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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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Worth Getting Front Sway Bar?

Is it worth getting a front sway bar replacement? I been reading that only the rear makes a difference. For ppl trying to get the rear only, I found this site:

http://www.j2performance.com/store/a...-pid-5735.html

So, either the rear or set?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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I had the front & rear bars on for about (3) weeks. Made the car handle like it was 500+ lbs lighter, but I did not like what it did to the ride quality. The car is a big, heavy FWD barge. Enjoy it for what it is, a great long distance road car. RWD is for fun!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Check http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294924653 for the same part at a little better price. You can also get the mounting hardware (real high quality urethane bushings, bushing lube, and brackets) for about 30 bucks.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dhorman
Check http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294924653 for the same part at a little better price. You can also get the mounting hardware (real high quality urethane bushings, bushing lube, and brackets) for about 30 bucks.
is this all i need?
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...=KeywordSearch
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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does the front sway bar make a difference?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by krisdlm
I would also like to know what else should be upgraded when putting on a new rear sway bar. What about better endlinks, would that make a difference?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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^Definitely upgrade the crappy OEM endlinks. They look like they'll snap like a twig with the stiffer RSB. When I upgraded to the 24mm Progress RSB, I upgraded to Moog endlinks (p/n K90342 and K90343) which were a lot thicker and included grease fittings, plus they're only $18/ea as opposed to $120/set for the upgraded OEM endlinks.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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Put bars on both ends of the car. Putting on just the front will increase understeer.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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I felt more of a difference after replacing the fsb than rsb. I ran with the rsb for about two weeks, then installed the fsb.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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hey

both make a big difference
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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upgrading the front sway is pretty worthless... aftermarket front sways have the same diameter as the oem ones.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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just replace the rear one and upgrade the bushings on the front.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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hey

the aftermarket eibach front sway is bigger than oem
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by horsepowercrzy18
the aftermarket eibach front sway is bigger than oem
And it weighs more.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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get the rear sway..i just did cant wait till i install it!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by brianlin87
upgrading the front sway is pretty worthless... aftermarket front sways have the same diameter as the oem ones.
But they are SOLID and NOT hollow.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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^Actually, they're both 27mm hollow steel, the difference is in the wall thickness. Only the RSB is solid.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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where can i get all the bushings n shit to install for a good price?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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where can i get all the bushings, endlinks, etc. for a good price?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by krisdlm
where can i get all the bushings n shit to install for a good price?
excelerate
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