i use the Cusco 25mm adjustable sway bar w/ Perrin rear endlinks & the bar is set to the medium holes (inside are stock, medium is medium, & outside holes creat oversteer). i also run a Cusco rear strut bar & RMR lower subframe brace up front. my car no longer understeers. if the pavement is uneven or real smooth, i can slide the rear out under power.

 

Does the lower subframe brace actually provide any benefit?

 

yes!!!!!!! the stock 2 front bars actually flex under causing the subframe to twist creating even more understeer. it bolts up in 5 locations & has a depression built in for aftermarket DP's. my '03 is now more neutral handling with the few items i installed. i presume that once i had coilovers, 60 treadwear Advan A032R's, & all the stiffening parts from Nagisa Auto, my car should be able to pull at least 1.05-1.1G's...

 

But the rmr brace is the weakest of the bunch Works Croxx plate!!! (also helps on the curbing when you are using the inside (AKA dirt apex) line lol

 

Well I'm shopping for a rear sway bar now.

I'm trying to decide between Perrin, RRE, and Hotchkis.

I'm not so sure I believe the subframe braces are worth the $$$ at my level of racing.

 

I'll help Perrin = same as RRE (progress built both) Perrin = more$$$'s hotchkiss is 1mm smaller and hollow too...softest of the 3 choices

 

Thank you Robi. Order goes in on Monday. Do I stick with factory endlinks or go with Perrin links?

 

how loose do you like the car?

 

Well....Unlike most people I dont feel the need to be the fastest driver.....I love it when the car starts to oversteer and I can throttle my way out of it. I know sideways is not the fastest way around a turn but to me its much more fun than plowing.

 

than get the end links and make them as short as possible.

 

any Sway bar is still better than stock, but i would go with 25mm and go with the softest setting, it will still be stiffer anyway

 

you find the most painful ways to take a corner hahaha.

 

Pain = fast lol!