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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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anyone had any experience with the bmr front sway bar? im thinking of either getting this or do some bracing but the suspension is not really my forte..
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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BMR makes great products... I'm unsure if theirs comes with the endlinks...This is why I went with the Spohn front sway bar, because I knew for sure it came with endlinks also.

You'll get much more benefit changing the rear sway bar, if you haven't done that yet.
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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He is putting down 922 hp...i hope he has replace most all the rear suspension!
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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NO need to change the Front Sway bar...Concentrait on the rear only at this point..

I have everything changed except my front sway bar..
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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i have the pony package rear sway whatever comes with it.. seems pretty thin..its seems as though my front 2 wheels get thrown the most when i hit bumps though.. not so much the rear. ive looked into bump steer kits, my lca's helped a lot, but the front loses it every now and then.
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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dont even have the gt like you guys
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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i have the pony package rear sway whatever comes with it.. seems pretty thin..its seems as though my front 2 wheels get thrown the most when i hit bumps though.. not so much the rear. ive looked into bump steer kits, my lca's helped a lot, but the front loses it every now and then.
Pony package = 18mm sway in the rear and 31.5mm in the front.
GT= 20mm sway rear and 34mm sway front.
Replace those rubber bushings with poly and its like
night and day.
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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can anyone else shed some light on new sways being the most cost effective way of me keep control of the car on bumpier roads?
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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I have a GT. I can't give you factual numbers or something... But I can say that the panhard bar and panhard brace replacement was awesome, and so was my rear swaybar... Thats all I can say.

I notice now the car is very tight and understeers when I autocross, probably due to rear mods, which is why I'm now replacing the front swaybar.
Old Jul 13, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Larger sway bars are not gonna make your car handle bumps better, they help control body roll in turns. Shocks and struts are what control suspension rebound on bumps. The factory ones are barely adequate. You would want to upgrade those toaftermarket "gas type". That will make all the difference in the world going over bumps and driving rough roads.



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