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Old 12-16-2001, 03:40 PM
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Default Sway/Strut bar questions

I'm thinking of putting in a rear sway bar and a front strut. I might also get a front sway, but I heard, if I have the others, it doesn't really help that much more. Any ideas? Maybe a different setup would be better?
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Default What are your goals with these mods?

If you're looking to reduce understeer, go with the rear sway bar (Neuspeed 19mm seems to be the most popular).
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Default Re: What are your goals with these mods?

I'm getting the rear Neuspeed 19mm sway bar. I was just wondering what people's opinions were on getting a front strut and front sway bar. I wanted to know if the front sway bar really helped. My goals are to reduce body roll and tighten steering.
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Default By "front strut" I think you mean one of those strut-tower braces....

....since the A4 doesn't use struts + it has the double firewall my opinion is that the aftermarket braces don't really do that much.

Front swaybar: I'd upgrade to the factory "sport" swaybar and be done with it.
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side note, the 2001.5's have a bar welded in along the firewalls...
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