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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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sway bar come after coilover?

im thinking about getting the rear sway bar, and my questions is that for 06 wrx

people said that i should get coilover first because the wrx suspension is not

opposite strut or whatever? so i just want to know will the sway bar give me a

big change on the handling? and if i get sway bar should i get endlink also?
Old Jun 19, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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I'm not an expert on suspension setups, but I can tell you what I have found out so far. If you upgrade the size of the swaybars, you should also do the endlinks, as the OE endlinks will not fit the larger swaybars.

In my opinion, I think you will see a bigger difference in the way your car handles by doing the swaybars before the coilovers.
Old Jun 19, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wrXmon
I'm not an expert on suspension setups, but I can tell you what I have found out so far. If you upgrade the size of the swaybars, you should also do the endlinks, as the OE endlinks will not fit the larger swaybars.

In my opinion, I think you will see a bigger difference in the way your car handles by doing the swaybars before the coilovers.
I dont know about '04 up but on '02/'03 imprezas the OE endlinks fit fine, it is a good idea to upgrade those as well as they are plastic, but you dont have to. I ran the CUSCO 24mm adjustable bar and OE endlinks w/out any problems on my '02 for quite some time.
Old Jun 19, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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I didn't want to go overboard with suspension mods right away so I started with sways. These seemed to change the handling balance and also flatten out the cornering a bit (less body roll).

Coilovers should make quite a bigger difference, but at the expense of ride and $$$.
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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Sway bars are MUCH more "bang for the buck" than the coilovers. How much are a set of sways?... like 300? Compare that to the coilovers. And you will definitely feel a difference with the sways. Endlinks are not required, per say... I run an upgraded set in the rear, just because of reports of them bending.
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