EZKickBack Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hello everyone I need some advice on picking a setup for my swaybar setup. I have a 2009 LGT manual and need a setup to stiffen the car. I would like it so that I can corner better and help me put down the power! I will be tracking the car for fun of course and it will be a daily driver. What size setup do you guys recommend me and brand? Thank you everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 to make a good recommendation, it would be good to know your tire/spring and shock setup first. having said that, try to get the biggest bar up front as you can find. once you get on the track, and see how the car feels, you can see if you need more rear roll stiffness, which of course will depends on the tire/shock/spring setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZKickBack Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Okay I think I'm going to go 25 on the front and something smaller on the back Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relative4 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Same question, different requirements. I have an '05 LGT wagon with stock shocks and H&R Sport springs with 1/2" saggy butt spacers. It's a basic stage 2 daily driver which I routinely use to cart my 3 kids around. Have never and presumably will never track/autocross it. I'm generally happy with the height and feel, but I would like less roll when tearing around the traffic circles, etc. How do I go about selecting sway bars or whatever else I should select? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 ^drop those stock shocks and pick up some koni shocks. keep the factory bars till you have the shocks dealt with. you may find thats all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Best bang for the buck for a street car is better shocks and firmer rear ASB. Then replace the front lower control arm bushings and your handling will greatly improve. Group N makes a firmer version of the stock bushing, alternatively Whiteline makes a kit that adds some front caster and firmer bushings to replace the LCA tennis balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoXCivic Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Well this looks like it's turning into an advice thread. ASB is my next suspension upgrade. Currently my car has what feels like a fairly violent transition coming out of a turn. Could just be that I'm not used to a car this heavy. Currently sitting on Ohlins R&T 550#F/450#R, stock anti sway bars, white line adjustable rear control arms, Super Pro Anti lift kit. I think some bigger anti sway bars might tighten everything up that last little bit. The sharp rock back to center was not confidence inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Same question, different requirements. I have an '05 LGT wagon with stock shocks and H&R Sport springs with 1/2" saggy butt spacers. It's a basic stage 2 daily driver which I routinely use to cart my 3 kids around. Have never and presumably will never track/autocross it. I'm generally happy with the height and feel, but I would like less roll when tearing around the traffic circles, etc. How do I go about selecting sway bars or whatever else I should select? Thanks! I have an '05 LGT wagon with JDM Bilsteins and 1" spacers and a Whiteline 20mm rear swaybar. Mine is also a Stage 2 daily driver that I haul around 4 kids in. That swaybar made all the difference in cornering. Found it (barely) used on eBay for $100 (steal) and installed it the other night. Now when I take a corner, I can apply power as I'm entering and she'll just swat slightly and pivot, it's an amazing difference. The Bilsteins absolutely helped, but adding the 20mm rear sway brought it all together. Understeer is basically gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 @ infosecdad, what springs do you have with your set-up? Do you have 1 inch tophat spacers on all 4 corners or just the rear? My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 @ infosecdad, what springs do you have with your set-up? Do you have 1 inch tophat spacers on all 4 corners or just the rear? I have a set of JDM SpecB Rev.B wagon strut/shock/spring. I think the front is high because it's supposed to handle the weight of the 6spd. I was dragging my hitch on all sorts of things, so I picked up a set of 3/8" paranoid fabrication rear spacers. After measuring and thinking for a while, I decided that I wanted more lift to handle gear in the back and that two of my kids are now teenagers. So I picked up a set of 3/4" spacers as well. I ended up stacking them so technically it is 1 1/8" in the rear. With the hitch and other stuff I stash in the wheel well it leveled out just about perfectly with the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvancleve Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I put the Whiteline RSB (I think there is only one choice) on my OBXT almost immediately after buying the car in 2012. I set it to the stiffest setting and have had no complaints. It was an easy install for me here in AZ, but you do need to remove both mufflers to get it on so if that stuff is rusty it will add some drama. HTH, Doug Hello everyone I need some advice on picking a setup for my swaybar setup. I have a 2009 LGT manual and need a setup to stiffen the car. I would like it so that I can corner better and help me put down the power! I will be tracking the car for fun of course and it will be a daily driver. What size setup do you guys recommend me and brand? Thank you everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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