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isn't it the other way around? holes closer to the end should be the softest setting and provide more understeer, where as the holes further from the end provides a stiffer setting and give more oversteer.

no, its a leverage thing. by decreasing the length of the sway bar, it can effectively transmit more torsional force. making it a stiffer ride. Since our cars love the understeer, it would make sense to go with the closest holes to attempt to counter this.

*Edited for correctness

This post has been edited by jimmykay: Jun 9, 2009 - 9:31 AM

not necessarily, you don't want too much oversteer with a front wheel drive as it can't be that easy to control, and you don't want to be on an open road where dry lifting off creates oversteer, imagine that in the wet.

this is what I was getting at. not necessarily creating oversteer, just countering the existing understeer.

Also, after looking at Bonzai's post again, I think i'm completely backwards on this. I'll edit my above post to avoid confusion.

ok guys i think your getting all confused. what azain advanced said was correct. And that was the same thing that i was saying. So to clerify things :

-The picture that i posted that is the setting that you want to keep it on. The stiffer setting will create a nuetral feel to the cars handling with a slight bit of oversteer, you can bairly feel the oversteer.

-holes at the end of the sway bar (softer setting will create understeer) like i described in my post.

don't even bother with putting the sway bar links at the softer setting it will create understeer

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Jun 9, 2009 - 12:58 PM

I posted what I read in the "how to" section I have my sway bars off right now they're getting repainted I'll post up pics with my twosrus endlinks when its done.

I measured the front sway bars at 24mm and the rear sway bar at 22mm is that the correct thickness for them???

^ as in stock? if you mean stock that would be wrong, but if its Suspension techniques i think your right.

yes thats what I mean I measured my Suspension Technique Sway Bars last night and thats the measurement I got. I just wanted confirmation from another member

Someone was trying to tell me that I should get the rear sway bar, and it should at least be 28- 34 mm thick. You guys know these cars, what is optimal for autox'ing?

lol thats pretty fkn thick, heavier muscle cars and supras etc tend to have pretty thick aftermarket sway bars but for our cars I know whiteline have 20mm for rear but anymore than 24mm would be pointless.

Suspension Technique sway bars :

Front = 24mm
Rear = 22mm

Gotcha. Thanks!

such a pitty that the only company C-One that makes an aftermarket sway bar for the SuperStrut Suspension only make them in 18mm. it should be thicker right?!

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 25, 2011 - 11:57 PM

Has anyone use the C-One sway bars I was thinking of getting a set for the GT4

GT-FOURpl is the only one I've actually seen with one (though he's just got the car running again I think)

brands just for bragging rights, 19mm is plenty thick for the rear if its adjustable and/or you have shorter/stiffer end links, remember that size isn't the most important thing, the difference between soft setting and hard setting is ALOT.

I have a 20mm at the rear on hard setting and a stock 20mm at the front and you can definitely feel the oversteer, it almost feels as if its in need of a thicker one at the front on hard as it feels it rolls too much up front.

Also, even if it is a badly made sway bar Id say it would snap off where the end link bolts up before the sway bar would snap but that would be pretty extreme.

This post has been edited by Euphoria: Oct 8, 2010 - 7:49 AM

Front Sway Bar from C-One is only 18mm. I'm saying its small because if you compare it to the suspension technique front sway bar at 24mm and an aftermarket sway bar for the Integra Type R at 25mm its considerably smaller wouldn't you say

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 25, 2011 - 11:57 PM

you can't really compare sway bars by their thicknesses alone..
if anyone is really curious and willing to ask these companies and find out what type of metal is used in making these sway bars, i can find out which one is better.

^ Thats right. What metal they use and if its hollow or filled.