sway bar general ride quality
09-23-2010, 12:31 PM
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sway bar general ride quality
I've read all the reviews and threads about sway bars. i guess my question is, how is the general ride quality effected? i know it will be stiffer side to side, but if i'm just cruising down the highway or city streets, is it going to be dramatically stiffer or harsher where I will feel all the jolts from bumps or any other road imperfections?
background info. my car is a 2010 G sedan non sport. as of now, i'm planning on keeping the suspension stock. I had neuspeed swaybars on my previous cars, but they were all lowered with aggressive profile tires, so I can't tell if the stiffness and harshness were due to the swaybars alone.
thanks.
background info. my car is a 2010 G sedan non sport. as of now, i'm planning on keeping the suspension stock. I had neuspeed swaybars on my previous cars, but they were all lowered with aggressive profile tires, so I can't tell if the stiffness and harshness were due to the swaybars alone.
thanks.
09-23-2010, 01:52 PM
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Makes things a little stiffer. I have the tanabes on my car. They're pretty good and not bad at all... But gotta remember if you want better handling you gotta have to sacrifice something... say, comfort....
09-23-2010, 03:40 PM
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I have a 2010 g37xs sedan. Got the stillen rear sway and the circuit sports strut tower brace. Neither really had any effect on the ride quality, but the stillen rear sway made a world of difference as far as handling goes.
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how much did you pay for everything in total???
09-23-2010, 06:17 PM
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i had the hotchkis with JIC's so it was tough to remember what the ride felt like before....but from what i recall the side to side was the only area i noticed the difference.
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The stillen rear sway bar was $169 and the circuit sports strut tower brace was $150. I did the install myself so no charge for labor!
They do come in a pair, but since my g is awd the front sway bar is different. Its actually about 30% larger than a rwd front sway bar, while the stock rear sway is tiny compared to the stock rear sway on the rwd g. They do this to make the car under-steer in bad weather, which they think is safe. I had to special order just the rear sway from stillen. No one makes a front bar for the awd g yet.
They do come in a pair, but since my g is awd the front sway bar is different. Its actually about 30% larger than a rwd front sway bar, while the stock rear sway is tiny compared to the stock rear sway on the rwd g. They do this to make the car under-steer in bad weather, which they think is safe. I had to special order just the rear sway from stillen. No one makes a front bar for the awd g yet.
