I just received my set of Front and Rear Swaybar set from Eibach. When I heard that Eibach was working on a hollow adjustable swaybars, I jumped on the opportunity to try them out.



The Eibach sway bar set comes with front and rear sways with two settings (soft / stiff) for both front and rear sways.

Eibach Sway Bar Spec:

S2000 Eibach Sway Bar rates:

Front: 32mm Adjustable (HOLLOW)
Pos.1 - 65 N/mm (368lbs/in)
Pos.2 - 73 N/mm (416lbs/in)
Weight - 4.8kg (10.6lbs.)

Rear: 29mm Adjustable (HOLLOW)
Pos.1 - 90 N/mm (515lbs/in)
Pos.2 - 106 N/mm (605lbs/in)
Weight - 4.9kg (10.8lbs.)

I was able to search the forums for OEM sway bar specs for comparison:

OEM S2000 Sway Bar Information:

AP1 100 series-
Front sway bar part number: 51300-S2A-003
28.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 5mm Sidewall
Rating at 61.6N/mm

Rear sway bar part number: 52300-S2A-013
27.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 5.3mm Sidewall
Rating at 73N/mm

AP1 110 Series-
Front sway bar part number:
51300-S2A-J01
27.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 5mm Sidewall
Rating at 53.6N/mm

Rear sway bar part number: 52300-S2A-013
27.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 5.3mm Sidewall
Rating at 73N/mm

AP2 120 Series-
Front sway bar part number: 51300-S2A-013
26.5mm (HOLLOW) with a 4.5mm Sidewall
Rating at 46.6N/mm

Rear sway bar part number: 52300-S2A-J01
27.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 4.5mm Sidewall
Rating at 67.6N/mm

130 Series-
Front sway bar part number: 51300-S2A-013
26.5mm (HOLLOW) with a 4.5mm Sidewall
Rating at 46.6N/mm

Rear Sway bar part number:
Do not have
25.2mm (HOLLOW) with a 4.5mm Sidewall
Rating at 51.6N/mm

Install:
Install was easy as its a direct replacement of the OEM unit. Eibach includes new poly bushings to use with the OEM bracket. You may have to lower or remove the stock exhaust for any sway installs. I was able to install the swaybs by just lowering my single exhaust.

One thing I really liked about the Eibach is the bushing guides they weld onto the bar. Similar to the OEM unit, the guides keeps the sway bar centered and eliminates left to right shifting of the bar that can be seen with other aftermarket sway bars.



OEM Bracket with Eibach Poly Bushings with guides keep the sway bars centered.



Rear sways Installed



Fronts Installed



Impression: Attended an open track test day at Buttonwillow with Evasive Motorsports. Ran few sessions with the front and rear sway set to the softest settings. The balance of the car was near neutral with a hint of understeer on high speed turns. In the afternoon, I jacked up the rear of the car and adjust the sway bars to stiffer settings. With the rear bar set to stiff, the balance was just right for my setup with a hint of oversteer on corner entry.





Overall, its a high quality sway bar you expect to receive from a company like Eibach. Receives the big thumbs up for its silent operation and the ability to be adjusted on the track to match the setup / track condition.
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awesome right up, thanks

 

i like the fact that it uses oem endlinks. there seems to be some clearance between the bushing guides and the actual bushings.. does this shift left to right?

also, what's the msrp?

overall looks like a quality peice! i've always liked eibach products

 

Pricing Info

 

Wow that is an awesome price. What tire setup are you running?

 

Very nice! Great price on the combo as well!!

 

^ I expected it to be more than this.

 

How do you adjust the stiffness?

 

The bars have 2 holes on each end of the bar. The outter most hole is the soft setting, and the inner most holes are the stiffest setting.

 

what is the weight of this compared to stock?

Anyone have the stock sway bar weights?