which SB should is good
which SB should is good
I have a $300~ budget, thinking about getting some suspension stuff. My plan is to get sway bars, probably front and rear if I get a good quote on them, or else just the rear. Or should I get strut bars or arm bars before the sway? I have been reading the SB posts, and to my inexperienced understanding, there isnt a path on what to put on first? Is that right?
And when I actually get the SB, which is a better brand. STI or Cusco? Does Prodrive make swaybars?
And when I actually get the SB, which is a better brand. STI or Cusco? Does Prodrive make swaybars?
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Well, what to do depends on how you want the car to drive.
I'm guessing you have a WRX, and if so, they really tend to push when driven hard with the factory setup. So, if you're like most WRX owners, you want to get to where the car has neuteral handling or a bit of oversteer. If that's the case, then a rear sway bar (preferrably an adjustable one) and rear endlinks are a good place to start. I'd stay away from doing a front sway bar (unless you're planning on getting one smaller than stock) or a front strut tower bar. Either of these stiffens up the front end, which will generally add to an understeer condition.
Springs are a good one too - provided you get the right ones and match them up with proper struts. Increasing the spring rates all around will help, and adding quite a bit stiffer rear spring will make the car lean towards oversteer as well. Unfortunately, good struts aren't cheap.
Another bit, assuming you're not planning on competing in anything other than Street Modified for Autocross, is the Whiteline Anti-Lift kit. I don't have one personally, but I've hear lots of good things about them.
Finally, take your car in for an alignment. Have them crank down your front camber as far as it will go. I think it maxes out on the stock camber bolts at about -1.5 or so, given a normal ride height. The stock rear camber for a WRX sedan is -.25 front, -1.3 rear. This just help the car push more. Adding as much front camber as you can will make the front tires bite better going into a corner, reducing understeer. Another cheap bit would be rear camber bolts - they'll allow you to reduce the rear camber, moving the car further from understeer to oversteer.
I'm pretty happy (at the moment
) with my setup - STi Spec C struts with Spec C rear springs, Tein S-Tech front springs, Whiteline 22-24mm rear sway bar and MRT endlinks running on 225/45/17 Eagle F1 GS-D3's. My car handles very well - not that there's more stuff I'd like - STi lateral links and trailing arms, Group N bushings, Anti-Lift kit, etc, but I'm still usually good for double the posted corner speed +10 or so...
I'm guessing you have a WRX, and if so, they really tend to push when driven hard with the factory setup. So, if you're like most WRX owners, you want to get to where the car has neuteral handling or a bit of oversteer. If that's the case, then a rear sway bar (preferrably an adjustable one) and rear endlinks are a good place to start. I'd stay away from doing a front sway bar (unless you're planning on getting one smaller than stock) or a front strut tower bar. Either of these stiffens up the front end, which will generally add to an understeer condition.
Springs are a good one too - provided you get the right ones and match them up with proper struts. Increasing the spring rates all around will help, and adding quite a bit stiffer rear spring will make the car lean towards oversteer as well. Unfortunately, good struts aren't cheap.
Another bit, assuming you're not planning on competing in anything other than Street Modified for Autocross, is the Whiteline Anti-Lift kit. I don't have one personally, but I've hear lots of good things about them.
Finally, take your car in for an alignment. Have them crank down your front camber as far as it will go. I think it maxes out on the stock camber bolts at about -1.5 or so, given a normal ride height. The stock rear camber for a WRX sedan is -.25 front, -1.3 rear. This just help the car push more. Adding as much front camber as you can will make the front tires bite better going into a corner, reducing understeer. Another cheap bit would be rear camber bolts - they'll allow you to reduce the rear camber, moving the car further from understeer to oversteer.
I'm pretty happy (at the moment
) with my setup - STi Spec C struts with Spec C rear springs, Tein S-Tech front springs, Whiteline 22-24mm rear sway bar and MRT endlinks running on 225/45/17 Eagle F1 GS-D3's. My car handles very well - not that there's more stuff I'd like - STi lateral links and trailing arms, Group N bushings, Anti-Lift kit, etc, but I'm still usually good for double the posted corner speed +10 or so...
i would go with the whiteline rear adjustable swaybar as the first bit. it will dramatically reduce the understeer and give much more nuetral handling. it will be like a night and day difference.
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Definitely go with the RSB. I got my Whiteline used for ~$125. Cheap upgrade, and easy to do yourself even if your not mechanically inclined like me. As long as your down there, you might as well spend the cash for endlinks. GET THE SOLID ONES. The extra $25-50 is well worth it. The coat hanger (read: not solid) have been known to crack under load. I've seen it.
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