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Whats Better Stillen or Cattman Sway Bar?

Old Apr 7, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Whats Better Stillen or Cattman Sway Bar?

I'm looking into buying a rear sway bar and was wondering which one work better Stillen or Cattman? I know the the Stillen is adjustable but it's $$ compare to the Cattman. I've asked around and most of them lean more toward the Stillen. So guys let me know what you think...
Old Apr 7, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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they both do the job, if your auto crossing and you need to adjust them for some reason, then do stillen if your not cattman works just as great.
Old Apr 7, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Cattman... because of the customer service aspect.
Old Apr 7, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Yes, Brian is a very nice and professional person to deal with. Stillen is selling stuff and charging exuberant prices because of their name.

Deal with Brian. you will not be dissappointed.
Old Apr 7, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Is there any difference in diameter in the two?
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 04:02 AM
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yes, there is a difference... price is on major difference. Also the stealin unit is adjustable fore and aft. the unit the cattman sells in a non-adjustable one that most of the people on here are running unless they are heavy into autocross. I am not into autocross and I am running the cattman version and it works awesome!!!
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:02 AM
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Don't forget, there's an Addco one that works great! I'd imagine that they're going to be cheaper as well.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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I bought a Progress RSB from Brian @ Cattman. Wonderful experiance and even worked out an awesome price with me.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Coolsaber57
Don't forget, there's an Addco one that works great! I'd imagine that they're going to be cheaper as well.
Addco makes the bar for Progress, they are the same thing, and Addco no longer sells their version.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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both do the same work, stillen more costly.......Cattman.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mtrai760
Addco makes the bar for Progress, they are the same thing, and Addco no longer sells their version.
Ah, but there have been some on ebay. That's where I got mine, it works like a charm.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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Ah, but there have been some on ebay. That's where I got mine, it works like a charm.
+1 if no one is going to see it get ebay cuz it's cheap as dirt and for the front cattman with the money saved if you dont have one already.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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unless you really, really, really want the adjustables and wanna spend $400+ on just a RSB, get stealin,

others, get progress, which works just fine
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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+1 if no one is going to see it get ebay cuz it's cheap as dirt and for the front cattman with the money saved if you dont have one already.
recently saw an addco rsb on ebay for like $159 shipped...
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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I got mine for like $125 shipped, I believe
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by g4nismo
recently saw an addco rsb on ebay for like $159 shipped...
Thats a heck of a price. I priced stillen's sway and with 5% $385
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Coolsaber57
I got mine for like $125 shipped, I believe
I got my for exactly the same price. I believe it was from cattman quite along times back. But um just to let you know, I experienced some chassis flex with the rsb.
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 96i30azn
I got my for exactly the same price. I believe it was from cattman quite along times back. But um just to let you know, I experienced some chassis flex with the rsb.
you mean body roll...? swaybars dont stiffen your chassis. it just reduces body roll.
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 96i30azn
I got my for exactly the same price. I believe it was from cattman quite along times back. But um just to let you know, I experienced some chassis flex with the rsb.
Odd...a steel bar should have stiffened the chassis if anything...
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Coolsaber57
Odd...a steel bar should have stiffened the chassis if anything...
sway bars dont stiffen chassis. strut bars do.
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr****s95SE
sway bars dont stiffen chassis. strut bars do.
Hmm , I'm trying to imagine it in my head, but since you have a bar the goes across the bottom and basically connects parts of the frame, wouldn't that stiffen the chassis?
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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I would never pay that much for an RSB. You could get SFC's for that.

Originally Posted by olivas
I priced stillen's sway and with 5% $385
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