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Stillen Sway Bar Review & Question

I have the same feel as the OP. I installed the front first at mid setting and it was greaat, the car felt much better. Then went to the rear

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Old 04-27-2013, 12:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have the same feel as the OP. I installed the front first at mid setting and it was greaat, the car felt much better. Then went to the rear sway and installed it with soft and feels weird. Not just stiff but as is the camber arms are xhocked. at stock height and alignment is perfect. I have a friend who had the same feel and went to the middle setting and it got alot better. This is at the street and track. Ill try the same
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the rear imo does not need extra stiffening on stock suspension.

no one said you HAD to replace both front and rear. just do the front for starts and use stock rear bar.
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well my reasoning after being to the track with my tire set up and stock susp is that tad of understeer that I didnt mind on this track.... But I wanted to stiffen up the front and rear by the same proportion just to have less roll with the same balance. I spoke to stillen and the front at middle and the rear at soft should be the closest thing to what I want. Im gonna leave it like that and see what it feels like next track day. Dont take me wrong the car feels much much better I just wasnt expecting the rear to be this stiff when being at the softest setting.
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well my reasoning after being to the track with my tire set up and stock susp is that tad of understeer that I didnt mind on this track.... But I wanted to stiffen up the front and rear by the same proportion just to have less roll with the same balance. I spoke to stillen and the front at middle and the rear at soft should be the closest thing to what I want. Im gonna leave it like that and see what it feels like next track day. Dont take me wrong the car feels much much better I just wasnt expecting the rear to be this stiff when being at the softest setting.
If I may make a suggestion...take some tools with you to the track. Changing the sway bar end link mounting position is one of the easiest things to adjust while at the truck. Honestly, it's almost as easy as adjusting tire pressure. You don't need to pull the wheels off or anything.

Simply jack the car up, climb under and adjust the link. When you adjust the link, make sure you have both side of the car off the ground. Meaning, don't lift the left side, then the right. You need to have both tires off the ground.
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Anyone have Stillen front/rear sways just for daily driving? And what setup did you use? Haven't ordered them yet, but leaning towards them as I've read Stillen Sways are the way to go for street driving. Probably going to start off with the middle settings front/rear, as what Stillen recommends. Just wondering if someone had a good setup already for daily driving. Any suggestions would help.
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Anyone have Stillen front/rear sways just for daily driving? And what setup did you use? Haven't ordered them yet, but leaning towards them as I've read Stillen Sways are the way to go for street driving. Probably going to start off with the middle settings front/rear, as what Stillen recommends. Just wondering if someone had a good setup already for daily driving. Any suggestions would help.
I run Swift Springs on stock shocks, front Stillen at mid and rear at soft. Car feels excellent, I did have it aligned right after the springs. The only reason I got a rear bar is because of the stock shocks, otherwise I would have gone with stock or no rear bar. The car still feels like a stock car w factory setup.
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sounds good. worst case, just use the stock rear bar.
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I run both front and back at the stiffest setting. Everything seems fine to me.


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