Post by Blackduck30 on Jan 10, 2015 10:10:17 GMT 10
I replaced the front and rear sway bars on the forester.
The rear was always going to get done as I think they are way under size for any type of performance.
The front I upgraded from 20 to 22mm as it had done over 300K so deserved a rest.
Rear I went with the adjustable and set it to hard ( 23mm ) the soft setting is like using a 21mm, middle is 22mm.
As far as I could research you are better off having it stiffer in the rear
I went with Whiteline for both front and back
www.whiteline.com.au
I got both on ebay form these guys
stores.ebay.com.au/onlineperformanceautos/
They have great sales from time to time so if you are not in a hurry keep an eye on them
Rear install was pretty easy but in hind sight I should have done the end links. I did weld up the stock mounts to mate them heaps stronger.
Front install was trickier and I had to unbolt one side of the chassis arm to get the bar out and back in.
I think I even loosened the other side but didnt remove it.
The rear gave me the biggest result and a noticeable improvement
If on a budget I would worry more about replacing the rear
www.Whiteline.com.au and www.onlineperformanceautos.com FTW
The rear was always going to get done as I think they are way under size for any type of performance.
The front I upgraded from 20 to 22mm as it had done over 300K so deserved a rest.
Rear I went with the adjustable and set it to hard ( 23mm ) the soft setting is like using a 21mm, middle is 22mm.
As far as I could research you are better off having it stiffer in the rear
I went with Whiteline for both front and back
www.whiteline.com.au
I got both on ebay form these guys
stores.ebay.com.au/onlineperformanceautos/
They have great sales from time to time so if you are not in a hurry keep an eye on them
Rear install was pretty easy but in hind sight I should have done the end links. I did weld up the stock mounts to mate them heaps stronger.
Front install was trickier and I had to unbolt one side of the chassis arm to get the bar out and back in.
I think I even loosened the other side but didnt remove it.
The rear gave me the biggest result and a noticeable improvement
If on a budget I would worry more about replacing the rear
www.Whiteline.com.au and www.onlineperformanceautos.com FTW