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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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Front sway bar help.

I have an 04' impreza 2.5ts wagon. I just upgraded the rear sway bar to the 20mm WRX rear sway bar. What a different in body roll and handling.

No I am wondreing if there is any benefit to getting the WRX front sway bar as well? Would it make the car too stiff or have too much understeer??
Old Aug 4, 2004 | 04:13 PM
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you have less power than a WRX sedan, so I wouldn't get a stiffer front bar, as it will increase understeer.

If what you have now works, don't fix it!
Old Aug 4, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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I dont think you can use the WRX front bar anyway, you have to have the WRX crossmember in there.
Old Aug 5, 2004 | 03:08 AM
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Upgrade the front links instead of a complete bar, if your ride is still lacking, upgrade the bar. You may want to get some strut braces since the added rigidity of your sway bar will make your car compensate by flewing the body slighty more than it used to. (do this only if you ride hard corners all day)
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Originally Posted by OneOBS
Aren't all the fronts (exc. STI) 20mm anyway?

BTW, I put the 20mm on the back of my OBS as well (stock is 13). It pretty much neutralized my understeer. The car is much more fun in the corners now.
I think the GDA's are 20mm up front, even the RS's. But the older GC's are all 19mm up front.
Old Aug 5, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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Thanks guys,

I think I will leave the fron alone fo now and focus on other parts of the suspension.
I was just curious since the rear bar increased my fun factor so much. (13mm to a 20mm)
And if the fronts are all pretty close in diameter then I will not notice as much differnce as the rear.

Also I do want to worry about changing the bar in the winter. With my luck I would forget to do when it starts snowing around here and wind up someplace rather unexpected.
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