I'm looking to add either Front and Rear Sway bars or Struts...what would you guys go with? I am running 19's with Tein H Springs and am planning to have both installed at the same time. My 8 is a daily driver and I don't ever take it to the track...thanks for any help!

 

If it's a daily driver I don't think you need either.

Car handles fine, don't need sways or struts.

Replace the structs at 80 k.

 

you don't need them for daily driving, but it's fun to mod. haha.

but you'll have to replace shocks so why not go for those.

 

WHo has the best price on sway bars?

 

Since it really doesn't matter as the car handles fine already, get the struts, they look nice. No one will ever know the sway bars are there (except you). If performance does matter, sways are nore bang for the buck.

 

Struts and Swaybars perform different tasks. Struts & Shocks are on your car to dampen the movement of the springs. Swaybars are there to reduce the amount the body tips in the corner. Those items along with the springs are apart of the suspension package. Changing just one part can destroy the ride of the car and ruin the pleasure of driving the car. If you don't know what you are doing, get a package like Mazdaspeed, Racing Beat or some other manufacturer that has sorted out the problems.

 

Thanks for all the advice guys...guess I'll just go with shocks and springs for now...any ideas on what type of shocks? I see Koni adjustables for $599 from Racing Beat...that alot of kala!

 

I was thinking of adding sway bars at some point to reduce the amount of body roll (not that there is a much now) but I like the current firmness of the suspension and don't intend to change it. So you are implying by adding MS or RB sways it will hamper the suspension as a whole?

 

koni yellow adjustables are very good.

 

I went to Racing Beat today, they were VERY helpful. I saw their silver RX8 that is on their website. I picked up the Rear Shock adjusters for the Koni's while I was there and they let me go to the back of the warehouse and take pictures of their install. Also as a side note their headers are not going to be released anytime soon. They are still waiting to get back a working unit from their machinist.

 

I put on Whiteline sway bars for $250 shipped a year ago and it really helps with the body roll. It is the best upgrade for the money. I do autocross and have put them to the test. Coilovers might be the next thing I add to my suspension.