is there anything wrong with getting a hallow bar like the tanabe? the tanabe bar is 30.4 mm in diameter. is there a difference between a 30.4mm solid bar and a 30.4mm hallow bar?

 

Another good cheap upgrade for the ap2 guys is to get an older ap1 front bar. It's 2mm thicker than the factory ap2 bar. I think it made an improvement on mine.

 

noone knows if the cuscos are hollow or solid????

i can't find out the specs anywhere

 

I thought I would add this I found in the Springs thread perhaps good info for this thread:


QUOTE (s2ktaxi @ Dec 4 2007, 07:45 PM)
we should also try to get shock/damper rates and sway bar specs.



Early AP1 ('00-'01):
F: 28.2x5.0mm (P/N: 51300-S2A-003)
R: 27.2x5.3mm (P/N: 52300-S2A-013)

Late AP1 ('02-'03):
F: 26.5x4.5mm (P/N: 51300-S2A-013)
R: 27.2x4.5mm (P/N: 52300-S2A-J01)

AP2:
F: 26.5x4.5mm (P/N: 51300-S2A-023)
R: 25.4x4.5mm (P/N: 52300-S2A-J02)

Alex:
F: 32.0mm
R: 24.5mm
R: 30.0mm

ASM:
F: 25.4x4.0mm (38% softer)
F: 31.8x3.7mm (28% stiffer)
R: 25.4x3.0mm (31% softer)
R: 30.2x3.5mm (15% stiffer)

Comptech:
F: 162%-278% stiffer (race only 5 position adjustable model)
F: 1.25" (~31.75mm)
R: 1.25" (~31.75mm)

Cusco:
F: 32mm (72% stiffer)
R: 30mm (36% stiffer)

Gendron:
F: 1.25x0.188" (~31.75x4.76mm) 6 position adjustable
F: 1.25x0.25" (~31.75x6.35mm) 6 position adjustable
F: 1.25" (~31.75mm) 6 position adjustable

Mugen:
F: 25.4mm
F: 31.8mm (discontinued)
R: 25.4mm
R: 30.0mm

Saner:
F: 1.25" (~31.75mm) 3 position adjustable

Spoon:
F: 27x4.8mm
R: 27x4.3mm

SWIFT:
F: 87% as stiff as (13% softer)
R: 116% stiffer
*compared to Early AP1 ('00-'01)

Tanabe:
F: 30.4mm
R: 30.4mm

Whiteline:
F: 30.0mm (50% stiffer)

***Note, these numbers were taken from a post by suterusu (Andrew). Thanks man***


-Hockey

 

bringing this back from the dead. I keep looking at this thread to find the right sway bar and looking out for other too. there is a saner sway bar on ebay for $275 plus free shipping to continental US if anyone is interested. i dont know who is selling it.

 

i have saner front sway bar and i was wondering where can i buy the spacer plate and spacer endlink. also will i cause any damage if i didnt install the spacer plate. i installed the sway bar 3 weeks ago and the first 3 week fell great, the front was stiffen at coners but last week i dont feel the stiffen front at coners anymore could something be wrong?

 

Porsche effect. Now you need a whole new suspension. Obviously you get used to it.

 

Will any of these bars cause alignment changes ? My suspension is stock but I'd like to do something to stiffen it up without altering the suspension while I am still under warranty.

 

I doubt a swaybar would void your warranty....unless it ripped itself out of the subframe or broke a link or something like that.

 

I just don't want to have a alignment done if I change the bar. And I dont want to alter the springs or struts right now. Possibly down the road.