"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 15/07/14 02:42 AM Share Posted 15/07/14 02:42 AM brett from shockworks said I don't need my whiteline adjustable sway bars and drop links now with his coil overs.. problem is I already brought them. should I just put them on anyway?? I don't see how It could make the coilovers perform anyless with them over the factory ones.. opinions??You need to keep in mind that too much sway bar will affect ride quality.The stiffer the sway bar the more it will affect the opposite wheel movement.If your bar is too stiff then when you hit a bump with one wheel then the stiffer bar will transfer that bump thru the bar to the other wheel affecting ride quality.A stiffer bar will also tend to lift the inside wheel which can be a good and bad thing depending on how the car is set up.IMO you should try to get away with as little bar as possible especially for the street.Sway bars are a pretty crude tuning tool but they work and can affect the cars suspension in many ways , negative and positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Posted 15/07/14 05:48 AM Author Share Posted 15/07/14 05:48 AM Can I just run the sway bar on soft setting then?? so it doesn't just sit around and not get used at all?? im trying to sell it but so far haven't had much luck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 15/07/14 05:48 AM Share Posted 15/07/14 05:48 AM Sway bar too stiff !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 15/07/14 06:00 AM Share Posted 15/07/14 06:00 AM Wut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,034 Member For: 16y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/07/14 06:43 AM Share Posted 15/07/14 06:43 AM Just use the swaybars. They aren't as detrimental as people have said here on my car... I have Tein coilovers with thick front swaybars and I'm perfectly satisfied with their operation (as a suspension lay-person) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Posted 15/07/14 09:26 PM Author Share Posted 15/07/14 09:26 PM cheers mate f*ck it I will just use them. They sway bars are ADJUSTABLE after all so I don't see why I cant set them up to suit at the end of the day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 15/07/14 10:22 PM Share Posted 15/07/14 10:22 PM do the coil overs by themselves first, get a feel for how the car is and then try them. Make up your mind to whether it suits what you are after, if you do the coil overs and the sway bars at the same time and it's not what you want then who are you going to blame? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Posted 15/07/14 10:37 PM Author Share Posted 15/07/14 10:37 PM lol why would I be blaming anyone for mate?? ive already got them swaybars so im going to fit them on the weekend as close to factory spec as possible so atleast I have heavy duty sway bars and drop links over standard.. will get the coilovers in a week or two and throw them in aswell.. thanks for your help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 15/07/14 10:46 PM Share Posted 15/07/14 10:46 PM Everything I've read and been told so far strongly suggests running the stock set up with the coilovers - to the point that in testing they found that adding more bar was detrimental to handling.Add them if you want, but you'll only be crippling your own experience.Same with ride height - they have a height they are recommending as best for handling - some prefer to go lower and run outside the optimum for their own reasons.Not sure why you'd put them on if all they will do is make the car handle worse.Are they new or used?If trying to sell them then would probably be easier if they aren't on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSEXT Member 235 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Posted 15/07/14 11:19 PM Author Share Posted 15/07/14 11:19 PM fair enough mate I get what you mean.. its a brand new whiteline kit. asking for $500 if anybodies interested lol rrp $790 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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