Originally Posted by kenchan im running stock endlinks on my kangaroo front swaybar. 3k miles no issue so far. otherwise my suspension is stock. car's already put away for winter
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10-23-2013, 11:50 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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So a rear bar is not really a must have on the Z?
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Just to give the other side of the spectrum, I have stillen sways on my g37 coupe, with stock endlinks and KW v3's. I've done many track days with this setup and the stock endlinks are still ok. And I run the Stillen sways at full stiff F&R.
So perhaps it's just a wide distribution of strength and you hope to be lucky and fall on the strong side! |
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Do I need to install end links if my car isn't lowered and I install the hotchkis sway bars? Sorry if I sound stupid but I'm not familiar w/ this stuff at all.
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Getting after market sway bars. If you're not going all out road racing & do other suspension work as well, I see no point of doing that. I bet if you took your stock front or your rear sway bar out, almost nobody would notice.
Just to have front and rear sway bars is good. Not important subject to me, just saying |
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I'll take your word but
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Subject is not important to me, and I know modding is part of the fun, but after holding & checking the stock sway bars, I feel it's probably the strongest part of the under car. Willing to listen/learn from someone that's involved & knows. "feels" "by the feel of my pants" are not my favorite answers. |
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Aftermarket sway bars, stock endlinks?
You're incorrect. Swapping out sways is a very noticeable difference. You've held the sways from a 370 in your hands? They're not particularly thick. Do a quick search and see how many people have positive experiences changing out the stock sways.
Finding a cheap used set of sways is easy and you can sell them for about what you paid for them give it a shot. You'll be shocked how much of a difference they make.
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Soooooo I don't need new end links if my car isn't lowered?
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The stock ones will probably break at some point.
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Aftermarket sway bars, stock endlinks?
I don't remember offhand, but the Whitelines are pretty cheap as far as aftermarket ones go. Wait until the OEM ones break, then upgrade.
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road course driving is not my specialty
I live in upstate N.Y. There are many lightly traveled country roads here. I used to, since I'm "special" "slightly touched in the head" do some very "spirited" driving.
The first thing I noticed when going fast on curvy roads was my car leaning to it's limits then the tires started to scream. For those not familiar with that scream, it's like when you're with a girl and, never mind. My biggest fear was the tires losing their grip or the rubber/tire slipping off the wheel. I think stiff sway bars would be a must for drifting. I think if my car didn't lean so much, I probably would have drifted into a tree. Now I'm a big believer in parts matching each other/working together. That post^^^^^^ you just posted helps me explain. Again, this is not my expertise, but I think just like a high performance camshafts can make you lose H.P. without matching H.D spring, & or upgraded exhaust, tune, gas, etc. etc. I think heavy duty sway bars need more stuff to be affective. Of course they may help in a right turn that you calls for 10mph & you make it at 15mph I'm open to listen & learn from you and more from people with road track experience. |
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Stick with the stock end links for now. Eyeball them any time you're under the car.
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