If you have coilovers, do you really need a rear anti-sway bar? If so, why?

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10-01-2001, 08:11 AM

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If you have coilovers, do you really need a rear anti-sway bar? If so, why?

also, does the anti-sway bar add a lot of oversteer?

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10-01-2001, 08:13 AM

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I have H&R streets with stock anti-sway ...

I have not updated my anti-sway bar yet.
With a ride height of 25 1/2 inches all around, I did not think that it was bad at all.
I think that the suspension upgrade by itself, is already a great improvement.
The anti-sway bar upgrade, may just complete a bit more an already great upgrade to the suspension.

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10-01-2001, 08:20 AM

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Anyone have H&R streets and 19mm swaybar? Any rubbing of suspension components?

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10-01-2001, 08:21 AM

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I have H&R streets, and the Neuspeed 19mm on soft.

To me, this makes the car handle <i>exactly</i> the way I wanted it to, from day one.

With just the coilovers (and the stock rear bar), the car still handled great, but was still prone to understeer or plow through certain turns. After installing the 19mm bar (which put on the soft setting), the improvement was certainly noticeable. The car turns in much quicker now, and has a very neutral nature. I have yet to actually cause anything I'd call oversteer.

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