progress, whiteline, and adjustable sway bar questions
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progress, whiteline, and adjustable sway bar questions
Hello I have a quick newb question. What if I get one adjustable front sway bar and a rear non-adjustable sway bar. Will that be a bad idea? Do both sway bars have to be adjustable or can I just keep the rear the same all the time and change the stiffness in the front?
Also, I am not looking to track the car or upgrade the shocks or springs but I do want less roll in turns. From what I have researhed, Racing Beat might be a little too stiff and might understeer whereas Mazdaspeed is not too noticeable a difference from OEM. It seems that Mazdaspeed is good if I go the whole mazdaspeed route with the suspension whereas Racing Beat is good with OEM shocks and springs.
I am looking for a happy medium between the two and after much research I have decided on either Progress or Whiteline. The Progress specs are closer to Racing Beat whereas Whiteline seems closer to Mazdaspeed.
Mazdaspeed front: 27.2mm
Mazdaspeed rear: 17.3mm
Racing Beat front: 32mm
Racing Beat rear: 19mm
Progress - Front Anti-Roll Bar Diameter: 32mm-ADJ
Progress - Read Anti-Roll Bar Diameter: 19mm-AJD
Whiteline Sway Bar Heavy-Duty - Front - 27mm Adjustable
Whiteline Sway Bar Heavy-Duty - Rear - 18mm Adjustable
(Whiteline also has cheaper non-adjustable sway bars with same specs which is why I asked about just getting the front sway abrs adjustable)
Any thoughts and advice? Thanks!
Also, I am not looking to track the car or upgrade the shocks or springs but I do want less roll in turns. From what I have researhed, Racing Beat might be a little too stiff and might understeer whereas Mazdaspeed is not too noticeable a difference from OEM. It seems that Mazdaspeed is good if I go the whole mazdaspeed route with the suspension whereas Racing Beat is good with OEM shocks and springs.
I am looking for a happy medium between the two and after much research I have decided on either Progress or Whiteline. The Progress specs are closer to Racing Beat whereas Whiteline seems closer to Mazdaspeed.
Mazdaspeed front: 27.2mm
Mazdaspeed rear: 17.3mm
Racing Beat front: 32mm
Racing Beat rear: 19mm
Progress - Front Anti-Roll Bar Diameter: 32mm-ADJ
Progress - Read Anti-Roll Bar Diameter: 19mm-AJD
Whiteline Sway Bar Heavy-Duty - Front - 27mm Adjustable
Whiteline Sway Bar Heavy-Duty - Rear - 18mm Adjustable
(Whiteline also has cheaper non-adjustable sway bars with same specs which is why I asked about just getting the front sway abrs adjustable)
Any thoughts and advice? Thanks!
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Whiteline solid bars are a midpoint in stiffness between the MS bars and the Racing Beat Bars, whereas Progress picks up in its softest setting somewhere around Racing Beat's stiffness, then kicks it up a couple notches in adjustability.
Have you considered Tanabe? Not adjustable, yet afffordable, hollow, and stiffness isn't as much as RB. Evenly proportional f/r increase in stiffness as well.
As for adjustable vs. non adjustable;
Adjustability at both ends allows for fine tuning in both turn in and track out situations.
Have you considered Tanabe? Not adjustable, yet afffordable, hollow, and stiffness isn't as much as RB. Evenly proportional f/r increase in stiffness as well.
As for adjustable vs. non adjustable;
Adjustability at both ends allows for fine tuning in both turn in and track out situations.
Last edited by SouthFL; 03-25-2008 at 08:50 PM.
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