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350z sway bars WORTH IT ???

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Old 01-26-2008, 12:59 AM
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350z sway bars WORTH IT ???

Im looking into getting some sway bars and from doing some searching i read that the 03-06 350z and G35 coupe and G 35 sedan are inter changable.

Some one correct me if im wrong, but is getting a 350z sway bar set F & R .
worth it? VS a say hotchicks or stillen ?

I remember when i had my BMW I had 325 sways and upgraded to 330i sways and it made a diffrence.
 
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Not a perfect answer, but gives you after market sway bar specs. I'm not sure what the specs are on the stock ones. If I wasn't lazy I could measure the stock G35 ones I have in the garage.

https://g35driver.com/forums/showthr...y+bar+diameter
 
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i'm 95% sure that all of our sway bars are the same (g coupe, sedan and 350Z)
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I believe the 04.5-07 350z/G35 has stiffer front sway bar than previous years.
 

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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
i'm 95% sure that all of our sway bars are the same (g coupe, sedan and 350Z)
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Me too
 
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well they aren't.

"G35sedan"

Group A

03-04 350Z all trim levels (car's without the revised suspension ONLY)
03-06 G35 coupe (all USDM production with oem 17 and 18" wheels)
03-04 G35 sedan (sport and non sport suspension's
All group A car's have the following oem sway bar specs
34mm front 21mm rear
hollow wall construction 5mm in thickness (courtesy of tomsn16)
Torsional rigidity Front: 1130lbs Rear:385 (courtesy BJ EVO350)

Group B
04.5-06 350Z all trim levels (car's with the revised suspension)
05-06 G35 coupe (all USDM production with oem 19" wheels)
04-06 G35 sedan (sport and non sport suspensions)

34mm front 21mm rear
hollow wall construction 7mm front (courtesty tomsn16) 5mm rear
net change in front bar strength from 2mm increase in wall thickness
+17% (courtesty of tomsn16)

Example: The nismo sway bars are 18% stiffer front than Group A cars and -1% stiffer rear. They are only 1% stiffer front than Group B cars.
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 06:27 PM
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but i think that 350z bars differ because ,

there is like 5 diffrent Z car trims and they might have diffrent size bars.

1. stock sport Z
2.Convertible Z
3. Track Edition Z
4. 350z S tune
5. Nismo Z


i do not know there sizes tho.
 
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Sways vs Sedan

Unless you are tracking your sedan why would you need sway bars better
than OEMs that your car came with? Save your money and take the wife/kids
out to dinner!
 
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^ I think my 03 sedan has excessive body roll I think i got use to the BMW s handling.
 
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Just get a set of Stillen or other aftermarket ones that can be adjusted. They are well worth the money!
 
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I definitely noticed a big difference in body roll before and after installation of Stillen sways in my car. Huge improvement especially when taking a few twisties or fast corners but beware of the sticker price on Stillen products. I've seen a couple people on the forum though selling Stillen sways in the classifieds section for half the original price or more.
 
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Yeah shop around before you buy.
 
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i just picked up a 04.5 350z complete suspension for $150 shipped

I asked if he had the sway bars and said he threw them away

oh well ,lowering it should help a bit lets see what happens , besides i need to see if the rear will clear my 245-45 -18 in the rear , i know the 225-45-18 up front clears.
 
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Sway bars are a good improvement even if you don't track the car.

As far as I know, 350Z and G35 coupe sway bars will fit the sedan. I have Cobb Tuning sway bars on my sedan that were not advertised to fir the sedan.
 
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Originally Posted by Hybrid_DET
well they aren't.

"G35sedan"

Group A

03-04 350Z all trim levels (car's without the revised suspension ONLY)
03-06 G35 coupe (all USDM production with oem 17 and 18" wheels)
03-04 G35 sedan (sport and non sport suspension's
All group A car's have the following oem sway bar specs
34mm front 21mm rear
hollow wall construction 5mm in thickness (courtesy of tomsn16)
Torsional rigidity Front: 1130lbs Rear:385 (courtesy BJ EVO350)

Group B
04.5-06 350Z all trim levels (car's with the revised suspension)
05-06 G35 coupe (all USDM production with oem 19" wheels)
04-06 G35 sedan (sport and non sport suspensions)

34mm front 21mm rear
hollow wall construction 7mm front (courtesty tomsn16) 5mm rear
net change in front bar strength from 2mm increase in wall thickness
+17% (courtesty of tomsn16)

Example: The nismo sway bars are 18% stiffer front than Group A cars and -1% stiffer rear. They are only 1% stiffer front than Group B cars.
good info
 


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