Like they said above: Welfare sways or Hotchkis are your best options. I have the welfare ones and the car handles very well with the Mopar rear tension strut kit, PWERKS STBs, and H&R springs.
maaan, i really wanted sways. but its really that much harder driving at high speeds?
NO,
There is a lot of squishy rubber in our rear control arms and stock tension struts, thats what makes our cars less than stable in the back end.
One of the suspension pros (Manny Z) pointed out that the rear alignment can shift when cornering really hard, something about flimsy rear LCA bolts and mount points. So the first thing people need to when they encounter rear drift issues is to have the rear alignment checked. (then replace the soft rubber bushings)
There is a lot of squishy rubber in our rear control arms and stock tension struts, thats what makes our cars less than stable in the back end.
One of the suspension pros (Manny Z) pointed out that the rear alignment can shift when cornering really hard, something about flimsy rear LCA bolts and mount points. So the first thing people need to when they encounter rear drift issues is to have the rear alignment checked.
so, buying an aftermarket adjustable rear lca would help with this?
How good are the Mopar ones? And how bad will they scare me if I'm going 100+mph. Right when I got my BC Coilovers on and went over 100mph I was scared but now I'm used to it.
Should I just leave the stock bars on? I thought getting better sway bars would just improve handling-there are two settings on the rearbar on the hockiss maybe you set the bar on the racing setting?
so, buying an aftermarket adjustable rear lca would help with this?
Yes, better LCAs with stiffer urethane bushings or heim joints is the fix.
BUT the Prothane rear LCA bushing kit is a good improvement and a cheap mod.
When I installed the prothane bushing kit, I liked the change and wanted more. Thats why I quickly upgraded to the steel tube LCAs with heim joints. But, the urethane inserts are just fine!
What do you want to do with your car for one? if your car is rolling to much yes, the sway bar change will benifit you with this issue but, you have to realize, by going with any upgraded sway bars you are jsut going to put that much more pressure on the rest of the EXTREAMLY soft busings on the stock suspension.
You want a better ride with out spending to much $$, get a pro-thane bushing kit for your suspension. This will eliminate a lot of unwanted flex the stock crap has. you would be surprised on how much a difference just changing the all the bushings to poly ones on your stock bars do.
For all you guys claiming that running bigger swaybars like the hotchkis ones, will make your car "twitchy" or "unsafe" at higher speeds. UUUMM NO.
1 make sure your alignment is set up right. The one thing I have come to find on this car is, the rear is really sensative when it comes to having set-up wrong. having the front set up wrong also, will just make it really risky at semi high speeds. Get some negative camber on both front and rear, depnding on what you are running for struts, zero, to 1/8" out with toe settings on the front.
On the rear, run at least 1/8" toe out also. WHY. When the car is moving, and if you have to step on the brakes, when the back end lifts a little, or a lot depnding on your sep-up, the wheels will want to start pointing inward. This effect will make the ass end really loose. Toe out, same situation, the wheels will just get straight. Of course, the better bushing you have on the rear of your car, the less this effect.
I run the hothkiss bars on my car, and the rest is pretty much the parts I have made for for the suspension myself. I like the bars, and are not going anywhere.
last but not least, what is the only point of contact with the ground? yes your tires. So if they are bad, old, under or over inflated, it will make the car feel that much more shitty.
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Right when I got my BC Coilovers on and went over 100mph I was scared but now I'm used to it.
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