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i was looking towards upgrading my tl-s rear sway bar to a progress rear sway bar.

i noticed that the progress TL sway bar is 24mm and our accord sway bar is 22mm.

i was wondering if the progress TL rear sway bar would fit onto my 7gen since the TL-S rear fits?

did anyone ever try this?

You probably won't notice a huge difference.  I believe the Accord rear sway bar is like 14mm, while the TL-S rear sway bar is 20mm.  I have a Comptech rear sway bar which is 22mm.  I'm not sure if you will notice much of a difference between the 20mm and 24mm.  I'm pretty sure the TL rear sway should fit though.

I think the tl rear sway would fit and when I went from the 20 to 22mm I noticed a difference.

you must be really in-tune with your car...2 mm is really realllllly small

it just might make a difference. here's what i'm thinking. with the tl-s sway 27 & 20mm bars (front and back) our cars tend to under steer. so a 24mm rear might just give him the perfect balance. but it depends on what you like. under steer or over steer?

Hey all, I have a question about the 22mm progess sway bar. Does anyone know if it will clear the oem dual exhaust on my v6? It said it fit both 4cyl and v6 models but I wanna know if I will have any hitting issues? Thanks any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'd guess and say that it will since they claim it will.  Don't trust Progress?

No its not that, just seen other people saying that there sway bars touch there exhaust but thats maybe because they have aftermarket ones? Lol but I just got an email its on backorder. Smh

People have had the oem TLS RSB hit. Bend a hanger and call it a day.

Hmm quick fix! lol but hey if it works ..

You're probably better off with the TL-S rear sway anyway.  I'd strongly recommend that you upgrade your front sway bar while you're at it.  By stiffening up the rear end only, you will be more prone to oversteer.  I had only the rear sway bar upgraded with a Comptech 22mn bar at one point and speak from experience.  There were a few times that the back end kicked out because of it.

Yeah if I get the set it wouldve been front and back but thnx bro! Good to know! Now 2nd question, if I do go with the tl-s SB would I need to replace the front also? And secondly where can I find one because I dnt think ima b getting the progress anymore... Its on backorder.

This.

When I ordered my sway bar (base TL bar) I called up the local Acura dealer. They told me $90 for just the rear. I respectfully declined and just ordered it off line. I bought mine from 1hondaparts and the grand total for the bar, brackets, bushings, and bolts was under $50. The TL-S bar was like a dollar more or something like that. If I remember correctly, the front bar is double that for just the bar.

Damn thanx bro, I just asked about the front to double check and since its oem I didnt know..

If you're going to order online, I'd recommend calling AutoFair Honda and ask for Ryan or Rich.  I'd recommend replacing both front and rear.  Again, the whole idea behind upgrading your sway bars is less body roll.  If you upgrade only the front or only the rear, you're going to disturb the balance of your car and it will affect the handling negatively.  Then it becomes a safety issue because you will have too much oversteer or understeer.  The rear sway bar is a lot easier to replace than the front, but well worth the upgrade.

By the way.  There was already another thread on the Progress rear sway bar (with the exact same title as yours).  I merged the two threads together.  It would have been better for you to post in that thread instead of creating a new one.  Please search first before posting new topics.

^Yeah that. I ordered mine before I knew about AutoFair Honda.

I would definitely recommend going with the TL-S bar though. The base TL bar is a nice upgrade but after a few weeks I wanted more.

It's also important to mention that the TL-S sway bars are solid, while the base TL are not.

Aren't the stock front sway bar on our accords and the base tl front sway bar the same one?

Thanx all for the help, sorry next time I will search before posting...i just posted quick from my job I.didnt even get a chance to go thru nuthn else.

I don't believe they are the same.

Same thickness, no? Ones solid, ones hollow?

Honestly, I really don't know the differences.  I'm not going to make stuff up either.  I'm sure someone has done the research, but I'm not about to go searching for the results.  If you're going to upgrade your front sway bar, you're better off with the TL-S one anyway.  ;)

Tim- Did you upgrade the end links for the front TL-S sway?  I read that there is some "play" in re-using the Accord end links and the TL-S links require drilling. Any info would be great :)

Meh.  Swapping sway bars, both front and rear) was the first upgrade I did to my car way back when.  I never changed out the front end links.  Since the bar was the same shape.  It's been holding up fine for the last 5 years. 

for the TL-s front yeah you would need TL-S end links since they are beefier so drilling is necessary to make them fit