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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks I prefer neutral with a hint of oversteer. Not too much though or you'll mess up in high speed slaloms and fast transitions. It's definitely best

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Hotchkis 35 34.31%
Stillen 24 23.53%
Stock OEM 7 6.86%
Nismo 5 4.90%
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Old 01-28-2010, 05:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I prefer neutral with a hint of oversteer. Not too much though or you'll mess up in high speed slaloms and fast transitions.

It's definitely best to auto-x the car at least a couple of times on the stock sway bars so that you have a good feel of what it is going to do. It gets a lot more responsive with the stiffer bars which means quicker weight transfer, but also means that you have to be quicker to keep up with it.
LOL, we're probably not too far off..... you're just to the oversteer side of neutral, and I'm just to the understeer side of neutral.
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One of these days someone is going to have to explain to me the difference between Over-/under-steer. I myself don't track, and don't know much about it. But sway bars/suspension is something I would like to upgrade.
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So according to the poll hotchkis it is!
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Now we have Whiteline to add to the mix. Whiteline has an extensive record with STi and EVO owners and have shown great results. Forged Performance is selling them and apparently the Whiteline sways were tested on a 370 specifically so may be worth taking a look at.
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Now we have Whiteline to add to the mix. Whiteline has an extensive record with STi and EVO owners and have shown great results. Forged Performance is selling them and apparently the Whiteline sways were tested on a 370 specifically so may be worth taking a look at.
I've heard only good things about the Whiteline swaybars. They are a bit on the expensive side however...

Anybody has some feedbacks for them on a 370?
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I think the guys over at Robispec are running a 27mm Whiteline three way adjustable sway bar in the front (but no rear sway bar?) if I recall correctly. I haven't seen any comments about the sways from them though.
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I had Hotchkis on my 350 and loved them. One of the best mods I did. Haven't tried anything else. But waiting on more results and opinions from others before I make a final purchase some day.
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Just wondering...

For the Stillen Sway Bar fans, what settings did you use for rear sway bar for DD?

and for Hotchkis Sway Bar fans, what settings did you use for front/back for DD?

Thanks for the help by the way!

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Hotchkis - DD... softest setting
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