2.5i Subaru 25mm Front sway bar.

I just picked up the tribeca front bar @ a whopping 25mm. yeehaw. these are pre install pics. i will post after to confirm they all fit together.

it's a front tribeca bar, front tribeca bushings, and rear forester endlinks.

 

pre-paint:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0505091347.jpg

 

post-paint w/ decal:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0505091534.jpg

whoooaaaa, let me know how it goes...this may be another option rather than the Rallitek N/A front sway bar

and what size is your rear bar?

whoahhh hope that doesn't trigger too much understeer.

and what size is your rear bar?

my rear bar now is whatever is stock on the GT. tomorrow, my 25mm perrin one will be here.

Hmm, you'll probably experience some oversteer with the car now. Perrin is a solid bar IIRC and OEM bars are usually hollow, so your front is probably equivalent to a 22-23mm solid bar. Anyhow, Ill wait for a review!

paint looks good and decal sets it off, although im sure most will nto see these minor, but very detailed additions youve made. do keep posted, as id like to hear how this ones gonna handle!

well the rear 25mm one is in now. HOLY F---! mucho better. can still feel the slop in the front end. hopefully i'll get to tackle the front tomorrow or friday. i will keep you guys posted, and check out the difference.

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0506091850.jpg

whoooaaaa, let me know how it goes...this may be another option rather than the Rallitek N/A front sway bar

 

Apparently the Whiteline 22mm solid FSB part# BSF35Z is for the 05-09 N/A Legacy as well...

 

I wonder what the Tribeca FSB costs??

well the rear 25mm one is in now. HOLY F---! mucho better. can still feel the slop in the front end. hopefully i'll get to tackle the front tomorrow or friday. i will keep you guys posted, and check out the difference.

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0506091850.jpg

 

 

"BEEF, its whats for dinner!" :eek:thats one solid rod ya got there sir! says its a Perrin 25 RSB??

install complete, and only one modification needed to the tribeca bushing. everything else is just bolt on. total retail price for all the parts is $179.87

I paid less because I work at subaru, but this is the only 25mm bar you will ever find for our N/A cars. handling is much more flat, and reactive. go get one NOW!!!

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0507091616.jpg

 

shave the bushing:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/star91281/0507091351.jpg

 

parts list:

 

(1) 25mm tribeca bar: 20401XA00A

(2) Forester Rear end links: 20470SA011

(2) Tribeca sway bushings: 20414XA01A

Retail-$179.87

see if you can score a deal with the parts dept.

"BEEF, its whats for dinner!" :eek:thats one solid rod ya got there sir! says its a Perrin 25 RSB??

 

 

yep, 25mm front, and rear now.

by the way.......the rear bar measured 16mm. ha! my stock one was 15mm. 25mm is soooooo much better.

Anyone else doing this?

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getLocator&siteid=214327&chapter=APL739&appSectionid=19&groupid=61764&subgroupid=0&componentid=0&make=32&model=B9%20tribeca&year=2006&graphicID=F739050&callout=11&catalogid=1

 

you guys think this is the same one?

Mmmm I like the ideal of the bar, but those endlinks look pussy. I would like to see that bar with the AVO or ralliTek endlinks.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getLocator&siteid=214327&chapter=APL739&appSectionid=19&groupid=61764&subgroupid=0&componentid=0&make=32&model=B9%20tribeca&year=2006&graphicID=F739050&callout=11&catalogid=1

 

you guys think this is the same one?

 

 

looks like the one to me.

Mmmm I like the ideal of the bar, but those endlinks look pussy. I would like to see that bar with the AVO or ralliTek endlinks.

 

 

well if it makes any difference, I have replaced many of the "pussy" ones on the front and rears of legacies, but have yet to replace these ones for the rear of a forester. they don't wear out. I'm sure they may wear out sooner when attached to a 25mm bar, but I feel they are pretty stout.

anyone else step up?

Anyone else doing this?

im running swift front&rear i think they are both 25mm slight kocking in the front from the exhaust pipe but other then that i love them.

I thought Swifts are LGT specific and our header/exhaust or whatever gets in the way?

hence the knocking.

hence the knocking.

its not to bad just take the heat sheld off and it went a way

Interesting setup using some factory parts to boot.

 

shtbxr22, how does your car handle now (i.e.- understeer, neutral, oversteer)?? Also, have you had a chance to try it out on a road course/track?

 

Reason I ask is how much you changed the ratio of the front to rear bars. I know that our cars are tuned toward understeer for safety sake, but I prefer a more neutral layout. Bringing the rear bar closer to the front bar stiffness will achive that, but going too far will bring to toward the oversteering realm. If you aren't ready for that you can get yourself in some trouble. When I bumped up the RSB on my SVO it brought it from understeer central to a nice even neutral setup, where I can steer with my throttle if I need to. That would be nice to replicate on my 2.5i.

well, to me it feels quite neutral. I have a 25mm perrin in the rear on full stiff with stout mounts, and kartboy endlinks. the front is what is listed previously. springs are tein S-tech, just for reference because I didn't have the sways with stock springs. also, the car out handles my comfortability level on the street (off ramps), so she needs to go get flogged at the track so I can give you guys a complete synopsis. on a nice backroad one time I got the ass to come out a little, but I had to try for it.