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Old 04-20-2010, 04:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default swaybars or bushings. which one first?

which ones to go and buy/install first? so i can save some money or just hoard em then just do one install. can anyone shed a light into this/ thanks a lot.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Bushings are going to affect your ride quality much more than sways, and aren't going to decrease roll.

Two kinda different things.
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Bushings are going to affect your ride quality much more than sways, and aren't going to decrease roll.

Two kinda different things.
so is it better to do sways first? im just concern of putting the swaybars in. then finding out i gotta take em out again to install the bushings. time and money just wanna do it right the first time.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Swaybars take like 45 minutes tops. You don't even have to remove them to install a bushing kit, unless if you're changing sway bar bushings...which should be new with your sway bars.
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Swaybars take like 45 minutes tops. You don't even have to remove them to install a bushing kit, unless if you're changing sway bar bushings...which should be new with your sway bars.
thanks for the info, i guess ill get the sways in then buy the bushings at a later time.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Depending on your suspension set up you should be able to get away with just a front sway bar. I'd recommend the RB hollow front bar if you got that route.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Swaybars first but as Flyin said just get a RB big sway bar for the front and leave the stock rear bar...
Then when you get more power you will feel like removing even the stock small bar...
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

RB tubular front bar and 949racing endlinks
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RB tubular front bar and 949racing endlinks
this is my route, rb sway front and back and 949racing endlinks w/ rb front brace kit. comes out to $538.79 just a little pass 500 bucks. the FM sways are cheaper. but brian goodwin and 949 is local to me. so they ship faster.
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rb sway front and back and 949racing endlinks w/ rb front brace kit.
Skip the rear bar. Not really needed. I have the OEM rear with the RB fron and 949 Links all around. Feels great. Save the cash on the rear bar.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Like everyone's said... you're money is better spent elsewhere than on a rear bar.
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Get your RB F sway and Energy Suspension Poly bushings from RB, best price on master set.
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Default Re: swaybars or bushings. which one first?

Racing Beat carries prothane.. Not ES
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Like everyone's said... you're money is better spent elsewhere than on a rear bar.
This! Miatas are prone to oversteer, so by removing the rear sway and adding a bigger front it more or less gives the car more neutrality and a touch more understeer. You'll be pleasently surprised how much better the car will feel without a rear bar.
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