Front, Rear or Both?

[Lawsonmh15]

Now that my pulley situation is in resolution, I can get back to thinking of mods with my gub'ment cheez.

 

So, if I want to stiffen up my suspension, should I be looking at Front or rear sway bars, or both and why? I've been looking at the Cobb bars, but if there is some enlightened soul knows of a better product for a 99 Legacy SUS, I am open to suggestions.

[1 Lucky Texan]

Now that my pulley situation is in resolution, I can get back to thinking of mods with my gub'ment cheez.

 

So, if I want to stiffen up my suspension, should I be looking at Front or rear sway bars, or both and why? I've been looking at the Cobb bars, but if there is some enlightened soul knows of a better product for a 99 Legacy SUS, I am open to suggestions.

 

This is a very good question and one I will face after my WRX comes in. I try to read up past threads at http://www.nasioc.com but the signal to noise ratio is high, it's worse if you ask a question - though I do feel there are individuals there with great experience and insight - -perhaps some privte messages is the best way to go over there.

I also like a lot of what I read at http://www.spdusa.com/ though some is 'uncomfortable' in that its discouraging me from some of the easy/cheap mods.

Much of course dpends on what you want to do with the car. At present, I may put springs and lighter wheels on and just a slightly beefier rear bar. maybe increase (slant the top in? whatever) camber on the fron wheels a little. I just want a fun daily driver. Probably get a Stromung dual tip axle back too! Oh, and tint - this is Texas!

 

Carl

[Lawsonmh15]

maybe increase (slant the top in? whatever) camber on the fron wheels a little. I just want a fun daily driver. Probably get a Stromung dual tip axle back too! Oh, and tint - this is Texas!

 

Carl

 

Damn Carl!!!. You sound excited. I'm Happy for you:grin:. But... Could you tell me anything about the bars?

[All_talk]

It really depends on what you wany the car to do (or do differently than it does now). In stock form most cars understeer qiute a bit (its a safety thing), so a good place to start is a bigger rear sway bar. If overall tightening is your goal you really should look at some stiffer springs, but the stock struts wont be enough to control them... one thing leads to the next. You really need to look at it as a complete system, decide what you want from the car and do your research.

 

Gary

[Lawsonmh15]

It really depends on what you wany the car to do (or do differently than it does now). In stock form most cars understeer qiute a bit (its a safety thing), so a good place to start is a bigger rear sway bar. If overall tightening is your goal you really should look at some stiffer springs, but the stock struts wont be enough to control them... one thing leads to the next. You really need to look at it as a complete system, decide what you want from the car and do your research.

 

Gary

 

 

I was afraid of that!

[1 Lucky Texan]

 

I was afraid of that!

 

I wouldn't be AFRAID of a heavier rear bar. Just understand, like gary said, it's a system. If you believe spd, a very heavy rear bar will reduce body roll but is a little more 'twitchy' at extreme manuevers than a system balanced with springs,struts and bars together. Still, a whitleine adjustable rear anti-sway bar gives you the option to 'play' with different settings and select one that works for you. Other folks make them too. They have 2 or more usually 3 holes on the end that connects to the end link which varies the leverage the car can put on the bar. In effect, its like swapping to heavier ,medium and lighter bars. For instance, if you car came with a factory bar that is -say- 17mm, you could get a 19-21-23 adjustable bar to play with. I wouldn't get a front bar. Like gary said, you will want to shift the cars dynamic behavior from understeer toward neutral. Just be careful.

 

Carl