A Quickie On Anti Sway Bars Please

90lxwhite said:

Thanks for the reply man. So the suspension was helped all around or just with launches and such with the arms?

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Yes, the suspension was helped all around by new rear control arms. Adding new arms also gets rid of the old rubber bushings in your current arms, so it's a double improvement. You'd feel an improvement if you just went with new rubber bushings in your current arms, though I wouldn't recommend doing that. It's easier to just replace the arms and go with poly bushings at he same time.

New bushings help keep the rear axle from moving around too much, so they eliminate a shimmy I used to get after taking a turn. It's a bit hard to explain - the car became more predictable in turns. Taking a turn at X speed would make the car react the same way each time. With the old bushings and arms, I never knew if the rear end would want to fishtail a bit or just wobble a little when I straightened out from the turn. Not sure if that helps any.

Launches are a bit different for me; I installed a pair of the older HPM Mega-Byte JR's on the car, which essentially eliminate squat when accelerating. I've also had the same rear suspension for several years, so it's a bit difficult to remember what the stock suspension was like.

The Eibach sway bars certainly aren't a bad choice either. After installing them, the car stayed level no matter how hard I took a corner. I don't regret them at all.