hey everyone. i have just started looking into getting sway bars for my currently stock 02 wrx wagon. from what ive found it seems like there arent that many rear sway bars for the wrx wagon. i was wondering if anyone knows who makes rear sway bars and endlinks for a wagon, whether theyre any good, and where to get them? oh yeah, why dont rear sedan sway bars work on a wagon?
Thanks

 

sedan swaybars work the same for wagons. the stock 02 sedan swaybar would be perfect for the wagon.

 

id recommend kartboys.

 

I've been VERY happy with the used sedan rear swaybar (20mm) and new whiteline endlinks that are on my wagon. (The new whiteline endlinks are nice and beefy )

 

hmm.

i've got the cusco from gruppe s on the wag and i like it on full stiff. kb endlinks rear, noltecs front. stock front bar.

never had an "oh ****" lift oversteer moment yet. then again, i used to drive a vette.

fwiw
ken

 

The sedan bar works great on the wagon. It's just not adjustable. Some people want the option to dial in or out over steer or under steer with the rear bar. If you can find an adjustable 20mm bar that would be the ideal bar for the wagon. Or as long as you can equally match the front and rear with larger bars, with not to much of a gap between the two, you will just feel better stability in the corners and not much over/under steer “increase” from the stock set up, with the ability to adjust for over/under steer. The stability increase from stock will greatly improve the handling. The wagon comes with a 20mm front bar and a 17mm rear. Unlike the sedan which I believe has both a 19mm or 20mm front and rear. (Can’t remember if it’s 19 or 20 sry)

There are a ton of suspension/handling mods that can be done. It all depends on how you want you car to handle.

When I first started doing suspension setups on my wagon I went for the coilovers which were adjustable. You could dial in/out over/under steer, but for street…just a bit to much for me. On the track they were pretty sick. Took those off and went with an adjustable strut/spring combo and STi strut tops. That’s where I’m at now. But then I added a 22mm rear Perrin swaybar and Perrin endlinks, that created oversteer. To compensate for the larger rear sway I had to have my front struts set to 4 (stiffest) and the rear to 2 or 3 to dial out the over steer that I got from the larger rear bar. This I didn’t like at all. I like my car to grip and not step out in the rear under hard cornering. Some may like this for auto-x or even track driving, but like I said I like the car to grip on the track or on the street. That’s just me though. Also I tried the Perrin bar with the stock endlinks and like that a bit more. The Perrin bar comes with a heavy duty mount as well, which was very nice. It’s a good set up but you just have to be aware on how the car will handle and either adjust your driving or again, change your set up to compensate.

Anyway, I dumped the Perrin bar and got a sedan 20mm bar (for cheep, free) and added the STi 6-pc. lateral/trailing/endlink set up for the rear and whiteline endlinks, STi lower arm bar and control arm bushings up front. So, now the car is about max comfort and max handling for the parts that are on the car. I could add camber plates or go back to coilovers since I’m doing track days, but then you loose some comfort.

A few other parts that I added were the strut bars, a STi titanium bar up front and a Cusco CF rear strut bar. The front is mainly for looks, but the rear does help some at 9/10 driving (driving at the limit of both you and your car). It should be the last thing to would need.

Like others have said there are a few companies that make suspension parts that work with both the sedan and the wagon. Cusco, Whiteline, Perrin, SPT, Hotchkis, and others to name a few…

Do some searching and you should find some good info.

 

wow thanks for all the info fellas...i dont know i read on some retail site that sedan RSB wouldnt work on wagons...but since you guys say so ill go with a perrin adj. RSB and endlinks

 

It's a nice set up but just be ready for some oversteer. Start out with it on the least progressive setting which is the 22mm (7/8" bar size) setting. I think the settings are 22, 23, and 24 mm. The setting near the front of the car is the least progressive.

Oh and if you don't already have them get a nice set of sticky tires and dump the RE92's. You can stick with the same OEM size but just get some better tires that will make a world of difference.

LB

 

any suggestions for tires? ive been looking at the nitto neo gen...

 

Well that is a whole other can of worms!

I like the S03's and the BFG KD's for 17" rims. But the KD's are not really for any serious wet weather. The S03's can handle wet or dry very well. But both are pricy!

I had a set of Dunlops SP Sport 5000's in OEM size and they were sweet for all conditions including snow.

So it just depends on what your needs are. I haven't had any experiance with the Nitto Neo's.

There are plenty of threads on tires fo sure!

 

I can sell my sedan sway bar if someone wants it:banana: