Best Sway bars?
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Best Sway bars?
Was wondering what the consensus is on sway bars, what manufacturer makes the best sways or what are the sways that everyone goes with, I see a lot of talk about shocks all the time but never sways, would like to get a good deal.
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I love that are titled Best _____ ?
"best" is so subjective.
my answer: Tanabe. Why? becaues it's what I have and they work extremely well.
Progress are very popular around here. Those are adjustable.
"best" is so subjective.
my answer: Tanabe. Why? becaues it's what I have and they work extremely well.
Progress are very popular around here. Those are adjustable.
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Currently we have the Progress Tech Sways on special in stock and ready to ship being they are adjustable they are a hot ticket.
I have taken a ride in a car with the Tanabe sways, great balance.
You can check tham out and more here: http://raceroots.com/index.php/
Hotckis is another to look at as well.
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Well I do a lot of driving on curvy roads and I find the body roll particularly bad, I've also tracked the car once and would like to do so in the future. So I'd like some heavy duty sways that will nix a lot of that if possible
I am actually shopping at fluid motor sports because they gave our local group a special discount.
I see the progress on there and think I will probably go with those.
I saw a couple of the other brands mentioned as well.
Any thoughts on Agency? They are way more $$$ than progress....
Does anyone know if there is a chart somewhere with a dollar per stiffness or performance comparison of some of these brands? ( I'm in IT so Price Per Performance is a good inductor of which product to buy) (like for a certain amount of money you can get this level of stiffness etc)
I am actually shopping at fluid motor sports because they gave our local group a special discount.
I see the progress on there and think I will probably go with those.
I saw a couple of the other brands mentioned as well.
Any thoughts on Agency? They are way more $$$ than progress....
Does anyone know if there is a chart somewhere with a dollar per stiffness or performance comparison of some of these brands? ( I'm in IT so Price Per Performance is a good inductor of which product to buy) (like for a certain amount of money you can get this level of stiffness etc)
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Well I do a lot of driving on curvy roads and I find the body roll particularly bad, I've also tracked the car once and would like to do so in the future. So I'd like some heavy duty sways that will nix a lot of that if possible
I am actually shopping at fluid motor sports because they gave our local group a special discount.
I see the progress on there and think I will probably go with those.
I saw a couple of the other brands mentioned as well.
Any thoughts on Agency? They are way more $$$ than progress....
Does anyone know if there is a chart somewhere with a dollar per stiffness or performance comparison of some of these brands? ( I'm in IT so Price Per Performance is a good inductor of which product to buy) (like for a certain amount of money you can get this level of stiffness etc)
I am actually shopping at fluid motor sports because they gave our local group a special discount.
I see the progress on there and think I will probably go with those.
I saw a couple of the other brands mentioned as well.
Any thoughts on Agency? They are way more $$$ than progress....
Does anyone know if there is a chart somewhere with a dollar per stiffness or performance comparison of some of these brands? ( I'm in IT so Price Per Performance is a good inductor of which product to buy) (like for a certain amount of money you can get this level of stiffness etc)
Based on your comments I would go with the Progress Technology.
The Hotckis is an excellent bar in itself but in the end I like a Solid bar over hollow.
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RB sways are good - i like them a lot. but from what i gather the others listed here are stiffer/stronger. so for street rb's have been great, but i don't track, etc., so sounds like op would not want to get rb's!
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http://www.progressauto.com/products.../productID/413
Features
-Size: 32mm (hollow bar; 6.35mm side-wall)
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Isn't the progress front bar a hollow bar as well?
http://www.progressauto.com/products.../productID/413
Features
-Size: 32mm (hollow bar; 6.35mm side-wall)
http://www.progressauto.com/products.../productID/413
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-Size: 32mm (hollow bar; 6.35mm side-wall)
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The progress technology bar is very good, but note that (I believe) it is the stiffest bar available for the rx8, although it is adjsutable. I have their front and rear bars on my daily driver, and they are fantastic.
Racing Beat sways are also populr and common, but they require extra work. You have to use their larger size endlinks, and that requires drivving out the hole on your car where it connects. And it's pretty clear from all the people running the OEM endlinks with aftermarket bars that you dont need any special endlinks, OEM are fine (except if you significantly drop the car you need different links for height purposes, not for strength)
Racing Beat sways are also populr and common, but they require extra work. You have to use their larger size endlinks, and that requires drivving out the hole on your car where it connects. And it's pretty clear from all the people running the OEM endlinks with aftermarket bars that you dont need any special endlinks, OEM are fine (except if you significantly drop the car you need different links for height purposes, not for strength)
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Agency Power endlinks seem very good. I've seen a few threads where people have straining in the stock endlinks after installing aftermarket sway bars, and the standard endlink replacement is AP.