Handling Question

[Prelewd]

Just wondering if anyone has any insight as to what sway bars, and strut tower bars are the best and which ones are the worst.

Is a strut tower bar a strut tower bar, or are there differences?

Seems like a small deal, but I want my car to handle like a mofo.

Thanks.

[Veetec]

Originally posted by Prelewd
Just wondering if anyone has any insight as to what sway bars, and strut tower bars are the best and which ones are the worst.

Is a strut tower bar a strut tower bar, or are there differences?

Seems like a small deal, but I want my car to handle like a mofo.

Thanks.

Good brands for strut bars are Spoon and Neuspeed for example. Just watch out that they don´t have got any pivot points and aren´t made out of "cheap metal" like the DC Sports ones.

Don´t know about the sways, sorry.

[del]

for sways, i'd recommend suspension techniques. considerably beefier bars and they do the job.

[Prelewd]

Thanks fellas. Just wondering about the rear though: can you have a rear sway with 4WS? I was looking up the Supension Techniques rear sways, and they say that they are not for 4WS. That would be a real pisser if they didn't...

[jc836]

Cannot answer the 4WS question. I am using a Neuspeed 25mm rear bar and love it. The car is much more predictable and plants great all the way thru corners. Then again the rest of the suspension is Neuspeed Sport/Koni "yellow." As to the Tower bars-My front is Neuspeed and the rear (when I bought it) is Spoon because they were what was available for a 5th gen.
I will agree that you want as stiff a set of upper bars as possible. For those that are considering lower tie-bars for a 5th gen--don't waste your money. There is actually a lot of stiffness on both ends (my opinion).