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Old 05-30-2016, 12:29 PM
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Sway Bars, What is the current go to brand and setup?

Looking to add a sway bar kit while the car is on the lift finishing up a motor drop for rails and injectors etc... I searched a bit but found many options, with no real answer which is the "best" I know this is very subjective as every car is different as are people's needs and wants in the way there car drives. I am using my car mostly for fun drives.
 
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i have 3 way gmg bars on mine. they build world class race cars and a host of parts for the 996 turbo
 
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Gmg or eibach. Make sure to get end links to or changing sways is basically pointless. Sway bars though are probabaly the best suspension mod you can do to most cars. You can get rid of all the unwanted understeer and really change how the car drives
 
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Gmg or eibach. Make sure to get end links to or changing sways is basically pointless. Sway bars though are probabaly the best suspension mod you can do to most cars. You can get rid of all the unwanted understeer and really change how the car drives
How is the car coming? (both of you hehe)
 
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Originally Posted by awdbiturbo1
How is the car coming? (both of you hehe)
Slow because now I'm never home and on the road. Weekend of the 11th I hope to have it far enough to have it idling and haul it to my local tuner snd pay him to finish the rest.
 
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almost ready to start and found a leaking fuel tank. waiting on replacement tank for now
 
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Nothing like being aaaaalmost done and having a rail leak or a belt thrown at 5k! The wait is killer
 
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Porsche OEM GT3 or Tarret GT3 replica's.
 
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I have Eibach front and rear huge improvement over stock 3 position adjustable and fantastic price under $300 US if you look hard enough online.

I guarantee you wont regret the Eibachs just make sure you get the 3 position adjustable ones and a set of tarret drop links as the OEM bendy ones are rubbish

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Originally Posted by timccloud
I have Eibach front and rear huge improvement over stock 3 position adjustable and fantastic price under $300 US if you look hard enough online.

I guarantee you wont regret the Eibachs just make sure you get the 3 position adjustable ones and a set of tarret drop links as the OEM bendy ones are rubbish

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Yeah nothing worse than the bendy ones Tim. I love my Eibachs, they're excellent quality.
 
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Eibachs 3 way adjustable. Can't really go wrong. Put them on the middle settings both front and rear this results in an OEM feel with reduced sway and slightly sharper steering. Understeer remains. I went onto hole 3 on the rear 4 a track event and quickly returned back to the middle for the road. The steering sharpens up like crazy and becomes ultra quick. Oversteer becomes the name of the game. I use it 4 track setting only!
 
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Factory GT3 bars are great but $$$. Lots of adjustability, 5 way front, 4 way rear, very light. Porsche got these right..
 
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based on recommendations both here and on Rennlist, I went with the GMG adjustables for my stock suspension car. I set them up full soft front, full hard rear to dial out some of the understeer. It's not all gone, but it's significantly improved with no noticeable increase in NVH.
 
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Originally Posted by Road King
based on recommendations both here and on Rennlist, I went with the GMG adjustables for my stock suspension car. I set them up full soft front, full hard rear to dial out some of the understeer. It's not all gone, but it's significantly improved with no noticeable increase in NVH.
You probabaly need more front tire to get rid of the rest. That or stickier ones.
 
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Originally Posted by flewis763
You probably need more front tire to get rid of the rest. That or stickier ones.
Good call. I am planning on 245/40 & 315/30 once my current stock sized tires are worn out.
 


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