Question on Rear Sway Bars, have you tried these?
05-02-2004, 04:45 PM
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Question on Rear Sway Bars, have you tried these? Is anyone running a Suspension Techniques or a ADDCO rear sway bar? Any opinions on them? The ST is 1" dia. and the ADDCO is 7/8".
I am kind of debating between the 2 right now, the ST is $30 cheaper, but I am willing to spend the extra $ for a better item.
I am kind of debating between the 2 right now, the ST is $30 cheaper, but I am willing to spend the extra $ for a better item.
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Have not tried anything above stock. I believe you
really want to be looking at sway bars as a pair,
the match in rate between front and rear (on a
car that came set up pretty balanced) can affect
the cornering a lot. Harder rear swaybar is prone
to make the car oversteer (tail-happy) which it
doesn't particularly need, anyway. I know there
been posts about this, here, and you ought to
look into the combo rather than the piece-part I
reckon. Or I guess you could decide to get the
front after you find out for yourself, but you may
be better of in the end with a package price.
really want to be looking at sway bars as a pair,
the match in rate between front and rear (on a
car that came set up pretty balanced) can affect
the cornering a lot. Harder rear swaybar is prone
to make the car oversteer (tail-happy) which it
doesn't particularly need, anyway. I know there
been posts about this, here, and you ought to
look into the combo rather than the piece-part I
reckon. Or I guess you could decide to get the
front after you find out for yourself, but you may
be better of in the end with a package price.
05-03-2004, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
Have not tried anything above stock. I believe you
really want to be looking at sway bars as a pair,
the match in rate between front and rear (on a
car that came set up pretty balanced) can affect
the cornering a lot. Harder rear swaybar is prone
to make the car oversteer (tail-happy) which it
doesn't particularly need, anyway. I know there
been posts about this, here, and you ought to
look into the combo rather than the piece-part I
reckon. Or I guess you could decide to get the
front after you find out for yourself, but you may
be better of in the end with a package price.
really want to be looking at sway bars as a pair,
the match in rate between front and rear (on a
car that came set up pretty balanced) can affect
the cornering a lot. Harder rear swaybar is prone
to make the car oversteer (tail-happy) which it
doesn't particularly need, anyway. I know there
been posts about this, here, and you ought to
look into the combo rather than the piece-part I
reckon. Or I guess you could decide to get the
front after you find out for yourself, but you may
be better of in the end with a package price.
Still debating over which one though
05-03-2004, 11:23 PM
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The roll stiffness depends on what rate of front and rear springs as well as front bar that you already have. I debated on getting a front and rear bar together. I bought H&R springs and a ST 35mm front bar. The car is pretty neutral, it doesn't really push much at all, get on the gas in a hard corner and the rear gets loose, more rear bar would make my condition worse.
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Originally Posted by 2w0s060
Is anyone running a Suspension Techniques or a ADDCO rear sway bar? Any opinions on them? The ST is 1" dia. and the ADDCO is 7/8".
I am kind of debating between the 2 right now, the ST is $30 cheaper, but I am willing to spend the extra $ for a better item.
I am kind of debating between the 2 right now, the ST is $30 cheaper, but I am willing to spend the extra $ for a better item.
That's all I know.
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05-09-2004, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by z28hokie
I've heard Addco makes BMR's swaybars for them...then BMR takes care of powdercoating.
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