I have a Sedan 6MT (sport susp.) and would like to lower only 0.5 inches. Looking for better cornering stability, mainly less body lean. Don't mind a little more spring stiffness, but not much. On a scale of 0-10, and if my stock sport susp. is a 5, willing to go to a 6-7 (assumes 10 is really stiff). Plan on keeping stock 17" rims.

Was wondering if I can get away with just stiffer sway bars for less body lean in the corners. Brands?

 

Cusco, Nismo, and Eibach are a few brands to check out...

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Nismo:
front- *36mm (hollow core design, like the stock bar)
rear- *22mm (hollow core design)

*However the this same person got different measurement's than I got when I used a dial caliper on the stock bars. So I have to question the accuracy of the above measurements. But their all I could find.

Cusco sway bar
35mm front solid, not hollow
22mm rear solid, not hollow
Front sway bar has two settings of 20% and 37% stiffer then stock
Rear sway bar is 73% stiffer then stock.
$450 (can go lower,shop for best$$ I got mine for $395 shipped)

Stillen 5-way adjustable bars
35mm front hollow 22mm rear hollow (converting from 1 3/8" & 7/8") Claimed adjustment range 7% to 70% (unknown if both front and rear bars have the same full 7% to 70% range)
$479

Mines Sway bars
Front 20% stiffer rear 30% stiffer
$699.00(OUCH!)

Eibach specs from Eibach.com
34mm hollow front 22mm hollow rear
Front bar is 2-way adjustable, rear bar is 3-way adjustable
$309 shipped clearance sale at www.gruppe-s.com (limited time offer)
Unknown stiffness overstock, however they will be stiffer than stock and both bars offer adjustability.

350EVO Sway bars 3-way adjustable front and rear
34mm front and 23mm rear solid bar construction, not hollow.
$545 shipped
Front bar
middle adjustment 11% stiffer
stiff adjustment 33% stiffer

Rear bar
middle adjustment 25% stiffer
stiff adjustment 53% stiffer


6mt sed
Crawford Pleneum
Injen CAI
Cusco sway bars
350Z springs&struts
Custom true dual exhaust
Nismo header (soon)

 

See any harm in just changing sway bars? Throw off the harmonic balance of springs/shocks/sway bars?

 

No, getting any of the available aftermarket sway bar systems shouldn't hurt your suspension system. It only helps your supsension system through the turns. But a too stiff sway bar can do more harm than good. I doubt any of the aftermarket sway bars are that stiff. Here's a good article on how sway bars work.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm

 

Can't find that price on www.gruppe-s.com - - - -must be out of stock or sale is over.

-T

'03 Sedan 5a: BS/G, Prem, Aero/Body, Sport, Nav
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hmmm

Cusco sway bar
35mm front solid, not hollow
22mm rear solid, not hollow
Front sway bar has two settings of 20% and 37% stiffer then stock
Rear sway bar is 73% stiffer then stock.
$450 (can go lower,shop for best$$ I got mine for $395 shipped)

looks pretty nice.... anyone else looking at this set?

 

Sorry, the clearance price on the Eibach bars was posted on my350z.com in this thread.
[link]http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=50676[/link]

Here's a cut and paste out of the thread, you'll have to call them to get the price and of course mention that you were told about the post on my350z.com

Eibach Sway Bar Set, was $359, now $309 shipped!
- Lightweight hollow core construction
- 2-way Front and 3-way Rear Adjustable
For any questions, please email or call.

Thanks,
PJ
pj@gruppe-s.com
(510) 498-8400
www.gruppe-s.com

6mt sed
Crawford Pleneum
Injen CAI
Cusco sway bars
350Z springs&struts
Custom true dual exhaust
Nismo header (soon)