Stillen Sway Bar Review & Question

kenchan · 05-03-2011, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Since you checked the alignment, did you try stiffening the sway bar?

you having the same wiggly butt issue from your swifts, huh?

Red__Zed · 05-03-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

you having the same wiggly butt issue from your swifts, huh?

Nope. Mine have been perfect. I don't have aftermarket sways on though.

Red__Zed · 05-03-2011, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

oh ok, good!

yah, it's a good way to keep the posture of the car when doing switch backs especially if you have progressive rate springs.

Yeah, I'm hoping to get a chance to try out the eibachs and stillens. I already ruled out hotchkis.

pty370z · 05-11-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Yeah, I'm hoping to get a chance to try out the eibachs and stillens. I already ruled out hotchkis.

Out of curiosity, why did you rule out Hotchkis..??

Justin1686 · 05-03-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Since you checked the alignment, did you try stiffening the sway bar?

nope, not yet. hopefully gonna get back to shop tues or weds of next week, i cant make it tomorrow, and see what they recommend and/or say.

kenchan · 05-03-2011, 10:49 PM

justin- you should get a ramp and a few basic tools and do it yourself... (?) it's real easy to change the settings on those. start to finish, maybe no more than 5-10min.

Red__Zed · 05-03-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

justin- you should get a ramp and a few basic tools and do it yourself... (?) it's real easy to change the settings on those. start to finish, maybe no more than 5-10min.

Super easy to do.

dwntwnall4u · 05-11-2011, 06:05 PM

Any updates?
I finally got to test my Z with Stillen sways, F/R set to softest settings. The Z definitely feels more stable with less of that rebound over bumpy hwy on/off ramps.
I can't wait for my BC coilovers to get here.

Justin1686 · 06-02-2011, 10:57 PM

finally got my car checked out. ended up being the camber on the rear. almost like a pigeon toe, gave the car an 'on ice' feel to it. got it fixed, so much better. gotta give props where props are deserved. Performance Motorsports, thank you yet again.

handyman · 06-03-2011, 08:19 AM

Pigeon toe would be toe in, not camber... but either way, glad you got it worked out!

Alchemy · 10-12-2011, 07:14 PM

Breathing new life into this thread. I just got my Stillen sways today and Im wondering what settings to use. Opinions from Stillen sway owners please! I have the newer style with a 3 setting front, 2 rear. I was thinking stiffest setting in the rear and middle setting in front. Any help will be much appreciated.

KingZee · 11-24-2011, 05:18 PM

I'm thinking of picking up the Stillens during the sale on sunday. What did you end up setting it at Alchemy?

Alchemy · 11-24-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KingZee

I'm thinking of picking up the Stillens during the sale on sunday. What did you end up setting it at Alchemy?

Id love to be able to tell you but I actually havent installed them yet. Gonna wait till spring since my Z goes off the road for winter. I will tell you this though, I will be setting it to the stiffest setting in the rear and softest setting in the front to help battle understeer. Im actually about to order the Stillen front lip from the sale right now

Kyle@STILLEN · 11-25-2011, 12:58 PM

Suspension is one of my personal favorites when it comes to tuning vehicles. Whether it's offroad trucks, race cars, motorcycles (both street and dirt) I love fiddling with the suspension to make a vehicle handle better and go faster. Sway bars are a very important aspect of suspension tuning and handling.

You need to take a lot of things into consideration but the most important thing to consider is grip. If you have a lot of tire (meaning slick or something like an R888 or NT05) you can take advantage of a more aggressive bar. Also, if you have good traction (weather dependent) you will inherently have more grip in your tire which will also allow you to "run more bar."

At the end of the day, sway bars need to remain balanced. You might find that your front end is pushing too much so you give it more rear bar to compensate. What this does is actually prevent the car from rolling and actually force it to give up sooner. By forcing the rear of the car to give up you are allowing it to rotate through the turn. Now with that being said, you can go too far and cause the rear to give up too quickly...Again, it's all about finding the balance between front and rear.

We always recommend that people start with the middle setting. This will give you a good feeling of how the bars are going to work and from there you can make your adjustments. If you find the front end pushing too much, you have two options, set the bar back to the softest setting or put more rear into it. If you find the rear is too loose, you can put the front bar to the stiffest setting or drop the rear bar back to the softer setting.

Basically, with the STILLEN bars you have a lot of adjustability.

And yes, our bars are optimized for street and track cars, we do not make our bars for track only cars. With that being said, we still run our bars on our track cars. I am in the process of working with NISSAN on a project that you will see in the next few months and it will be built using off the shelf parts and it will be using our bars...This will be a track ONLY car.

sandersd · 12-20-2014, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle@STILLEN

I am in the process of working with NISSAN on a project that you will see in the next few months and it will be built using off the shelf parts and it will be using our bars...This will be a track ONLY car.

What ever happened with this?

05-11-2011, 06:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
dwntwnall4u Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Diego/ Hawaii Posts: 158 Drives: 2011 370Z AT,S,T,PW Rep Power: 15	Any updates? I finally got to test my Z with Stillen sways, F/R set to softest settings. The Z definitely feels more stable with less of that rebound over bumpy hwy on/off ramps. I can't wait for my BC coilovers to get here. __________________ Working my *ss off for a GTM Rotrex SC to go with my 2006 URD Rotrex SC 4x4 Tacoma.

06-02-2011, 10:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Justin1686 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nassau, NY Age: 38 Posts: 689 Drives: 09 370 PG AT Rep Power: 18	finally got my car checked out. ended up being the camber on the rear. almost like a pigeon toe, gave the car an 'on ice' feel to it. got it fixed, so much better. gotta give props where props are deserved. Performance Motorsports, thank you yet again. __________________ 2009 Touring & Sport Package \|\| Platinum Graphite \|\| 40% 3M Tint \|\| Xpel Clear Bra \|\| Berk CBE \|\| Berk HFC \|\| Stillen Sway Bar \|\| H&R Spacers \|\| Swift Springs \|\| SPC Rear Camber Kit \|\| Thanks to Savage Autosports, VTR, PM, and R.A.D.

10-12-2011, 07:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 45 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3525	Breathing new life into this thread. I just got my Stillen sways today and Im wondering what settings to use. Opinions from Stillen sway owners please! I have the newer style with a 3 setting front, 2 rear. I was thinking stiffest setting in the rear and middle setting in front. Any help will be much appreciated. __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

11-24-2011, 05:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
KingZee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glendale, CA Age: 41 Posts: 2,612 Drives: Focus ST Rep Power: 424	I'm thinking of picking up the Stillens during the sale on sunday. What did you end up setting it at Alchemy? __________________ Focus ST

11-25-2011, 12:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kyle@STILLEN The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 626 Drives: Toyota Tundra Rep Power: 307	Suspension is one of my personal favorites when it comes to tuning vehicles. Whether it's offroad trucks, race cars, motorcycles (both street and dirt) I love fiddling with the suspension to make a vehicle handle better and go faster. Sway bars are a very important aspect of suspension tuning and handling. You need to take a lot of things into consideration but the most important thing to consider is grip. If you have a lot of tire (meaning slick or something like an R888 or NT05) you can take advantage of a more aggressive bar. Also, if you have good traction (weather dependent) you will inherently have more grip in your tire which will also allow you to "run more bar." At the end of the day, sway bars need to remain balanced. You might find that your front end is pushing too much so you give it more rear bar to compensate. What this does is actually prevent the car from rolling and actually force it to give up sooner. By forcing the rear of the car to give up you are allowing it to rotate through the turn. Now with that being said, you can go too far and cause the rear to give up too quickly...Again, it's all about finding the balance between front and rear. We always recommend that people start with the middle setting. This will give you a good feeling of how the bars are going to work and from there you can make your adjustments. If you find the front end pushing too much, you have two options, set the bar back to the softest setting or put more rear into it. If you find the rear is too loose, you can put the front bar to the stiffest setting or drop the rear bar back to the softer setting. Basically, with the STILLEN bars you have a lot of adjustability. And yes, our bars are optimized for street and track cars, we do not make our bars for track only cars. With that being said, we still run our bars on our track cars. I am in the process of working with NISSAN on a project that you will see in the next few months and it will be built using off the shelf parts and it will be using our bars...This will be a track ONLY car. ortiz73ca and Sinister_One like this.

05-03-2011, 10:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	justin- you should get a ramp and a few basic tools and do it yourself... (?) it's real easy to change the settings on those. start to finish, maybe no more than 5-10min.

06-03-2011, 08:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
handyman Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: WV Posts: 45 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 15	Pigeon toe would be toe in, not camber... but either way, glad you got it worked out!

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