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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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Ok I been toying with ideas on my setup. Please feel free to critique it. I have SLP headers so i'm not going to lower my car. So i'm thinking of buying Bilstein HD's and holding off on new springs for a little bit(I plan on getting them eventually). My problem is i have tubular non-adjustable LCA's & tubular non adjustable PHB. I have SFC's also. I was thinking of just adding a 32mm front sway bar and leaving the rear sway bar stock. I don't know if i wanna spend the money for sam's sways. Is adding the sway bar and shocks the best way to go right now or should i be doing something different? I appreciate all input.
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If you aren't going to get any roll control help with springs, it means you need as much as you can get from the bars (mostly the front one). I find it odd when you say you aren't sure if you want to spend the money for mine. Ok, but I don't think anyone will give you others for free. You'll be spending money on something, right?
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i've heard nothing but good things about your bars. I just wasn't sure i wanted to spend that much money right now. They are not over priced either. I was just thinking of getting a new front sway bar and springs this winter. Note: I won't be putting very many more miles on it at all till winter time so it wont' be without the springs for long if this is the way i go about it.
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I didn't think you were bashing.... I was being the devil's advocate.....
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Originally Posted by chadnol10
Ok I been toying with ideas on my setup. Please feel free to critique it. I have SLP headers so i'm not going to lower my car. So i'm thinking of buying Bilstein HD's and holding off on new springs for a little bit(I plan on getting them eventually). My problem is i have tubular non-adjustable LCA's & tubular non adjustable PHB. I have SFC's also. I was thinking of just adding a 32mm front sway bar and leaving the rear sway bar stock. I don't know if i wanna spend the money for sam's sways. Is adding the sway bar and shocks the best way to go right now or should i be doing something different? I appreciate all input.
You spent a ton of money on a corsa catback, but you want to save a few bucks on swaybars? (something your going to really notice)
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