if you need lube for that you either don't know what you are doing or you hit the wrong hole, or both.

 

I used the lube that came with the Hotchkis bars and have had no trouble in the last 3 months.

 

I think he was trying to make a sex joke. Didn't work very well, though

 

I got the joke....

I just ignored it.... He he...

 

does anyone know the difference between the nismo sways versus the OEM 2005 G35 Sports suspension (19" wheel option) ?

 

No, I don't personally know it, but I can guess that the NISMO sways are pretty similar to the Stillen sways, which I do have. I have a 05 G35 6MT coupe with the 19"s and the sport suspension, and the Stillen sways really made a big difference, so, most likely, the NISMO sways will, as well.

 

Nismo sways are nothing like Stillens. Nismos have no adjustments. Nismos have a softer rear bar ( read the specifications at the beginning of this thread, they answer your question). Stillens have adjustments, thus the rear bar and front bar can be made softer or harder to tune your handling. Nismos are not worth the money. You want the adjustment. I do not know the comparison information you requested regarding Nismo and Sport suspension, but there is probably little difference. If you want to spend that much get the H&R bars as they are adjustable and very stiff.

 

does anyone have any input on which mod offers more of a noticeable difference strut bars or sway bars?... i plan to eventually do both but i'd like to start with the more effective first

 

^sways, you probably won't even feel the strut bar, i didn't.

 

How about listing OEM size differences between base, sport, G & Z as no one seems to know and it's asked everytime a sport set gets listed for sale. This is a long thread to only reference aftermarket options.

 

I have Stillen sway bars installed on my '05 coupe (set to Med/Med) and recently installed an NRG strut bar. Prior to installing the strut bar, my steering wheel felt stiff / more firm, there was little body roll, and the car felt 'neutral'. After installing the bar, the front of the car feels much more rigid, but the steering wheel isn't as stiff anymore (I can turn the wheel slightly without getting much of a response). Additionally, the rear end feels more 'loose' now - basically, the steering wheel and rear of the car feels like it did when I was on stock sway bars.

In order to get back to a more neutral feel with less body roll, should I increase the stiffness of the rear sway bar (currently set to medium) or should I elongate the slots on the strut bar to decrease tension in the bar? FYI, as was the case for some ppl with the NRG bar, there was a lot of tension in the bar when I installed it so I had to elongate the slots on one of the mounts in order to be able to close the hood.

Thanks for your help guys!

 

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Chris...check with Marty and Zack.
We recently "modified" Marty's ARC Strut Bar (elongated the mount holes and shortened the Bar). We did this in order to lower it. This also lowered the preload.
They are now "testing" the Bar and they both can probably give you some useful input!

 

thanks for the heads-up Dave! i'll try to catch up with the guys on their way back from HIN this weekend.

 

Chris...I hope you get a chance to hook-up with them for the ride back to SoCal.
Now that would be some "serious" fun!!
I heard that they might be leaving early Sunday morning...