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Old 03-14-2002 | 11:51 AM
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Rear Sway Bar????????

I am in the need of a rear sway bar and i was curious to see which is more prefered the stillen or the addco? also i am curious to see where is the best place to purchase one.
Old 03-14-2002 | 11:57 AM
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Putting "swaybar" in the search engine yielded much information
Old 03-14-2002 | 12:07 PM
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Yeah, go to the upper right corner and do a search. I personally have an Addco RSB and love it. It's not as flashy as Stillen's but it also cost considerably less and pretty much does the same thing. Some say that becasue the Stillen one is adjustable it's better, but I don't know anyone that has readjusted their bar once it's installed.
Old 03-14-2002 | 12:09 PM
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I just installed the Addco on a 4-gen, it's adjustable at least slightly.

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Yeah, go to the upper right corner and do a search. I personally have an Addco RSB and love it. It's not as flashy as Stillen's but it also cost considerably less and pretty much does the same thing. Some say that becasue the Stillen one is adjustable it's better, but I don't know anyone that has readjusted their bar once it's installed.
Old 03-14-2002 | 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by Jeff92se
I just installed the Addco on a 4-gen, it's adjustable at least slightly.

True they are slightly adjustable but not quite as much as the Stillen (no big deal). Save your money and get the Addco and also get a FSTB.
Old 03-14-2002 | 12:31 PM
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Originally posted by Toolrocks

True they are slightly adjustable but not quite as much as the Stillen (no big deal). Save your money and get the Addco and also get a FSTB.
Couldn't have said it better. Unless you're a serious autocrosser who needs the ability to swap precise settings for the sway bar, the Stillen isn't worth the extra money.
Old 03-14-2002 | 01:41 PM
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I agree get the addco... you will save mucho $$ and unless you need to be able to adjust like a freak you will never notice.

I removed my addco for testing and Jeff92se helped me to reinstall it after he found and fixed the problem (which was not related to the RSB).
Old 03-14-2002 | 02:54 PM
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Most people install it once then never really change the settings anyhow. Forget the stillen.

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Old 03-14-2002 | 03:03 PM
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Hmm, dunno why i got the Stillen one. And I've adjusted it at lesat three times now, and I'm still looking for the right setting. (Right now, it's too far forward)
Old 03-14-2002 | 04:03 PM
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Originally posted by Turd Ferguson
Hmm, dunno why i got the Stillen one. And I've adjusted it at lesat three times now, and I'm still looking for the right setting. (Right now, it's too far forward)
Maybe it's all psychological.
Old 03-14-2002 | 08:15 PM
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One more vote for the Addco.
Old 03-14-2002 | 10:39 PM
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addco made me and my wallet happy
Old 03-14-2002 | 11:31 PM
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I HEARD, quote, "HEARD" that RSB's don't do much...but everyone seems to get them...compared to FSTB's, which do you think gives better result...from my sources, FSTB, but RSB seems to be spoken of a lot as well.....
Old 03-15-2002 | 07:37 AM
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Go with Stillen! It provides better initial response for quick cornering.
Old 03-15-2002 | 07:43 AM
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Originally posted by meccanoble
I HEARD, quote, "HEARD" that RSB's don't do much...but everyone seems to get them...compared to FSTB's, which do you think gives better result...from my sources, FSTB, but RSB seems to be spoken of a lot as well.....
FSTB does not give your vehicle a better cornering ability but RSB does. Unless you take your maxima to rally competitions, fstb is pretty much useless.
Old 03-15-2002 | 08:19 AM
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FSTB will stiffen your chassis, I don't know why people say they feel it reducing body roll, because it doesn't. It does give the front of the car a tighter feel though.

I have the stillen RSB and I love it. RSB does more for handling than FSTB does, but both make a marked improvement in their respective areas. I bought the stillen RSB because I wanted to be able to adjust it for road racing and autoXing.
Old 03-15-2002 | 09:38 AM
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although the front strut tower brace felt nice when i got it, there was a huge difference when the rear sway bar was put on, one of the quotes out of my mouth was I believe, "holy mother of god" :P
Old 03-15-2002 | 10:43 AM
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ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS?! DAM, ok, then i'll be getting both soon...how much are RSB's anyway? and where are they put? in the trunk?
Old 03-15-2002 | 10:53 AM
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So much for the search suggestion
Old 03-15-2002 | 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by Jeff92se
So much for the search suggestion
sometimes i don't mind answering peoples' questions again from time to time. it's almost as if we were teachers. students ask the same d@mn **** everytime and we answer with the same d@mn response...

anyway... whoever says the sway bar doesn't help the car's suspension is soooo wrong. the fstb + rsb is a wonderful setup especially for our maximas.
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