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Old 12-19-2004, 02:42 PM
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What swaybars would be the best to run with G2 Springs. I heard the 35mm front swaybar is to big for the G2 spring rate making the car push. Would a 32mm bar be better. What about the rear bar? A 19 sounds to small and and the 21mm sounds to big for the heave spring rate. I'm so confused please help?
Old 12-19-2004, 03:02 PM
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I run G2s with Bilstein HDs, ST35/211LE sway bars.

To make the car really come alive, I runa LOT of negative camber and 315 tires.
Old 12-19-2004, 03:17 PM
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Mitch how much negative camber are you useing? Did you have to get more camber to settle down the 35mm swaybar or was it good to when you installed it?
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When I first installed it, I was running about -1* and the 19mm rear bar.

The car was a pushing pig, just boiling off the front tires on a track.

I went to a 21mm rear and it helped a BUNCH, but my tire temps still showed it had a push.

I then installed 315s up front and it helped even more and my tire temps began to equalize

I installed G2 lowers and am at -2* negative camber and it feels great with tire temps within 10 degrees across the face of the tire and at each corner.

My tire wear all but stopped.
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Wouldn't G2 swaybars be a perfect match for the G2 springs? Wouldn't they want to develop there swaybars around other products that they offer and visa versa? I just orded G2 springs so I am very interested in this topic.
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Suspension tuning has a lot to do with corner weight of the car, driving style, tire choice, venue ... it's not that cut and dried ..
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I'll let you know how -1.5 , G2 and 35mm work out in the spring. Otherwise I have a 1LE front sway bar laying around as well as stock ( yuck ). To get -2 I believe I'd need different a-arms no ?
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For the holiday season im looking at eihter the G2 springs or the Hotchkis sway bars. I can only get one or the other. Decisions, I might just do the sway bars becasue I dont feel like getting an alignment with swaping springs. And the install is easier. Its cold outside and im lazy right now, springs seems like a better thing to do when it warms up a lil.
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"Decisions, I might just do the sway bars becasue I dont feel like getting an alignment with swaping springs"

I'm a little lost; don't you need the alignment regardless of sway bars once you swap springs?
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Originally Posted by Viper
"Decisions, I might just do the sway bars becasue I dont feel like getting an alignment with swaping springs"

I'm a little lost; don't you need the alignment regardless of sway bars once you swap springs?
Its already an alignment on the car right now with the pro kit, if I was to change springs again id have to get it aligned again. Im saying if i went with the swaybars, I wouldnt have to get an alignment again.
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