I read some post about people who installed the Cusco front and rear sway bars

Front 32mm and rear 30mm

and the reviews are good so far. Can someone tell me some pros and cons on the sway bars?


Thanks

 

There is no possible way to comment on the usefulness of a sway bar without knowing what is your suspension configuration. You also need to reveal what your objective is in the addition of these parts. If you everything else is stock on your S2000, it is very unlikely that a pair of stiffer sway bars will provide any benefit. In fact, adding a stiffer bar to the rear of an otherwise stock S2000 is a really bad idea.

I can think of *zero* people that track their cars and use these sway bars. Usually, that is a good indicator of bling-factor. The more aggressive track heads are removing their rear sway bars and purchasing stiff adjustable front bars. You may have a different setup and completely different objectives.

So the real question is why do you want different sway bars? Its a bar of metal with some end links on it. There is no reason to purchase one brand over another, unless it offers a specific feature that another does not. Its also meant to be the last thing you change on your suspension, not the first.

 

Got a new set of Comptech bars burning a hole in my garage floor if you need ........... $190 (retails for $400). PM me if you need them

BTW, I have no clue what Jerry is ranting about

 

Funny, I was going to say the same thing...

 

Jerry
Thanks ... I currently have suspension . and that's all
well.. reason why i want ones is.. on freeway driving fast (100-130) mph (i know speeding is no good) and when i switching lanes.. or when i go fast on freeway on a very wide turn, the car gives me the feeling that i'm driving a boat. just like let's say a 99 camry. Sway bars will elimate some body roll and shorten the wheel travel distance i assume. Plus, another reason.. the s2k in asia.. most of the people upgraded their sway bars to 33mm front and 30mm rear for track use. maybe it's coz we have different track, i dont' know. so this is why i want to get thicker sway bars front and rear.

RT,

sounds good and it would be nice if u can tell me how big is the rear sway bar u got. is it 30 mm?

sorry for the long post. but thanks!

 

if u want a sway bar, def recommend picking up ray's comptech unit. cusco don't mean shit.

i put a front sway bar on mine and did notice a diff. less of a lean on turns. at least i felt the sensation. now that i'm used to it, i can't tell, but i'm sure if i drove a stock car, i'd be able to notice.

the boat feeling will have nothing to do with the front sway bar. the s2000 isn't a high speed cruiser. it's lightweight and high cd rating doesn't help. but it's nowhere near as floaty as any sedan.

sounds like you're just itching to spend money on the car.

 

It would be pretty tough to feel like you are piloting a boat while at the wheel of a car traveling 120mph. The interstate roads around here have ruts and other imperfections, they may be the real culprits.

What tires and what tire pressures are using when you experience this sensation? Your tires may be compressing. To reduce body roll and decrease wheel travel, you should use stiffer springs and properly valved dampers, not thicker bars.

If you want to eliminate body roll altogether, weld the suspension in place and switch to solid rubber tires. The car might drive like a roller-skate, but it won't dip.

 

......... sounds like a plan. j/k

anyways, i hope there will be no snow this year

 

One reason that cars have suspensions is that you do NOT want to eliminate all body roll. Body roll means the wheels are still on the ground, generating cornering force.

Sway bars are supposed to tune body roll in front vs. body roll in back in order to cure understeer/oversteer issues. Tuning overall body roll is the job of spring rates.

 

rear measures 31.5mm