oside13 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Thinking about sway bars for my 05 not sure on brand or size. Looking for suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryandigi Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I personally am going to just change the rsb with a whiteline 20mm (cheap ) or avo piece. With a match I would go with the Perrins matched set (but not the 25mm...that just seems ridiculously close to becoming a solid axle front and rear wrangler ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I went with Cusco, but Whiteline is good too. Big, solid bars help a lot on our cars. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 IF It's a one at a time thing due to $$$$$$$$$$$ should I do front or rear first??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactojesse Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 20 mm hollow JDM RSB is a good complement to the 21 mm solid FSB, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Forgive my stupidity IMO??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryandigi Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 In My Opinion = IMO Definitely do not go bigger front bar if you are looking for the biggest bang for your buck on reducing body roll and understeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 so I should do the rear first? Are new endlinks a must??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 do rear first if you can only afford one. I am still on my stock end links. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 sounds good thanks for the info!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I am pretty happy with my Cobb set. I bought the rear one 1st. That made the back of the car feel like it wanted to kick out in turns, but the car was still very drivable. Putting the Cobb front on, balanced the car out well. I have heard of people breaking a stock endlink, but I still use the stock ones and I autocross the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryandigi Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 ....stock endlinks are OK, but I would get some AVO RSB mounts (I think Perrin makes some too) as a few members have torn their stock ones right off the chassis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrudder Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have the AVO, it's good....but I had an isolated fit issue. If I did it over I would go bigger/stiffer, still a lil' soft for me(it's no STi). Nothing some coilovers can't fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Do JDM rears and replace front bushings with Energy Suspension PU material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oside13 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Anyone know about the brand progress for there sway bars good/bad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Very happy with the Cobb set. They are made as a set though so you should do front and rear at the same time ..... if you can find a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo L. Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 22mm Perrin F and R here. Too small. Get some 25mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhook Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 22mm Perrin F and R here. Too small. Get some 25mm. /\/\ The perfect post. I'm also running Perrin 22mm bars w/ endlinks and regret not getting the 25mm set. 25mm FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryandigi Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I have never seen anybody complain from there Progress bars. If you do plan on doing a catback exhaust I know some do not seem to fit really well with some RSBs....Perrins catback comes to mind as being mentioned a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruski Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 // The perfect post. I'm also running Perrin 22mm bars w/ endlinks and regret not getting the 25mm set. 25mm FTW wow 25mm rear seems huge. whats the biggest perrin front sway 22mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactojesse Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm curious how many of you running huge sway bars are still on the stock LGT struts. Sounds like you may be using the sway bars to compensate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruski Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm curious how many of you running huge sway bars are still on the stock LGT struts. Sounds like you may be using the sway bars to compensate. that's what i was thinking, a 22mm from perrin would be perfect for the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhook Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'd personally go Perrin 25mm front and rear and then hard setting in front, soft in rear. 25mm also isn't huge, more like normal for performance bars. My buddies run 29mm on their WRX's and STi's, that's big. One guy in a local club is running a 30some mm front sway on his genesis coupe, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blklgt05 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I have Cusco, but if you want good quality sways for less, get the Rallitek swaybar kit(with or without endlinks). I would get front and rear at the same time cuz it could get tail happy if you are used to your stock understeer, and with front swaybar, it gives you a better initial bite(which works great if you have some LCA positive castor bushings). Endlinks are not necessary since you can always change them to aftermarket when/if they do break. I never changed mine. I did however added some washers between the endlinks and the swaybar to make up a few mm of difference in the overall length between the oem sways and the Cuscos. This way it keeps the endlink straight and allows it to do its job instead of making the clunk noise a lot of people are experiencing and eventually breaking apart. Hope this helps. mod journal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I'm unsure of how true this is (and feel free to correct me) but I read that as you go deeper into suspension mods, the less aggressive the sway bar(s) needs to be. IE- stock everything else, go big. But as springs, struts/coilovers, bushings, control arms, wheels, tires and so on are changed, you can run a smaller bar and come out ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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