Sway Bars: What did you choose & why?

[thesilverbullet]

finally installed my Eibach’s last week and tested today. these bars solved my complaint about the stock setup being “bouncy” when cornering. the balance is on point, even on stock tires. Nissan should make these standard on the Z. My favorite mod so far.

https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/threads/what-did-you-do-with-your-z-today-🙋🏻‍♂️.2677/post-178772

 

[trackratZ]

For our non-Nismo Zs, ANY aftermarket swaybar, always thicker and adjustable, does wonders in buttoning down the suspension, first upgrade IMO.

 

[JonnyG]

I put Whitelines on about 30k miles ago and absolutely love

 

[Bumflik]

I have em on as well. Solid!!!

 

[Kludos]

Arguing over Nismo aside, is Whiteline the go if you are lowered?

 

[JonnyG]

Arguing over Nismo aside, is Whiteline the go if you are lowered?

Not lowered so really can't comment. Can only say quality is great - ends are not welded so no "weak" points for breaking and when set on stiffest mounting point (where mine are) car gets tighter with no sacrifice to ride quality and no NVH - NVH is what is keeping me from coil overs. Now that Ohlins has a coil over set for RZ34 thinking about it

 

[VR30Infection]

I think Eibach is the go to.

 

[trackratZ]

Nope...Stillen whatever tickles your fancy. Just not the Nismo-branded junk that's known to break at the welds!

 

[jc604]

Nope...Stillen whatever tickles your fancy. Just not the Nismo-branded junk that's known to break at the welds!

Agreed any set of aftermarket swaybars improve the cars turning capabilities by a ton. Im using cusco both front and rear, stay away from the nismo qc garbage

 

[Pragmatist]

Nissan should make these standard on the Z.

Nissan could have hired Max Verstappen to take a year off F1, spend the entire time testing the Z exclusively and only focasing on producing the best swaybars ever......And folks would search the aftermarket in hopes of buying something better.....

 

[thesilverbullet]

Nissan could have hired Max Verstappen to take a year off F1, spend the entire time testing the Z exclusively and only focasing on producing the best swaybars ever......And folks would search the aftermarket in hopes of buying something better.....

true -That would have made it difficult / impossible to find a better option.

currently about anything on the market is better than nissan‘s setup for the “performance“ trim.

for me - it was too “bouncey” on corner entry. the upgrade took care of that issue + the front grip is much better as well.

 

[Kludos]

I went with Whiteline, which of the mounting holes are people running?

I was surprised that the rear bar was thinner than stock, and the middle hole is approx the same as stock, so it seems only the closest hole would be firmer

 

[KrackaC8]

I went with Whiteline, which of the mounting holes are people running?

I was surprised that the rear bar was thinner than stock, and the middle hole is approx the same as stock, so it seems only the closest hole would be firmer

Whiteline bars are typically solid vs. hollow so they'll be smaller but heavier.

 

[Kludos]

I just found the info. Strange that the front bar is softer than stock.


Front:

Setting	Effective Bar Size (mm)	% Change vs Previous Setting	% Stiffer Than OE
Soft - Comfort / low grip	26.5 mm	-	-19.8%
Hard - Maximum roll control	27.5 mm	+16.0%	-7.0%

Rear:

Setting	Effective Bar Size (mm)	% Change vs Previous Setting	% Stiffer Than OE
Soft - Comfort / low grip	23 mm	-	-15.7%
Medium - Balanced	24 mm	+18.6%	+0.0%
Hard - Maximum roll control	25 mm	+17.7%	+17.7%

 

[Pragmatist]

Be careful with an overly stiff rear bar. Everyone thinks they want a rear hanging out but sometimes catching it in time can be problematic.....