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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Sway Bar Question !

I get some crazy understeer sometimes when iam driving crazy , Is there any sway bars you reccomend ?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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Perrin it works great and is adjustable. It also includes new mounts to make it work better and so you don't break the stock mounts.

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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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Stupid question---> When u buy sway bars do you buy both rear and front or just single?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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You can buy one at a time. Or just one. A bigger one in rear is going to push more towatds nuetral or oversteer. Bigger in front is going to cause more understeer.

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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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You can buy one at a time. Or just one. A bigger one in rear is going to push more towatds nuetral or oversteer. Bigger in front is going to cause more understeer.

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So for better handling it would be better to repalce the Rear ?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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Works sells a front and rear set, most others are just for the rear. Just remember your breakaway will be quite abrupt with the highest setting on the adjustable rears.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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Works sells a front and rear set, most others are just for the rear. Just remember your breakaway will be quite abrupt with the highest setting on the adjustable rears.
what does that mean the breakway will be quite arupt , and how ?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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I have the Cusco 23mm rear 3-way adjustable sway bar an love it. You can set for different track conditions and types of driving on the street as well but I suggest testing the different setting on an autox course or local track. That way you can understand how it will behave at the limits. I basically can tune the car to almost neutral to a little oversteer to way over oversteer like a tamrac rally car or drift car.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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I have the Cusco 23mm rear 3-way adjustable sway bar an love it. You can set for different track conditions and types of driving on the street as well but I suggest testing the different setting on an autox course or local track. That way you can understand how it will behave at the limits. I basically can tune the car to almost neutral to a little oversteer to way over oversteer like a tamrac rally car or drift car.
Awsome , how much did that cost and how hard is it to adjust settings ?
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He means by breakaway as when the car rotates or oversteers you better be in a place where your not on the road so be in a controlled enviroment.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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I think I paid $275.00 or so but it was when they first came out so you can probably get it cheaper now. Adjusting take only two wrenches on the sway bar endlinks not hard at all just make sure the exhaust is cold if you get under it with no ramps. I made that mistake once Ouch!!. Install is not easy the weight of the car has to be on the tires so if you can get it installed I would do that or if you handy with the wrenches get yourself some roll on ramps like I did.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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I think I paid $275.00 or so but it was when they first came out so you can probably get it cheaper now. Adjusting take only two wrenches on the sway bar endlinks not hard at all just make sure the exhaust is cold if you get under it with no ramps. I made that mistake once Ouch!!. Install is not easy the weight of the car has to be on the tires so if you can get it installed I would do that or if you handy with the wrenches get yourself some roll on ramps like I did.
Thanx for the info man !
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BTW the perrin is adjustable as well.

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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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I get some crazy understeer sometimes when iam driving crazy , Is there any sway bars you reccomend ?

sounds like your getting on the trottle too early coming out of a corner. Once the boost hits, it's understeer time. Try getting on the throttle a little later (0.5 - 1 second )

As for swaybars, I recommend the hotchkis rear swaybar. It's cheap ~$169, it's light, and works very well.
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