Sway bar upgrade

[Matt]

Want to upgrade my bars for a little better performance. Front and rear, my front is stock and I did step up to a 17 mm rear but still need it to be a little tighter in the turns. To much roll to go faster.... Don't tell me to learn to drive first... I go just fine.

 

[Mighty Subie]

stuff like this (suspension) is number one on having the car's ability to go better. someone will weigh in on what fits.

 

[GMan]

Just make sure you have your suspension dialed in first. I personally would not even touch that until everything else is has been gone through. Could cause heavy over/understeer and tourque steer problems.

 

[GClark]

Get some stiffer struts/springs/coilovers while you're at it.

 

[GMan]

Also throw in a set of poly bushings for that oh so tight feeling.

 

[Matt]

It's already lowered on bilsteins and eibachs. I figure bars should be next.

 

[GMan]

cool!

 

[Ray]

Do a rallitek rear and a Tribeca front bar, that's what Im going to do net for sways.

http://www.rallitek.com/RalliTEK-Rear-Anti-Sway-Bar-Kit-Impreza-1993-2007/p-4366

 

[Nigel Prodrive]

Bigger rear bar treads a fine line between livening handling a bit and making the car a real handful. Snap oversteer ain't no fun.

Where and under what conditions are you battling understeer so u want that bigger rear bar ?

 

[inski]

I've got a 20mm STI (wont fit wagons) rear sway bar, brandy new, subaru labels still on it. 75bucks

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

I've got a 20mm STI (wont fit wagons) rear sway bar, brandy new, subaru labels still on it. 75bucks

Considering he just totaled the car, I think a sway bar is the least of his worries

 

[Matt]

yea.....

......not in need of this currently.

 

[sooch]

fyi matt, I know you dont need this, but STi bar does NOT work on our cars. It is a little bit too big lengthwise. It is posted all over rs25 so check it out to double check (if you end up getting a rear sway)

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

fyi matt, I know you dont need this, but STi bar does NOT work on our cars. It is a little bit too big lengthwise. It is posted all over rs25 so check it out to double check (if you end up getting a rear sway)

The STi bar works on the GD's, you mount it on the outside of the lateral links and the effectiveness is reduced. Although it still works as my 25mm bounced me into a ditch whoops.

I obviously can't confirm GC fitment as I don't have one.

 

[Matt]

Gc is the same. Mounts on the outside. Not sure how that would effect the handling.

 

[SUBARUDE]

You can get a brand new 20mm rear sway from evergreen for less then a $100

Last time I checked

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

Gc is the same. Mounts on the outside. Not sure how that would effect the handling.

Probably the same. it works, but the effectiveness is slightly reduced due to the changed geometry. Sway bars are a bandaid for poor suspension. There are much better things you can change to get better results.

If you really want to get serious about suspension, pick my brain on facebook chat sometime. If we had CHAT BACK I could rant there.