A little birdie told me that I'm getting a set of Stillen Sway bars for Christmas for my 2004 Coupe 6mt.
I'll order them through Stillen.com or everythingg35.com.

My question:
Does it come with everything you need IE: bushings, grease, etc?
or do I need to order anything with it?

Also:
My (Brembo) brake pads will need replacing soon.
What do you recommend for pads? I've heard good things about Hawk pads?
My current brakes squeal and the brake dust is terrible, but I don't want to give up current stopping power.

Thanx in advance for your comments!

 

Excellent choice! The Stillen sways are awesome!

Okay, here's what you'll need: You can reuse the stock bushings and you'll have to make a trip to the Home Depot and pick up some white lithium greese to put on the bushings. You should be all set then. Need any advice on the install, just PM me.

As far as brakes go, Hawk HPS pads are IMHO the best. Although, I recommend you look into a deal that My Nismo has on a Stop-Tech rotor replacement package.

The kit includes:
Front and Rear Hawk HPS brake pads,
Front and Rear StopTech SS brake lines,
Three 500mL bottles of Motul RBF600 DOT 4 synthetic brake fluid,
Front and Rear STOP TECH Slotted or Drilled 2 Piece Aero Rotors.

Total price is 1700 bucks, tho. But not a bad deal none-the-less.
Here's the link:

http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...oducts_id=1363

 

Thank you for the great information!!

I've heard of people changing the stock bushings to "performance" bushings like polyurethane bushings or similar? No need to do that, I don't guess. The Sway bars will make a huge difference.
I've also heard of people experiencing squeaks from their bushings?

I like the brake deal, I've already decided to go with SS brake lines while I'm changing the pads anyway...but $1700..whew..
I was -hoping- to get away without replacing the rotors...think that is OK?

Anyway, thanks again for the great response.

 

Im just running stock bushings for now. i used white lithium grease inside and out.

I keep an eye on the bushings for wear, but so far (about 8k miles) no premature wear.

 

+1^ 11 K miles no squeaks on stock bushings, I love the Stillens I think prob my best mod hands down for the money.

 

very noobish but what exactly does the sway bars do? from what i know i would think just stiffens the ride... but from what i hear yall say it sounds like there are drastic changes. what do u feel different?

 

anyone???

 

addisontc,
From one of the best web sites out there:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm

 

thanks blksnake, that is an awesome site