im wondering about how much better sti sway bars are better than wrx sway bars??

anyone know?

thanks
ryan~

 

and please dont give me "they are from an STI, they must be better" crap.. i would like serious answers!

are they any thicker?

 

Fronts are same thickness. 20mm for both. No point to swap them.


STi rear bars are mostly 20mm (i think there were a few 19mm bars)

Rears on 02 WRX sedan and some 03 WRX sedan are also 20mm. 04+ WRX rear bars were 17mm. You can measure yours pretty quickly.

All WRX Wagons were 17mm rear.


The issue is the rear STi bar is about 2 inches longer. You can get it to fit but it's not acting like an equivalent 20mm and it's hardly an upgrade. The effectiveness is reduced considerably due to the way it mounts.



Short answer, don't bother swapping them, even if they're free.


- Andrew

 

so go aftermarket for sure..

 

yup.


- Andrew

 

i have whiteline front and rear sways with whiteline rear endlinks and loving them.

i'd recommend them.

 

yeah i hear good things about the whiteline sway bars..I think ill be pickin those up...how much they usually sell for used?

 

^^ i bought mine brand new, but for awhile i was seeing like 130 ish?? Idk, I would just look around here or nasioc.com or clubwrx.net

 

what sways should i get with stock springs??

 

having stock springs or aftermarket don't matter with sways.

Personally, i have only had whiteline sways and love them. They are one of the only mods that I would say is the best bang for your buck in terms of suspension.


I have been told that you really don't need to replace the front endlinks since more pressure will be put on the rear ones so what I did was get a front and rear whiteline sway bar with whiteline rear endlinks and I'm loving it

 

my friend has whiteline sways, and he couldnt even keep the front one on.. he felt like he had a snow plow affect!??

 

snow plow effect??

I have both front and rear I would say if anything the car feels much more neutral through turns and stable.

I'm not really understanding the snow plow effect lol

 

he has the biggest whiteline sways tho...

 

^^ that could be it. If he has adjustable ones and fools around with them he could possibly get rid of the snow plow effect and have the car where he wants it, just a thought.

 

ill have to look at them next time at his house...