I know this has been asked a thousand time but since search is not working I was wondering which rear sway bar is the best for the money.
I know that some of them have brackets that you have to move the brake lines and such. Please any help is much appreciated.

 

From what I seen all the sway bars are the same. I Have the stillen one but if I were you i'd look at the progress since they are all the same from what I heard.

 

You'll pay more for Stillen but I love mine... It has the necessary hardware to go around brake lines, etc... Also I have heard people complain about having to be careful around speedbumps on other brands, and I drive over at least 10-15 speedbumps throughout the day and I have never scraped once, and I don't baby it by going slow over them either! I've had mine over 80k miles so far, it works great!

 

I should have my progress rsb on by next weekend and will post my opinions and results soon after i install it.

 

Best bang for the buck: Progress...period...

 

It wasn't out when I got mine.. I hear it's similar to Stillen; if it is, by all means I'd go Progress too.

 

I have Stillen's, but next time around I would get one of the less expensive ones. I don't think there is much difference in performance and you can save some money.

The RSB has tremendous impact - it just levels the car. You'll love the feeling - the car just sling-shots out of curves. On the other hand, there is a more pronounced axle hop on bumpy roads.

The net result: Unless you drive on bumpy roads a lot (gravel, etc.), you can't go wrong. If you do drive on gravle or poor asphalt ("roulette"), I would do some testing before making the decision.

Good luck !

 

If you are lowered and don't want your rear brake lines ground open get a Stillen bar.

 

I'm no fan of $teallin... but my $teallin rear sway bar is a pretty quality piece...

I think it's better than the sway bars that use the "U" bolts...

 

i just put the progress on this weekend and LOVE it!!

 

Thanks for all the help
If anybody else has pro or cons of any let me know
Thanks Again

 

Ive had the Progress bar in place for about 2 weeks and it made a big diff in handling. From the research I gathered prior to purchasing, here's why I figure:

Progress Bar: Cheapest, but not the easiest to adjust from to "stiffer". (install write up: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=189641)

Addco: a bit more $ than Progress, same design, but side brackets "look" easier to adjust. (link to addco install: http://audtatious.win.net/audio/tech/addcorsb.html)

Ebay-Stillen Knockoff: cheaper than a real stillen, but still cost more than Addco and Progess. Appears to be identical to the real thing, other than the name.
Stillen: most expensive, thickest, but probably the easiest to install and adjust due to thier brackets. (install instuctions: http://www.paulwendy.com/maxima/rsb.htm)


I'm very happy with my Progress bar for the money, but to adjust it to stiffer mode, I'll have to fiddle with it a bit more. Not a problem for me, but could be for someone else.

 

Thanks for all the info. Looks like i have some homework to do.

 

does anybody have the stillen knock off bar?
How does it work, fit?
Thanks