Sway Bars: What did you choose & why?

[thesilverbullet]

No, why?

looking for recommendations on where to buy

 

[KrackaC8]

looking for recommendations on where to buy

I purchased my C8 bars directly from Eibach. Fast shipping, shipped direct from them in CA, no issues. Most online retailers are going to drop-ship either directly from Eibach or from a large distributor like Turn14. I'd let pricing guide you.

 

[VR30Infection]

I used jmautoracing. Free shipping. Drop shipped. They are fast. I ordered yesterday afternoon and it’s already on its way.

 

[VR30Infection]

They came in today! Hopefully I can un-lazy myself tomorrow and get them installed. Going full stiff up front and the lightest setting out back and will dial in from there.

 

[thesilverbullet]

Awesome - i was thinking of similar setting - full tilt on front but middle hole on the rear.

I’m waiting on exhaust and lowers (first week of April). So I’m going to wait to see of eibach has their annual spr!ng sale ~ late march - 15% off w/ free shipping.

 

[trackratZ]

They came in today! Hopefully I can un-lazy myself tomorrow and get them installed. Going full stiff up front and the lightest setting out back and will dial in from there.

On stock springs and shocks, yep those settings will work great, makes the front end more direct on transitions, planted! The rear will follow, soft setting also works well. But once you're changing spring rates, i.e. stiffer coilovers, you'll have to adjust bar settings accordingly.

 

[VR30Infection]

On stock springs and shocks, yep those settings will work great, makes the front end more direct on transitions, planted! The rear will follow, soft setting also works well. But once you're changing spring rates, i.e. stiffer coilovers, you'll have to adjust bar settings accordingly.

I’m on coilovers. The big change for me will be when I go 10.5” square setup. I’m basically setting the Bars up for that. With stock wheels and tires I will probably have some understeer with these settings.

 

[VR30Infection]

Okay. Got them on today and it is absolutely a noticeable difference. In fact it was way more noticeable than I expected. Fantastic upgrade. Eibach nailed it. Would have purchased sooner if I would have known how big of a difference it was going to make. Didn’t get enough seat time today to make a judgement call on adjustments yet. If handling and responsiveness of the front end are important to you and you’re on the fence about it, then jump down off the fence and go for it.

 

[ZMidlife]

Okay. Got them on today and it is absolutely a noticeable difference. In fact it was way more noticeable than I expected. Fantastic upgrade. Eibach nailed it. Would have purchased sooner if I would have known how big of a difference it was going to make. Didn’t get enough seat time today to make a judgement call on adjustments yet. If handling and responsiveness of the front end are important to you and you’re on the fence about it, then jump down off the fence and go for it.

I am now planning next steps of my car and sway bars are at the top of the list.
Actually thinking stock suspension with sways to keep its road composure.

 

[KrackaC8]

I am now planning next steps of my car and sway bars are at the top of the list.
Actually thinking stock suspension with sways to keep its road composure.

That's exactly where I'm at...bought some lower springs but opted to not install them for a few reasons, but with the Stillen swaybars and Z1 chassis braces, I'm loving the overall dialed-in balance of the suspension & chassis now! Both Stillen & Eibach bars seem to be very well suited for street cars.

 

[ZMidlife]

That's exactly where I'm at...bought some lower springs but opted to not install them for a few reasons, but with the Stillen swaybars and Z1 chassis braces, I'm loving the overall dialed-in balance of the suspension & chassis now! Both Stillen & Eibach bars seem to be very well suited for street cars.

I would guess 90% of the community is street cars that may see canyons occasionally. Sway bars with two piece rotors seems to be my next go around.
The factory wheels are already forged so still doing homework on "light" street setups

 

[KrackaC8]

I would guess 90% of the community is street cars that may see canyons occasionally. Sway bars with two piece rotors seems to be my next go around.
The factory wheels are already forged so still doing homework on "light" street setups

Some Z1 2-pc rotors, at least the fronts, are in my future as well. Easy way to shed rotational mass!

 

[ZMidlife]

Some Z1 2-pc rotors, at least the fronts, are in my future as well. Easy way to shed rotational mass!

I would be curious to see a swaybar+rotors vs just coilovers on a street car.

Ive gone down the making the street car a race car road, just ends up being a hassel

 

[VR30Infection]

Of course feel is subjective but A quality set of coilovers makes a bigger difference. The factory dampers aren’t great and the springs are way too soft for spirited driving. The reason I say this is because sway bars only increase roll resistance. Good coilovers help with roll resistance and squat and nose dive. front end responsiveness because less energy is leaked through motion. If you want control and great handling and a sporty feel without being too stiff you just need to talk to a company that truly understands suspension frequency rather than just looking at spring rates. Look up Annex Suspension Group. I worked with them for over a month trying to get everything figured out. They wanted to make sure they had all of the suspension measurements and ratios correct before they would even sell me anything. What I ended up with completely transformed the car.

 

[ZMidlife]

Of course feel is subjective but A quality set of coilovers makes a bigger difference. The factory dampers aren’t great and the springs are way too soft for spirited driving. The reason I say this is because sway bars only increase roll resistance. Good coilovers help with roll resistance and squat and nose dive. front end responsiveness because less energy is leaked through motion. If you want control and great handling and a sporty feel without being too stiff you just need to talk to a company that truly understands suspension frequency rather than just looking at spring rates. Look up Annex Suspension Group. I worked with them for over a month trying to get everything figured out. They wanted to make sure they had all of the suspension measurements and ratios correct before they would even sell me anything. What I ended up with completely transformed the car.

How is your road composure? What was the cost?

I agree coilovers is an answer for some people's end goal.