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Sway Bar Sizes and Opinions - Please!

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Old 12-13-2007, 04:21 AM
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The car will be driven - for the most part on the twisties on the left coast, in a search for a tighter feel on the road I investigated bar sizes and have come up with this:

Stock: Front 25 - Rear 18
SRT: 27 - 20
Addco: 25 - 22 bars are solid

If the stock bars are hollow then the Addco bars are my way to go - yes or no? Otherwise finding a set of SRT is best.

TIA,
Terry

The Car is in BC and I am 70 years old that covers the location and age questions posted elsewhere.
 
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Old 12-13-2007, 06:55 AM
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I have the H&R front bar, which I think is 30mm...although I can't seem to find it (or a rear bar) on the H&R site.

I thought the stock bars were solid?
 
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HDDP has changed to the SRT bars - I'm fairly sure he did a good write-up on them, stating that one of them was a b!tch to swap and one was not, changes in handling etc. Do a search.

Nocones, how easy was it to change out the sway bar?
Any noticeable handling changes?
Any noticeable braking changes (I had improved braking on other vehicles - less nose dive etc.)?
 
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Originally Posted by spensley
HDDP has changed to the SRT bars - I'm fairly sure he did a good write-up on them, stating that one of them was a b!tch to swap and one was not, changes in handling etc. Do a search.

Nocones, how easy was it to change out the sway bar?
Any noticeable handling changes?
Any noticeable braking changes (I had improved braking on other vehicles - less nose dive etc.)?
The front bar is cake...I think 8 bolts hold the bar on and it drops right down. I haven't done the rear bar, as it's not legal to change it in stock autox classes.

The car transitions better/flatter for sure...steering is a bit more responsive (though some of that is probably from toeing the front out a bit as well).

Braking? Swaybars have no affect on braking...they're only working under lateral loads...no effect on anything like nose dive.
 
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