what is the difference between sway bars, and strut bars? and which provides better handling? i'm really baffled by the whole thing.
if u have a sedan, the difference made by the strut tower bars will be virtually unnoticable unless ur on a full race setup with slicks... swaybar upgrade will give u a significant improvement in cornering by eliminating body roll if u uprade swaybars and tires, ur car will handle beautifully
I agree with Milo. I would say a 24mm front and a 20-24mm rear set to 22mm. Thats what I have and I am very very happy. The Prodrive springs help too.
I'm thinking about 22F and 20R. I know that it's not a big jump compare to stock, but i want to keep streetability. Sometime my GF drives my car. I don't want her to spin out unexpectly due to oversteer. I went with struts and spring first before sway bars. I got STi v8 take offs with JDM pink springs. They are awesome combo. It significantly reduced body roll as well. My car turns really sharply (plus i currently on RE070s). It understeer very slightly. I still haven't drove at that limit of my suspension YET.
Anyone here have a wagon with a larger rear bar and a strut tower brace? I'd really like have a ride before ordering 'em up to see what difference it makes. The main thing I would like to get rid of is some body roll. I do not think I'm really interested in springs right now.
BlueBox, one of the members on here who doesnt post off has a wagon with a rear strut. I cannot rmember if he has the rear sway as well. I know that I will be helping him put his anti-lift kit in today (assuming no rain). I will talk to him today. The man just doesnt post often.
Great guys. Thanks. It would be nice to be able to check it out before I order a bunch of parts and risk not getting what I am thinking. Brett you going to the Dyno day? or I'm around gwinnett place during the work day with a flexible schedule if you hit SoG for parts or something. Maybe I could check it out then.
Hey TJRCS, Just my opinion, but I think if your gonna upgrade sways, you should go to 24' front and 20-24 rear. I understand your concerns with your girl driving your car and everything but...I have the 24 and 20-24 setup on the middle setting on the rear and the only way I've got the back to swing out is when I make it(FUN!!!, by the way). I've pushed it pretty damn hard and it held like a champ. I really don't think you'll have a problem. Plus you could go to the softest setting on the rear and it makes the car almost nuetral. I think going to anything smaller would be kind've a waste... again, just my .02
check this out: http://www.wrxatlanta.com/bb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=215 porter has a great writeup on how swaybars help our cars
i left my stock swaybar on front and just replaced the rear one with a thick 26mm swaybar. oversteer is good for you.
just watch out when you brake hard in emergency situation.... slight steering input will kick your tail out...
I'm the guy alex was talking about with the reat strut. I'm getting a rear sway probably in the next few months. But, the strut does make a noticable difference in the rear on the wagon by eliminating a lot of the body roll. You can also be a lot more agressive entering a corner. That was always what I found to be the biggest drawback of the wagon... you can power out of the corner fine but had to be gentle entering it because of the loose rear end. The strut really helps. Supposedly the ALK helps that too (sharpening turn in) but I wouldn't know yet. I'm having a terrible time getting the control arm nut off. I'll let you know how that goes too if you're interested. If you want to take a look at the bar and see one installed, let me know and I'll be more than obliged to help you out.
Yes I'm going to be at the Dyno Day. I live off of club dr. so i'm really close to SoG. It takes me less than 5 mins to get there. Send me a PM and I could even meet you somewhere. -drums
Were you on Old Norcross around 12:15 today? If so I saw you but traffic was too backed up to give chase. I'll PM my number.
BlueBox - I have the Perrin rear sway bar and the Cusco CF rear strut bar. I also have Tein Flex Collovers w/ EDFC. Thou the EDFC is not hooked up right now. But you should get a good feel for how the car handles. Plus I can take the strut bar off real easy, so you can feel the diff. w/ and w/o. -drums
Have you decided what you are gonna do? I think you would be very satisfied with the front and rear sway bars. But adding the rear strut bar makes a noticeable dif. in the wagons. -drums
As soon as I find a vendor not allergic to an old guy’s money I plan to order endlinks, bars and a quick release strut tower brace like Kevin’s. Maybe the Cobb bars that Porter talked me out of it. However he never followed up with a price when I requested it. Maybe I can talk Eric out of retirement or sweet talk Lisa. I’d much rather use a local vendor.