The Budget Honda Civic build continues with more budget friendly mods for the car! In this video I install the cheapest (best) Civic strut bars I could find on Amazon/eBay and test them out.
I'm well aware that cheap strut bars/suspension mods are not always the best decision, but what do I have to lose? I found this set of "JDM Sport" strut bars for the 92-00 Civic/Acura Integra for $70 dollars shipped and wanted to give them a run for the money. The reviews were surprisingly good and if I could have a better handling honda civic and save a few bucks, why not?
I was surprised to find that these bars were higher quality than I was expecting, although I wasn't expecting much. The install is pretty straight forwards minus the cutting of the rear trunk carpet. You don't have to cut a lot, but just enough to slide the bracket in the hole. The front and rear bars attach to the top of the strut/coilover and should (in theory) make the car more rigid in the corners.
So after installing the bars and driving the civic, what are my thoughts? I like them! For the money, they work as intended and did improve the handling of the car in the small experiment I did. Not a night and day difference by any means, but definitely one of the cheaper mods I have done on the Honda Civic build. For the money, I would absolutely buy them again. I'm curious to see how they do in the long term, but I'll save that review for a later date!
I hope you guys enjoy some of the POV driving and hearing that d16Y8 vtec crossover! Just tune out the rubbing fender liner :)
If you're interested in picking up the strut bars in the video, I'll put the links to Amazon below!
JDM Sport Front Strut bar: amzn.to/2Z5kpHB
JDM Sport Rear Strut Bar: amzn.to/2GffUTC
My other Civic Mods:
TruHart Front Camber Kit: amzn.to/2Wi6D2a
TruHart Rear Camber Kit: amzn.to/2HEgCeZ
15x7.5 Konig Dekagrams: amzn.to/2Gobew4
1996-2000 Civic TruHart Coilovers: amzn.to/2EgxjKB
Hubcentric Rings: amzn.to/2E5K36z
Tuner Lug Nuts: amzn.to/2InmtXt
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