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mikkyo
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Location: Silly Valley, CA
Posts: 230
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Review Date: Mon September 29, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $185.00
| Rating: 8
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Black adjustable Cheaper than many overseas bars
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Included mounts are taller than stock moving the bar closer to the muffler
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Quality constructed product.
Having a black bar is less visible from the rear if you want to avoid that modified look.
The sway bar mounts are much stronger and are taller than that stock mounts and so the Perrin bar is moved closer to the muffler than the stock bar.
I could not use the stiffest setting with stock endlinks or the Perrin endlinks without the bar contacting my aftermarket muffler.
Kartboy endlinks solved that problem.
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Lowball
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: You're under arrest *****es!
Posts: 1678
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Review Date: Mon October 6, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $210.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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22mm adjustable (7/8"), good fit, nice HD mounts, nice look
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weight
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Bar feels a bit heavy. Not to sure how other 22mm bars are with this regard.
Fit was nice. Didn't hit my muffler (stromung or perrin). Increasses oversteer on the wagon so be careful when you test it out.
The HD mounts are very nice and strong. I could see where the stock mounts would fail with the Perrin bar.
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Open Minds, Free Powder!
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Review Date: Mon October 20, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Easy to install, works as advertised
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none
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You want more oversteer in the WRX (sedan or wagon)? This will definitly help. I tried very thing short of pulling the e-brake to bring the butt out on my WRX wagon, very difficult. After installing the bar, simply gasing the car at the top of the apex will start to oversteer the car. Great fun, if your into drifting.
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Review Date: Fri November 28, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $184.00
| Rating: 10
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The car really handles a lot better agressivly around turns
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excellent, way worth the money, I also installed the perrin end links at the same time
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poot
Registered User
Registered: May 2003
Location: miami
Posts: 28
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Review Date: Wed February 4, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $214.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Easy install on '04
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I think I paid more than everyone else did.
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Car handles great now. Also installed endlinks from Perrin.
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my dog's name is Charlie.
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bassplayrr
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: East Bay, CA; www.aolights.com
Posts: 3578
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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complete kit minus endlinks
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Cons:
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price?
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Good idea because it is not only an adjustable sway bar, but it includes new, stronger mounts as well. The price seems high compared w/ others, but if you consider that it comes with the new mounts as well, it\'s a pretty tough deal to beat. If they would make a COMPLETE kit with endlinks as well, that would ROCK!
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- Chris
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ryball
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Charity is not just a stripper name
Posts: 9645
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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comes with HD mounts
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install of the passenger side HD mount is a pain
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These pieces are great. They do what they are supposed to. The best part IMO, is that they come with burly heavy duty mounts. No need to worry about breaking bending these.
The only pain was the install of the passenger side HD mount. Cramped quarters!
Did what it is supposed to do.
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blue blurr
VIP Member
Registered: January 2004
Location: On the Marauders' Map
Posts: 4429
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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quality, adjustability, comes with mounts
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Cons:
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none so far
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i really like how you can adjust this sway bar between the three holes, its seems to be a really awsome peice.
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achrisco
Registered User
Registered: June 2003
Location: Mililani
Posts: 76
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Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $175.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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quality of build, easy to install, upgraded mounts
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Cons:
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if you have a Prodrive muffler, you may have to get the rear exhaust hanger removed as it hits the sway bar..
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be careful not to create an exhaust leak if you have a Prodrive muffler...you have to have one of the hangers removed. But now that it\'s been cut off...I love it.
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t-wrexxx
Registered User
Registered: May 2003
Location: www.tristatetuners.com
Posts: 433
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Review Date: Tue July 27, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Improves steering feel, imroves turn in
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Awesome product. Easy to install even without a lift. The stiffer mounts are the icing on the cake. A look at these compared to the stockers says it all.
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Gr8Ful
Registered User
Registered: February 2003
Location: Montgomery County, MD
Posts: 18
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Review Date: Sun March 27, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $179.00
| Rating: 9
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Greatly improves handling. Includes better mounts and bushings.Very simple installation.
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Cons:
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Had chips on the powdercoat with exposed metal out of the box.
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Installed using Rhino ramps without a problem. The most difficult tasks result from the maker of the car and not the swaybar. These were weaving the old bar out from behind the muffler, and removing and installing one of the bolts that holds the right-side mount. That bolt is obstructed by a plastic cover for the gas filler tube. The space there is tight. A ratcheting box wrench would have been great for this job.
This was put on a WRX Wagon \'03. Huge difference in just the apearance. 22mm vs 17mm stock bar! Even on softest setting the vehicle drives like a different car. The usual handling terms are still difficult for me to grasp yet. So here it is without saying, \"understeer\", \"neutral\", and stuff like that.
The car now gets around the corner faster. It seems to go where you point it with greater ease. The car also stays more level in turns. It is kind of like watching a car chase scene in a low budget movie, where they speed up the film to make the cars look like they are going fast. The cars zip around corners and hardly lean over.
One little note that should not affect performance, unless the metal totally rusts out, is that there were a couple of spots where the powder coat was chipped and exposed the bare metal. It arrived in this condition.
Thanks to all the folks who suggested this mod. Wish I had done it sooner.
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SvdbyGr888
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Island Style
Registered User
Registered: September 2003
Location: Kaneohe, Hawaii: Poor Planning on Your Part Does Not Constitute an Emergency on Mine...
Posts: 1974
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Review Date: Mon July 18, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $250.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent Product!
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none
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Immediate handling improvement! I set this on the stiffest setting for my 04 STI and it neutralized the understeer totally!
This, together with Cusco Front and Rear Strutbars and Prodrive springs provide a very comfortable, controllable ride!
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WRX-CBR
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Black Jack Table
Posts: 1365
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Review Date: Fri January 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great suspension upgrade/ Adjustable
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None
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Noticed a difference right away. Reduced body roll, better handling.
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Hoppie
Registered User
Registered: October 2004
Location: Certified to eat donuts in two states.
Posts: 838
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Review Date: Mon January 30, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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New ones are red, sexay. Drastic difference between stock 17mm
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Cons:
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Installation of the mounts due to charcoal cannister
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Installation is simple, grab some ramps and some wrenches and your good to go. Big help with the suby understeer, nice and predictable
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mgb04
Registered User
Registered: January 2006
Location: newark, EBAIC
Posts: 1027
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Review Date: Fri December 1, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $160.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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good bang for the buck mod. upgraded mounts are a big plus
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Install was a snap. On first drive I could definitely feel the difference compared to the stock bar. Car just feels alot flatter, point-and-go ish.
best with upgraded endlinks.
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