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[AuxHeuey]

Just saying hello as I’m new to the forum. So far, I’ve added a 2” lift from HRG, aftermarket SiriusXM kit, tinted the fronts, and put on paint protection film from bumper all the way to mirrors. I don’t want to think I’ll be one of those guys that puts so many things on it as to not wanna take it off-roading for fear of messing it up. I’m in Colorado for a few years so that’s

 

[El Chorizo95]

Welcome to the site @AuxHeuey --- thank you for being a member. Vehicle looks great... I used to buy only white vehicles. I've branched out a bit recently. I even had the license plate FFFFFF for a while. #FFFFFF is the hexadecimal color for white

 

[deck1]

View attachment 429Just saying hello as I’m new to the forum. So far, I’ve added a 2” lift from HRG, aftermarket SiriusXM kit, tinted the fronts, and put on paint protection film from bumper all the way to mirrors. I don’t want to think I’ll be one of those guys that puts so many things on it as to not wanna take it off-roading for fear of messing it up. I’m in Colorado for a few years so that’s

I’m in MT and the closest place I can find online for HRG install is in Caldwell, Idaho. I’d do it in a heartbeat. Did you do it yourself or have someone else?

 

[Trockr]

View attachment 429Just saying hello as I’m new to the forum. So far, I’ve added a 2” lift from HRG, aftermarket SiriusXM kit, tinted the fronts, and put on paint protection film from bumper all the way to mirrors. I don’t want to think I’ll be one of those guys that puts so many things on it as to not wanna take it off-roading for fear of messing it up. I’m in Colorado for a few years so that’s

 

[Trockr]

How is the ride quality with the 2"? Does it feel top heavy at all? Seriously looking at getting mine done. 2026 TS Elite, Ash green with Brown.

 

[AuxHeuey]

I’m in MT and the closest place I can find online for HRG install is in Caldwell, Idaho. I’d do it in a heartbeat. Did you do it yourself or have someone else?

Had it done in Breckenridge because they were the closest authorized installer.

 

[AuxHeuey]

How is the ride quality with the 2"? Does it feel top heavy at all? Seriously looking at getting mine done. 2026 TS Elite, Ash green with Brown.

It felt a little top heavy even before the lift because the steering is so responsive. Now it’s a little more exaggerated but it’s not uncomfortable. I’m used to driving an F250 and Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, and I’d say the ride is not so much that it’s better, it’s just different and much smoother.

 

[mbergthold]

Re your XM install - did you open the dash to plug an XM antenna adapter between the OEM radio and the incoming OEM antenna? That's what I need to do but don't want to break plastic.

 

[Steve]

It felt a little top heavy even before the lift because the steering is so responsive. Now it’s a little more exaggerated but it’s not uncomfortable. I’m used to driving an F250 and Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, and I’d say the ride is not so much that it’s better, it’s just different and much smoother.

I did the Jsport lift. It still rode great, but it can never ride too "planted" for me, so I added HRG's 1" wheel spacers. Better! Then, since mine is a Trailsport, I got the stiffer rear stabilizer bar for the RTL and installed it. So, the spacers correct the center of gravity and the RTL sway bar corrects body roll. (Willing to swap more articulation for better cornering.) Now, there's just no way I can A/B compare before and after, but I *think* it might be just a little more solid around corners than it started out. But, in all fairness, I was knocked out by how it cornered the first time I drove it. Nothing wrong with stock! To be honest, I can't say for sure whether anything actually *needed* to be corrected after the lift. Just doing the obvious.

 

[barnettd]

I did the Jsport lift. It still rode great, but it can never ride too "planted" for me, so I added HRG's 1" wheel spacers. Better! Then, since mine is a Trailsport, I got the stiffer rear stabilizer bar for the RTL and installed it. So, the spacers correct the center of gravity and the RTL sway bar corrects body roll. (Willing to swap more articulation for better cornering.) Now, there's just no way I can A/B compare before and after, but I *think* it might be just a little more solid around corners than it started out. But, in all fairness, I was knocked out by how it cornered the first time I drove it. Nothing wrong with stock! To be honest, I can't say for sure whether anything actually *needed* to be corrected after the lift. Just doing the obvious.

How do you know a rear stabilizer bar from a RTL is stiffer?

 

[Steve]

How do you know a rear stabilizer bar from a RTL is stiffer?

Paraphrased from the Honda Press Kit for the 2026 Honda Passport:

The 2026 Honda Passport RTL and TrailSport feature significantly different rear stabilizer bars. The RTL uses a tubular 24.7 × 4.7 mm rear bar, while the TrailSport is equipped with a 17 mm solid rear bar. This creates a difference of approximately 7.7 mm in raw cross-section, but more importantly, this change—combined with a softer off-road suspension—gives the TrailSport a **70% reduction in rear stabilizer bar stiffness** over the RTL. This allows for increased suspension articulation off-road, but creates more body roll during cornering compared to the RTL.

 

[barnettd]

Paraphrased from the Honda Press Kit for the 2026 Honda Passport:

The 2026 Honda Passport RTL and TrailSport feature significantly different rear stabilizer bars. The RTL uses a tubular 24.7 × 4.7 mm rear bar, while the TrailSport is equipped with a 17 mm solid rear bar. This creates a difference of approximately 7.7 mm in raw cross-section, but more importantly, this change—combined with a softer off-road suspension—gives the TrailSport a **70% reduction in rear stabilizer bar stiffness** over the RTL. This allows for increased suspension articulation off-road, but creates more body roll during cornering compared to the RTL.

Thanks. Very interesting. Did you purchase one from a dealer?

 

[Steve]

Thanks. Very interesting. Did you purchase one from a dealer?

A dealer can get it for you. I purchased it online from one of the honda parts outlets. i happened to use https://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/ but there are plenty of others. Choose your favorite!

 

[whartman7736]

I did the Jsport lift. It still rode great, but it can never ride too "planted" for me, so I added HRG's 1" wheel spacers. Better! Then, since mine is a Trailsport, I got the stiffer rear stabilizer bar for the RTL and installed it. So, the spacers correct the center of gravity and the RTL sway bar corrects body roll. (Willing to swap more articulation for better cornering.) Now, there's just no way I can A/B compare before and after, but I *think* it might be just a little more solid around corners than it started out. But, in all fairness, I was knocked out by how it cornered the first time I drove it. Nothing wrong with stock! To be honest, I can't say for sure whether anything actually *needed* to be corrected after the lift. Just doing the obvious.

man the additional width of wheel spacers would get me nervous as these things just feel "thicker" to me on the road (I know it's not a ton, but still)...maybe it's just me, but even after a Jeep Gladiator I feel like this just feels wider...likely a perception thing, I know....but also it's fun to roll right over the half hump speed bumps in the area while straddling the whole bump with no issue ROFL

 

[Steve]

They *are* thicker -- 5.6" wider than your Gladiator was! Now add another 2" to the width of the wheelbase and you are **planted**!

I have to be careful about recommending the lift, the spacers and the stiffer rear sway bar combination because, since I don't have an unmodified Passport to compare, I have no way to scientifically evaluate the changes or subjectively compare the experience . All I have is my perception and what I *can* say is that I'm really happy with the results.

 

[whartman7736]

well, that is the biggest part in mods, making it yours for your enjoyment, and not pleasing everyone else out there; at least that's what I say about it and how I update my own...glad to hear you are feeling more solid, I'm still in awe that it already feels more planted than the outgoing Gladiator as well as the outgoing Outback, I just want that extra bit of clearance for the moment that I wish I had just a touch more, because it ends up being inevitable in my experience if you do go offroad, even on fireroads and WMA properties, etc