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Old 06-03-2009 | 09:00 PM
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Default Neuspeed rear swaybar? thoughts on it?

i was talkin to a guy today and he said i should invest in a rear swaybar for my car. he said the handling was very noticeable when cornering and helped a lot with oversteer.


anyone have one and care to share their opinions?

i guess it doenst matter the brand as much, he just siad i should look at "Neuspeed 20 sumthin mm rear sway bar"
 
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Old 06-03-2009 | 10:09 PM
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dont go bigger than 20mm i have heard of many people cracking their subframe
 
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Old 06-03-2009 | 10:54 PM
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I don't know about what sizes and I dont have one personally, but I have also heard of cracked subframes. Buy the reinforced brackets to prevent this.
 
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Old 06-04-2009 | 12:07 AM
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hmm, interesting...

know of any inexpensive kinds? or does quality matter?
 
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Old 06-04-2009 | 12:56 AM
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Old 06-04-2009 | 12:57 AM
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I have the 19mm rear sway bar and it is well worth the investment. I also got the metal endlinks as well and my kit came with the subframe brace. This is a good item and it will make a noticeable improved difference.


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Old 06-04-2009 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fred2ka4
I have the 19mm rear sway bar and it is well worth the investment. I also got the metal endlinks as well and my kit came with the subframe brace. This is a good item and it will make a noticeable improved difference.
how much and was installation hard?
 
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Old 06-04-2009 | 02:51 PM
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I found mine in the classifieds for $100 with the metal endlinks and it took about 45 minutes to install. It was not hard at all.
 
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Old 06-04-2009 | 04:14 PM
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I just installed H&R sways. The rear costs about $200 for a 21mm sway. The install was really easy and took me about 45 mins also. Get the metal sway links like others have mentioned. I have also heard not to use the stiffest setting on the rear sway.
 
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Old 06-04-2009 | 05:37 PM
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I'm using an OEM S4 rear sway bar and the difference even with that is noticeable and very nice. I don't have the subframe braces, but I'd like them - are they available from the usual suspects (ECS, PureMS, etc)? I plan on the metal endlinks as well, but I like the idea of the subframe braces.
 


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