIY - Thanks!

Can you install using ramps or do the springs need to be fully extended to get the allen bolts through?

Can't wait for my RSB to arrive...

 

For the Passenger side, you need to take out the rear springs and the lower spring rubber bushing to get the allen bolt through,
so you need to install this using jack stand.
some people manage to use screwdriver to push the lower spring rubber,
but I think it is not easy to do and faster to just unbolt the right/passenger shocks bolt and take out the rear springs.
Here are the link to my post about this (I just did this yesterday):
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/1188621-post142.html

 

Did mine without dropping the springs on each, but after installing rear shocks yesterday. If, I ever installed a RSB again it would be even easier just loosen the rear shocks and drop the springs rather then forcing the bolts under the lower spring rubber.