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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by FrestyleFC3S' date='Feb 12 2004, 12:25 AM
and mazdatrix = slower shipping ... = frowner face
Yeah, I love their shipping. I paid extra to get 2 day shipping...I got it in 2 days, plus the week it took them to send it.
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by UniqueTII' date='Feb 12 2004, 02:53 PM
Yeah, I love their shipping. I paid extra to get 2 day shipping...I got it in 2 days, plus the week it took them to send it.
heh...i ordered on the 3rd....they sent it out on the 11th
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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The RB ones are adjustable and stronger than stock but you dont really need that. Adjusting sway bars is usually one of the last suspension tweaks you'd do for road racing, etc. And bending the stock links shouldnt happen even with racing. I'm a cheap *** but the $15 urethane bushings work fine.
Old Feb 14, 2004 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Feb 12 2004, 03:20 PM
The RB ones are adjustable and stronger than stock but you dont really need that. Adjusting sway bars is usually one of the last suspension tweaks you'd do for road racing, etc. And bending the stock links shouldnt happen even with racing. I'm a cheap *** but the $15 urethane bushings work fine.
I don't know about that...

I was lucky to have my two-position Suspension Techniques front bar, as with the "loose" setting my car oversteered! I was lucky I was able to switch positions, as when I moved the sway bar links to the "stiffer" position the FC finally got neutral. I think an adjustable anti-sway bar gives you the ability to adjust for your vehicle, as not all cars react differently.



I have never seen end links break, but I've broken the anti-sway bar mount bolts in the center...twice. My ST front bar is one of the bigger bars available for the FC, and I've seen replaced those bolts with 10.9 high strength stuff, and they haven't broken since.







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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RETed' date='Feb 14 2004, 05:00 AM
I don't know about that...

I was lucky to have my two-position Suspension Techniques front bar, as with the "loose" setting my car oversteered! I was lucky I was able to switch positions, as when I moved the sway bar links to the "stiffer" position the FC finally got neutral. I think an adjustable anti-sway bar gives you the ability to adjust for your vehicle, as not all cars react differently.



I have never seen end links break, but I've broken the anti-sway bar mount bolts in the center...twice. My ST front bar is one of the bigger bars available for the FC, and I've seen replaced those bolts with 10.9 high strength stuff, and they haven't broken since.







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I understand what you're saying about adjusting the attachment point of the sway bar like the ST ones. These RB links adjust tension on the end of the bars which is a last step tweak. What I'm saying is that even changing sway bars should be one of the last things you do to your ride after you find the right spring/shock or coilover set up, wheels, tires and alignment settings. For example, I settled on 400# springs in the back of one of my FWD cars.. car had too much understeer still, took out front sway and upgraded rear, added more negative front camber and some toe out... car was almost neutral then.
Old Feb 14, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Feb 14 2004, 01:22 PM
I understand what you're saying about adjusting the attachment point of the sway bar like the ST ones. These RB links adjust tension on the end of the bars which is a last step tweak. What I'm saying is that even changing sway bars should be one of the last things you do to your ride after you find the right spring/shock or coilover set up, wheels, tires and alignment settings. For example, I settled on 400# springs in the back of one of my FWD cars.. car had too much understeer still, took out front sway and upgraded rear, added more negative front camber and some toe out... car was almost neutral then.
i dont get it



sways and springs and shocks alll do different jobs



whats the matter in replacing them.....







i guess i did my suspension "backwards" then... i put on endlinks then sway bars...and still have stock coil setup and damping setup



its not that theres "steps" to it... its that my car had enormous body roll and had understeer when going to turning hard on autox ... so i got these, to eliminate that



its all preference....when you know about suspension and how they really work. and you use it applied to racing, theres no steps, it goes as what you need to improve your times
Old Feb 14, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FrestyleFC3S' date='Feb 14 2004, 09:40 AM
i dont get it



sways and springs and shocks alll do different jobs



whats the matter in replacing them.....







i guess i did my suspension "backwards" then... i put on endlinks then sway bars...and still have stock coil setup and damping setup



its not that theres "steps" to it... its that my car had enormous body roll and had understeer when going to turning hard on autox ... so i got these, to eliminate that



its all preference....when you know about suspension and how they really work. and you use it applied to racing, theres no steps, it goes as what you need to improve your times
well sometimes when the car is old you upgrade whats broken first.
Old Feb 14, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FrestyleFC3S' date='Feb 14 2004, 01:40 PM
i dont get it



sways and springs and shocks alll do different jobs



whats the matter in replacing them.....







i guess i did my suspension "backwards" then... i put on endlinks then sway bars...and still have stock coil setup and damping setup



its not that theres "steps" to it... its that my car had enormous body roll and had understeer when going to turning hard on autox ... so i got these, to eliminate that



its all preference....when you know about suspension and how they really work. and you use it applied to racing, theres no steps, it goes as what you need to improve your times
They all do different jobs but work together for the suspension. All I'm saying is that if you only use your car for street, why would you get sway bars and adjustable end links with stock springs/shocks and street tires? Your shocks/springs and tires do 90% of the job. If your **** is worn out, anything you replace will make the car handle better.
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