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M030 sway bar's?
Im doing the main peices of the suspension on my '83 944 and was wondering if there are any problems with using the 968 sway bar's?
I know they work on the 944, but how much different is the handling between the stock bars and the M030 bars? Will using the M030 bars make the daily driving a bit more difficult? Also, what would be some good idea's for upgrading the suspension on my 944? Ive replaced the front struts with KYB GR-2's and 200 lb weltmeister springs and just ordered the KLA strut brace along with the front sway bar stabilizer brackets The car came with KYB rear shocks but i have no idea how old they are lol |
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11-05-2006, 08:01 PM
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M030 bars will make the car no more difficult to drive, the car will have significantly less body roll and probably not have a tendency to understeer as much. Thats probably the only major thing you will have to look out for.
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11-05-2006, 08:06 PM
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The good thing about swaybars is that you don't have to worry quite as much about mechanical condition as a lot of car parts, so you can be fairly confident buying used.
For my old 944, I bought 28mm front and 18mm rear bars off eBay for a grand total of about $100. I then turned around and sold my stock bars for $70 EACH. Oh how I love eBay.
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11-06-2006, 05:27 AM
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I was thinking about ordering the 19 mm rear sway bar from paragon for 150 and then getting a 27mm front sway bar off ebay for about 80 bucks or so
Would the 27mm front bar be a decent match for the 19mm rear bar? |
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11-08-2006, 09:33 PM
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The 26.8mm and 19mm rear setup is what i plan to be doing.. i think its the perfect setup personally. I think the 30mm bar is a bit to stiff for my car setup.
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11-09-2006, 03:25 AM
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944mech, what you have in mind works well with any 944. Keep in mind, however, that if one end of the car is a little stiffer than the other, it might push the car toward understeer or oversteer. You can play with tire pressures a little bit to even things out.
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I have the 24 and 18mm bars on mine from the 86 Turbo. They work pretty good for me.
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11-09-2006, 04:51 PM
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I just finished replacing my stock 21mm and 14mm bars with used 27mm front and 18mm rear bars (Ebay) on my '83. I also installed braces that I designed and fabricated (similar to KLA) to triangulate the front mounting brackets. The changes made a significant improvement in the car. Steering is now very neutral - understeer is gone - and cornering is precise and flat, but the ride quality is still excellent. The car also seems much more stable at higher speeds. I highly recommend the upgrade.
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I about 2 months ago I replaced my 21mm(I think) front sway bar with a 26.8(27mm) bar. You can use the sway bar outer brackets, all you have to do is just bore out the bushings. Thats what I did. I got the bar for about $50 on e-bay from German Auto Dismantlers. They give you the bar, inner bushings, and inner mounting bars. I also got a rear sway bar assembly(18mm) and all the mounting hardware from red930guy on this site for about $120. I love the way my car handles-better than any car I've driven. I'm also just about to install the 220 lb. stock height springs which will even improve it more.
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11-12-2006, 09:41 AM
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