Sway Bar & End Links for 02 WRX Wagon
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Car Info: 2002 IMPREZA WRX WAGON
Sway Bar & End Links for 02 WRX Wagon
I am looking for a sway bar for my WRX Wagon.
I know my stock is 17mm, should I go 20mm, or 22mm? Most Sedan will go for 22mm, but I doubt that 22mm is too stiff for wagon.
Any suggestion from Wagon owner?
What is End Links help for the sway bar?
Thanks for input
I know my stock is 17mm, should I go 20mm, or 22mm? Most Sedan will go for 22mm, but I doubt that 22mm is too stiff for wagon.
Any suggestion from Wagon owner?
What is End Links help for the sway bar?
Thanks for input
endlinks make the swaybar 'more effecient'
Think of the stock endlinks, they are rubber/plastic. When the swaybar leans on the endlinks, the stock endlinks bend. Now if you have solid endlinks, it makes if 'feel' stiffer, making it more rigid.
On my 02 wagon, I choose the 'budget' route. I picked up a used 20mm rear bar from the sedan ($50) and some whiteline steel endlinks front and rear (not the heavy duty solid aluminum ones). Handling is improved, still semi-neutral, less lean when taking turns and I can now pitch out the tail end a bit if I want. Its where I want it...for now.
It depends on what you need. This is my daily driver and it works well for what I want, like taking turns fast and to go off road every once in a while. I believe having heavy duty solid endlinks makes the suspension less independent, which isnt ideal for rough dirt roads.
Think of the stock endlinks, they are rubber/plastic. When the swaybar leans on the endlinks, the stock endlinks bend. Now if you have solid endlinks, it makes if 'feel' stiffer, making it more rigid.
On my 02 wagon, I choose the 'budget' route. I picked up a used 20mm rear bar from the sedan ($50) and some whiteline steel endlinks front and rear (not the heavy duty solid aluminum ones). Handling is improved, still semi-neutral, less lean when taking turns and I can now pitch out the tail end a bit if I want. Its where I want it...for now.
It depends on what you need. This is my daily driver and it works well for what I want, like taking turns fast and to go off road every once in a while. I believe having heavy duty solid endlinks makes the suspension less independent, which isnt ideal for rough dirt roads.
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^^^beat me to it...
I drive a sedan so no help there...
The stock end links are rubber/plastic and they have some compliance to them under hard cornering. Aftermarket end links are usually metal so they don't not flex much at all, and give you a better feel as to when the car is getting "loose".
I drive a sedan so no help there...
The stock end links are rubber/plastic and they have some compliance to them under hard cornering. Aftermarket end links are usually metal so they don't not flex much at all, and give you a better feel as to when the car is getting "loose".
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