Hey all,

I was thinking of installing some sway bars on my otherwise stock '05 G35. Is there any risk of a subframe tearout or anything like that? Reason I ask is when I had my Civic that's what I would hear about all the time. I figured this car actually has a beefier subframe than a civic, but I figured I should make sure

Also would a swaybar void my warranty?

Thanks!

Craig

 

There is no down side. It won't void the warranty unless the part actually causes the damage. Sways won't harm anything.

 

No risk really, just make sure you have a breaker bar or something because those bolts tend to be very tight sometimes.

 

You already have sway bars on the G35. You are just replacing them with better ones! No problems should arise. I had mine during warranty, dealer saw them and never said a word.

 

Well that's a relief.

My last car came with a 13 or 14mm rear sway bar I believe, but folks who upgraded to anything over about ~18mm routinely ended up replacing their subframes if they didn't spend hundreds more on subframe braces, and even those didn't always help.

It didn't really make any sense to me why Honda would make their subframes so flimsy. I'm glad that's just a Civic thing

 

contrary to what other ppl are saying i will tell you that sway bars increase the pressure on the suspension geometry. you may get more squeaking from your suspension and you may encounter issues with bushings

 

That also depends on the bushings, the Stillen bars use the soft rubber stock bushings will absorb these issues. Some of the other sways that come with new poly bushings that don't have the flexibility to absorb energy.

 

Drive carefully at first, especially in the rain. Depending on how you set the bars, your G may over steer. If you have never experienced this sensation it can be a little unsettling (or a lot, depending on what is waiting in the apex of the turn).

Also, throttle induced over steer will come on much quicker and with less throttle. In my G with Stillen bars set to med/med it never felt quite right until I installed the softer Tein H-Techs.

 

yes i agree. you won't have much issues with the sway bar bushings. i'm more worried about the compression rod bushings issue being exacerbated by sways. my bushings were torn by the time i had them replaced

 

Which sways did you have installed? I can't imagine the sways causing that to happen. The suspension parts allow alot of movement even with a thicker sway.

 

don't forget about the endlinks.