Stillen Rear Sway Bar Installed!!
05-12-2001, 08:16 PM
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I picked up my RSB from DrewSupercharged this morning and installed that puppy. Its definitly a nice piece of hardware, solid bar and nice aluminum brackets.
The RSB is a night and day difference on any turn. It smooths out alot of the old rough bumpiness i had in the back and makes you feel like your riding on rails
Took about 40min to install, thats including removing/installing tires too.
I set the bar just behind the rear-log and the bolts to the inner most holes on the bar itself. It was the only way to make the RSB sit behind the rear axel to give me the clearance for a decent jack point. I highly reccomend this mod if you have lowering springs and FSTB. It will be worth every penny!!
Ant
The RSB is a night and day difference on any turn. It smooths out alot of the old rough bumpiness i had in the back and makes you feel like your riding on rails
Took about 40min to install, thats including removing/installing tires too.
I set the bar just behind the rear-log and the bolts to the inner most holes on the bar itself. It was the only way to make the RSB sit behind the rear axel to give me the clearance for a decent jack point. I highly reccomend this mod if you have lowering springs and FSTB. It will be worth every penny!!
Ant
05-12-2001, 08:45 PM
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did you purchase the swaybar new or used? if new, was it on backorder? and how long did it take you to recieve it? i ordered mine on thursday, and was told there is a bit of a backorder... hopefully i will have it before race day on june 4th.
as for the installation, was it easy to do without having the car on a lift? i helped install a swaybar on a jetta once, but it was on a lift, and that helped alot. do you have it set on the maximum stiffness or minimum stiffness?
Neal
as for the installation, was it easy to do without having the car on a lift? i helped install a swaybar on a jetta once, but it was on a lift, and that helped alot. do you have it set on the maximum stiffness or minimum stiffness?
Neal
05-13-2001, 05:47 AM
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I bought the bar used. Im not sure what the setting is on the bar. But all i can say is that i used the inner most holes on the bar
[ 0 0 0 0 ]and set the bar just behind the rear-axel.
It was the only way to have it sit behind the rear-axel and have make the clamps fit straight too. I also did this to leave myself room for a decent jack point off the rear axel.
**ROAD TEST**
Last night i went for a cruise and really put the thing to the test! I hit these two 15MPH turns on some back windy road at 55MPH back to back and was like holy *hit!!!!! never letting off the gas either...
My car made the turn and NOT one squeak or hesitation. I felt as though i was on a track and had no chance of losing-it. It definitly eliminated that maxima body roll almost 100% and my 2 other friends can vouch for that
goodluck with it NEALOC187!
Ant
[ 0 0 0 0 ]and set the bar just behind the rear-axel.
It was the only way to have it sit behind the rear-axel and have make the clamps fit straight too. I also did this to leave myself room for a decent jack point off the rear axel.
**ROAD TEST**
Last night i went for a cruise and really put the thing to the test! I hit these two 15MPH turns on some back windy road at 55MPH back to back and was like holy *hit!!!!! never letting off the gas either...
My car made the turn and NOT one squeak or hesitation. I felt as though i was on a track and had no chance of losing-it. It definitly eliminated that maxima body roll almost 100% and my 2 other friends can vouch for that
goodluck with it NEALOC187!
Ant
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