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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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Rear Sway Bar Question.

Are all rear sway bars the same? The Stillen rsb is like $200+ and the Progressive rsb is like $130 or so. Why is the stillen that much more compared to the Progressive? Is the Stillen any better? Thanks in advance guys
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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pretty much no difference, go with the cattman one
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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pretty sure they are all the same, as long as they have polyurethaine bushings. stillen stuff is always more expensive; not sure why.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Stillen is adjustable, but nobody ever adjusts their RSB once they put it on.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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what exactly would you be adjusting?
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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it'd go for the cattman one, stillen overcharges on everything...but...cattman raised the price on their bar by 20 bucks. ugh, we need another GD on them
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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yep. that's how i got mine thanks to waveridr85 for the group deal.
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don't get one, its useless
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by felix822
what exactly would you be adjusting?
The resistance to torsional force. Aka, how much work the sway bar is doing, so you could technically do things like adjust your car's tendancy to understeer. Looser sway bar = more understeer, tighter sway bar = more oversteer.

I find that kind of adjustment to be very useful for track tuning.

Supposedly you can also slightly adjust the other bars by moving the rear beam clamps closer or farther apart.
Old Feb 26, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by nissanfreak
Are all rear sway bars the same? The Stillen rsb is like $200+ and the Progressive rsb is like $130 or so. Why is the stillen that much more compared to the Progressive? Is the Stillen any better? Thanks in advance guys
I wouldnt get it unless you are looking to really change your cars behavior to something a bit less user-friendly... like Drewm said its good for track and autocross tho. You get alot of the same goodness by getting Eibach springs IMO
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