Progress Technology 19mm Rear Sway Bar for 11-16 Honda CR-Z

Progress Technology 19mm Rear Sway Bar - 2011-2016 Honda CR-Z (ZF1 / ZF2)

The first corner after you bolt this on, you'll feel it. Where the stock CR-Z used to lean over and wash the nose toward the outside of the turn, the car now sets, takes a line, and holds it. That's the whole reason this bar exists. Honda built the CR-Z soft and safe, tuned to understeer so it never surprises anybody, and that tuning is exactly what makes a stock one feel numb the moment you start driving it hard. This Progress Technology rear bar wakes it up, and it's the single cheapest change that makes the biggest difference in how the little Honda actually drives.

What Actually Changes When You Drive It

Here's the honest, seat-of-the-pants version. The CR-Z rides on a torsion-beam rear, same idea as the Fit, and stiffening that rear end shifts the car's balance away from the built-in understeer. On the street that shows up as a car that finally turns in when you flick it into a corner instead of pushing straight and making you add more steering. Lift off the throttle mid-corner and you'll notice the tail gets a little more willing to help the car rotate, which is exactly what you want and part of what makes it feel alive. It's worth knowing that's coming, because if you've only ever driven the stock car, that eager rotation feels like a different vehicle the first few times. Give it a couple of drives and you'll be chasing that feeling on every on-ramp. You didn't add power, but the car is genuinely quicker point to point because it stops fighting you.

What Replaces What, And Why It Works

The factory bar is thin, and it rides on soft rubber bushings that flex and take the edge off everything before it reaches the chassis. This is a solid 19mm alloy steel bar on firm polyurethane bushings, and both halves matter. The thicker bar resists roll, so the body stays flat and your outside tires stay planted and gripping instead of rolling up onto their edges. The poly bushings kill the deadness, so the bar acts the instant you turn in rather than a beat later. The combination is what turns a soft, leany car into one that feels tight and connected under you.

Made In The USA, And You Feel It On Install Day

Progress Technology designs and builds these in-house in the USA, and where that pays off is when you're under the car. Each bar is cold-formed on their own CNC bending equipment, and the ends are laser-cut or machined and MIG-welded in precise fixtures, so it lines up with the mounting points and bolts in clean instead of making you wrestle it into place. It's a genuine bolt-on, no fabrication, figure about an hour in the driveway. The metallic gray powder coat keeps it from rusting, and it's covered by a one-year limited warranty.

One Piece Of Real Advice

Get an alignment after you install it, and don't skip this part. You've just changed how the rear of the car behaves, and a fresh alignment lets you set the car up to take advantage of it instead of unevenly wearing your rear tires. It's a cheap step that protects the whole upgrade and makes sure you're getting the sharp, balanced feel this bar is capable of rather than a rough-riding, tire-eating version of it.

Fits Your CR-Z

This fits every 2011-2016 Honda CR-Z on the ZF1 and ZF2 chassis, across the Base, LX, EX, and EX-L trims. It's a solid, non-adjustable 19mm bar, sized so you get the right amount of rear stiffness for the platform without guessing at settings or dialing anything in.

Who Should Run This Sway Bar

This one's for the CR-Z owner who already suspects their car is more capable than everybody gives it credit for and wants to feel it come alive. You're not chasing horsepower, you're chasing the way the car feels through a corner, and this bar delivers that for very little money and about an hour of work. Bolt it on, get it aligned, and go enjoy the little Honda everyone else wrote off.

Fits: 2011-2016 Honda CR-Z (ZF1 / ZF2), Base, LX, EX, and EX-L. Diameter: 19mm, solid, non-adjustable. Material: alloy steel bar with polyurethane bushings. Construction: CNC cold-formed, laser-cut and MIG-welded ends, made in the USA. Finish: metallic gray powder coat. Install: bolt-on. Warranty: one-year limited.