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Old 03-04-2006, 10:58 PM
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Stock vs. Aftermarket Swaybars

Do ppl swap the stock ones out because they flex too much?
Old 03-04-2006, 11:35 PM
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I will say all people should have it done.

It was my first mod
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The car handles well stock, but there is a lot of roll. Stiffening up the sways help that problem out. Get'r done.
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sway bars should be definetly the first mod. You get immediate difference from suspension mods, vs. your butt dyno.
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So u guys recommend adjustable ones or fixed rating ones.
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Originally Posted by yiksing
So u guys recommend adjustable ones or fixed rating ones.
One question: How often do you jack up the car to adjust it.
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Originally Posted by takahashi
One question: How often do you jack up the car to adjust it.
It's not that you adjust it so often, it's that you can adjust it to tune the chassis depending on your choosen tires and pressures, or when changing other suspension bits, etc., or when you want to try more or less under/oversteer to see how the car and your driving reacts....

...rather the alternative is being 'stuck' with a single setting that may or may not be optimum and no way to tune the stiffness at one end of the car or the other.

FYI it's maybe a 10min/wheel job to adjust...couldn't be simplier once you've done it a couple times (in back you don't even need to take a wheel off)... and BUA I've changed mine about 5 times in 1.5 years more when I was figuring out what I liked with my Azenis. Will need to do so again this season with new 9.5" wheels/275mm tires. So much fun!
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It is not really practical for my use!

I am not going under the car after each track session to adjust it. It is just too hot under the car! When I allow it to cool down, I already miss the next session
Until I have a hoist (?spelling) in the pit lane and enjoy a mechanics to do it for me. Forget it.

I am spending my $6 for lotto this week :fingersx


On street, why do I want to adjust it?

Go figure.
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I love my RB sway bars, but my last night my brother had to ride in the back and he said the back is lot harder ride now, compared to the front seats.
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Originally Posted by 8 is enough
I love my RB sway bars, but my last night my brother had to ride in the back and he said the back is lot harder ride now, compared to the front seats.
Do you ride in the back? J\K

IMHO, the ride in the back shouldn't be a major consideration if you are trying to improve the handling of the car... There is nobody in the back when you need the handling...
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I agree. I love the way the car handles, but justed wanted to make sure he makes an informed decision.
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