Guys I just found out today right before I purchased my rear sway bar for my I30 that the I30 does "not" have a rear sway bar... it has a torsion bar/beam. I felt very stupid when I went to the Parts and service rep and asked them what is the diameter of the "stock" rear sway bar for the 97 I30.. the guy gave me a dumb look, then proceeded to show me a picture of the rear end of a I30 (underside) I saw no sway bar, guy said... do you mean the torsion bar... the beam that's connecting from one end to another... and I replied with well I was misinformed. Anyways just to let all the other I30 owners.. we don't have sway bars >< And I was really looking towards this upgrade. I guess a rear strut bar is just what's gonna have to do.

 

Um many 4th-5th gen owners have installed an aftermarket swaybar from either Stillen ($) or Addco with great improvement in handling. So just because your car has a BEAM rear suspension, it doesn't mean it can't benefit from the installation of a rear sway bar.

I don't know if you realize this but your I30 is mechanicly indentical to the 4-gen maxima. So all mods including mod reviews and FAQs apply to your car also. Except of course some body mods.

 

Ehh... can you show me this on a picture, unless the service rep was being a ***** and didn't want to help me out I'd understand but honestly what I saw on a picture only showed a beam and the only sway bar was a front sway bar. So if anyone have a picture of under their chasis please link me.. or has anyone with an I30 purchased and installed a sway bar please reply.

Or can you "add" a sway bar? Cuz it seems as if there's no stock sway bar to replace it with..

 

Here is a pic of a 4-gen maxima (which as stated is the same as the I30) Again as I stated, there might/might not be a factory rear swaybar. But that doesn't mean adding an aftermarket one won't benefit you. It's much better than adding a rear strut tower brace.

Yes you can add a bar. One just has to look in the 4-gen faqs for more info.

 

ahh damn that's exactly what the other picture looked like, okay so you can "add" the bar, thanks alot man... I should walk up to the service rep dude and pull one of these: after I show him my aftermarket sway bar

 

Yea the rear strut bar does not do to much. I was expecting a big improvement but... However the front strut was a much needed add on.

 

Uh... I can't find the thread with any information regarding the Rear Sway Bar add on... does anyone have the link to the thread? I checked over 4th gen Maximas and I30 threads...

 

I call I found it in 10 sec. It's even in the 1st 4-gen faq.

 

The first page of the Maxima 4th Generation FAQ thread?! Nooo way!

 

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How to Install ADDCO RSB http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.p...showpage&pid=12

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Jeff you are too nice

 

Ahh... good old sh!tty haynes/chiltons pictures.

 

the 4th gen does have a sway bar, but its inside the beam, its not thick enough to cut down on the swaying enough, so an aftermarket one reinforces it better.

 

BTW thanks alot Jeff for taking your time to atleast hint it