Just purchased and installed a set of Tanabe sways this weekend after reading Alex's experiences with them on his auto-x car!

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/stabilizers/

They're pretty light-- under 20lbs each piece, and were pretty much a no-nonsense install and came with everything but the grease. The included bushings mushroomed out a little bit, but didn't seem like anything to worry about.

After installing and test driving, WOW! These things made the car ride on rails. Granted, the 8 handled well to beging with, the car handles almost as well as a stock FD!


What bugged me during the installation was the the weak appearance of the stock end links. Anyone have any experience with upgraded adjustable links? I've tried to search, but the search terms are too vague to get an productive results

 

The only upgraded endlinks I know of are made by Racing Beat. Unless your tracking the car a LOT under heavy heavy loads the stock ones will be fine though.

 

The stock links look so weak compared to the stock FD endlinks, but that's good to know. I like to drive my car hard.

 

I'm very interested for endlinks too... for my MS setup.
But freewebster... "under 20lbs each" ?? my sways together are about 8-9lbs...

 

Here are two other options

http://www.awrracing.com/store/index.php?cPath=38_89

http://www.srmotorsports.com/RX8_Per...ion_Parts.html

 

FYI

Agency Power currently makes only the rear endlinks, but are currently in process of making the front. I emailed them a few weeks ago and was told they should be out in ~4 months.

Im holding out for these. I want a matched front/rear set. I'll be using the Tanabe sways with them.

Glad to hear you like the Tanabes so much as their the ones Ill be going with.

 

Agency Power...don't they make a lot of Subaru stuff? I think I remember seeing some of their stuff on vivids site.

Rotor-- 10lbs combined weight? That's insane-- are you 100% sure? Are the MS' made of, titanium?

Either the MS are very hollow, and are made of a special material for strength...because 10 lbs combined seems way too light for the bar to have a decent spring rate.

Mild steel is most common for sways and weighs the most, chromemoly less common and weighs a lil less, and titanium the most rare...weighing the least, but at the highest price.

 

Yep, I am sure... you saw the excact weights in the other 'sway bar' thread...
you could tell just by holding them in your hands, a bit heavier than stock.
the rear stock bar can be slightly bent with your own arms, while the MS is impossible...

however there's a drawback, they use stock bushings....
I believe Tannabe are going to be great!