Both Sway Bars Needed?
 

Looking to get sway bars for my car. Stillen only sells the kit, but Hotchkis sells them separately. Are both needed?

I'd say get both. Really doesn't make since to stiffen just the front or rear. If so you are bound to have more under/oversteer. They really work in harmony together.

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Excellent! Seen a lot of good reviews of Stillen's kit...especially since I won't be tracking the car.

Yah definitely get the front and rear.

The Stillen sway bars are what I got, for that very reason. They are awesome and really help the car's balance and control body roll. You should definitely get both though.

Get both.

But you can run whatever combination you want (stock bar with an aftermarket bar) depending on your preference.

Thanks for the responses guys! The list of mods keeps getting longer, even though I'm crossing stuff off haha.

yah like add 15mm spacers. :D

What sways would you guys recommend for track duty? Whitelines are extremely expensive.

yah like adding GTR button :p

I use stillen, with the rear on medium. I believe the stillen and Hotchkis have the same specs, but the stillen is cheaper. I could be wrong on that because I bought them 2 years ago. If they aren't identical though, they are close.

hotchkis has a significantly stiffer front bar, which to me is not a good thing

Is disassembly of the exhaust necessary to install the rear sway?

Yes

Blah...I just installed my exhaust like 2 weeks ago. I am NOT getting back under there right now. Guess these will have to wait lol.

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josh I am running the stillen sways and am local in tampa if you want to take a look/ride and see if you like the difference. just pm me.

Anyone have a table or spreadsheet comparing stiffness of stock, nismo, and aftermarket sways including sizes and weight?

Def get both sway bars. Im about to order my Stillen sways within the next week :tup:

Thanks for the offer! Where abouts in Tampa are you?

I live over in valrico/brandon area just off 60 but work on base.

This is very true. I may swap back the stock front bar next year after driving around with the front Hotchkis bar disconnected for a while. Much easier to get a little loose.

No, no need to completely disassemble the exhaust. Taking the exhaust off of the rear hangers gives you just enough space to wiggle the sway bars in. It's a bit of a PITA but it is doable. I have the Berk CBE as well.

So many people ruin the dynamics of their car installing those bars:shakes head:

What do you mean?

Hotchkis front bar is too much unless you are willing to run 3.5+ degrees of camber up front, and even then it's questionable for how most drive.


As with any suspension mod...if you don't know why you are doing it, don't.