On my '01 I run the Racing Beat 1.25" tubular up front on the "soft" setting and no rear bar. Shocks/springs are Tein Flex 7/6 (400/330ish). I'm also running a KAAZ LSD which is set to max lockability. I'd say the car is pretty neutral and being a turbo car, never hurting for power oversteer but very balanced and controllable. As with any car, it will dive in on a gentle lift--even more than average with the clutch type diff. With the rear bar installed, the car was playful unless I ran the front bar on the hardest setting. I opted to soften both ends for ride comfort and traction.
I think given where I run the bar, the 1.125" tubular bar on "hard" with no rear bar would be fine. I imagine that's somewhat comparable to the torsional stiffness of a solid 1" bar, right? OH and I haven't had any troubles with the extra bracing requirements of the RB tubular bar. They do come with nice fat cast aluminum mounts for the big bar. A couple track days hasn't broken anything. Neither have DC roads. No other issues with it. Matt > Hey all, > > I'm > on the fence about upgrading the front sway on The Tick and had given > the FM Sway a thought largely because I think > $300 is a bit much for all the extra bracing to add an RB tubular bar > (that I may not > even like). For those driving an 01+ car, what are your > impressions? > Any issues? > > -Bryan _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
