Eibach Front sway bar review
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Eibach Front sway bar review
I went to Inline Racing yesterday and Matt installed my Eibach front sway bar among some other things. He requested a review so here it is:
Previous setup:
Tein coilovers 12kg/mm front, 10kg/mm rear
17x9 +63 wheels with 255/40/17 RS3's front and rear
rear toe control arms
apr gtc 200 wing
Alignment: 2deg camber front, 2.5 deg rear, max allowed caster, 0 toe front, almost 0 toe in rear
The car had very good rotation at slow speeds, was pretty balanced at medium speed turns and very very stable at high speed and would push quite a bit-the wing did its job
The problem was that when entering a corner a little too fast the tail would come right out.
To counter the high speed push i got a splitter but its not installed yet, and to counter the scary oversteer I got the eibach front sway bar. the swaybar was recommended by my instructor HPD, Thanks Andrea.
The bar is set on the stiff setting. My initial impressions after a day of driving and purposefully pushing the car to the limit upon every possible occation I must say that this is a great investment for similarly setup cars.
Here is what I was able to notice
Pros:
The car reacts much faster to steering inputs
Roll is significantly reduced. It feels almost flat
I can get on the throttle much earlier
Greater stability
Cons:
There is a slight weight gain at the front axle, probably 4-5lbs increase compared to stock ap1 bar
Rougher ride on uneven shitty houston streets
I will add my track impressions soon.
Thanks again to Matt for the install and Andrea for the recommendation
UPDATE:
My track experience with this bar:
So I atttended Drivers Edge at MSR Houston this weekend. The only change to my setup since last time I was here 2 months ago was the sway bar. The car felt ALOT less twitchy, much more controlable and my confidence was all the way up there. I was able to get on the throttle much sooner at diamonds edge and after the launch. The car also felt much more stable through the carousel.
Previous setup:
Tein coilovers 12kg/mm front, 10kg/mm rear
17x9 +63 wheels with 255/40/17 RS3's front and rear
rear toe control arms
apr gtc 200 wing
Alignment: 2deg camber front, 2.5 deg rear, max allowed caster, 0 toe front, almost 0 toe in rear
The car had very good rotation at slow speeds, was pretty balanced at medium speed turns and very very stable at high speed and would push quite a bit-the wing did its job
The problem was that when entering a corner a little too fast the tail would come right out.
To counter the high speed push i got a splitter but its not installed yet, and to counter the scary oversteer I got the eibach front sway bar. the swaybar was recommended by my instructor HPD, Thanks Andrea.
The bar is set on the stiff setting. My initial impressions after a day of driving and purposefully pushing the car to the limit upon every possible occation I must say that this is a great investment for similarly setup cars.
Here is what I was able to notice
Pros:
The car reacts much faster to steering inputs
Roll is significantly reduced. It feels almost flat
I can get on the throttle much earlier
Greater stability
Cons:
There is a slight weight gain at the front axle, probably 4-5lbs increase compared to stock ap1 bar
Rougher ride on uneven shitty houston streets
I will add my track impressions soon.
Thanks again to Matt for the install and Andrea for the recommendation
UPDATE:
My track experience with this bar:
So I atttended Drivers Edge at MSR Houston this weekend. The only change to my setup since last time I was here 2 months ago was the sway bar. The car felt ALOT less twitchy, much more controlable and my confidence was all the way up there. I was able to get on the throttle much sooner at diamonds edge and after the launch. The car also felt much more stable through the carousel.
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Glad y'all made it out there, I was stuck on the wait list
I'll see y'all out at TWS! Thanasis, I'll have the exhaust and sways on by then, I ended up buying the front sway as well.
I'll see y'all out at TWS! Thanasis, I'll have the exhaust and sways on by then, I ended up buying the front sway as well.
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