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New sway bars-what a difference!

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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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New sway bars-what a difference!

I installed TPC hollow sway bars and now that I have them dialed in{2nd hole from soft both front and rear}, the car is transformed. There is a little more road feedback on the street, but at the track is where the real difference can be felt. I was unhappy with the body roll and rear weight shifting with the stock bars. The huge front bar, 32mm, tamed the front body roll, but it was putting the rear bar on the second hole from soft that eliminated the unnerving rear weight shifting at higher speed that really made the difference to me. Now going through S turns, the rear is planted and sure footed and the car can be accelerated with confidence. No more waiting for the rear to settle before hammering it. I should have done this a long time ago. Next project, more negative camber. Probably have to install GT3 front control arms to nail it.
 
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You going to the meet this weekend? If so I may have to check this set-up out first hand.
 
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Update me, what meet are you talking about? If the weather is good I will probably go.
 
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put rear sways on my 01 really feels flat guess i'll have ti install the fronts shortly, that car from eldorado hills in really changin as has mine changed from it's maryland home
 
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Yea, once I get the suspension finished with the Moton install later in the year, then I'll think about some K24 variant to put a little more kick in the pants.
 
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Update me, what meet are you talking about? If the weather is good I will probably go.
The normal bi-weekly getogether. This time it is in Rockville.
 
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Gunther, hope to meet you there. 10 am right?
 
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