Are all rear sway bars created equal (design-wise)?

[maddoc]

So I didn't see any thread about this (I may be blind), but I wanted to compile all the rear sway bars for the Legacy. Mainly, I wanted pictures of each sway bar, and also wanted to compile which sway bars worked with what exhausts.

 

 

For example, I have the Invidia Q300 Quad-tip exhaust (v1) and a Whiteline Adjustable rear sway bar. These don't work together. The sway bar comes into direct contact with the crossover piping. Now, I'm curious to see if there are sway bars that are designed differently to clear aftermarket exhausts like this.

 

** Reserved for pics - I'll post them once I get them**

[wcbjr]

How about you post what you want and narrow down our responses? That would make it a lot easier for us.

[maddoc]

How about you post what you want and narrow down our responses? That would make it a lot easier for us.

I wanted to compile all the rear sway bars for the Legacy. Mainly, I wanted pictures of each sway bar, and also wanted to compile which sway bars worked with what exhausts.

Um...post your rear sway bars and exhaust setups? I'm mainly trying to compile a database to determine rear sway bar designs and what will work well with different exhaust setups... As I mentioned, my Whiteline rear sway is in direct contact with my exhaust piping and is causing issues.

 

So if there are other rear sway bars out there designed differently for the Legacy GT to alleviate this problem, I would like to know and compile a database of rear sway bars for other members to refer to.

 

Was I not clear enough?

[wcbjr]

Nope, never did you state you wanted people to post their individual setups. You asked for a list.

 

Anyways, SPT exhaust and Cusco rear sway, stock endlinks.

[subiedad51]

Perrin catback and Perrin 22mm adj rear sways, energy bushings, avo stout mounts and perrin endlinks.

[Bolksey85]

Perrin 22's F+R on Perrin mounts and bushings, Kartboy links, Magnaflow catback. No rubbing.

[GULLABLE0NE]

the new invidia quad tip dual exhaust works fine with perrin 22mm sways w/ rallitek hd endlinks

[bochinam]

Perring 25mm F+R, perring ends, mounts, clears Stromung exhaust.

[captainhook]

Perrin 22mm sways/brackets/endlinks + SPT CBE = no problems

 

Perrin 22mm sways/brackets/endlinks + SPT CBE + Cobb springs = rubbing (see below)

 

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/tunedlgt/IMG_1130-1.jpg

 

They clank together over bumps.

 

 

 

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu325/tunedlgt/CleanedPadded.jpg

 

Cheap easy fix. (Radiator hose + zip ties)

[Kylar]

Perrin 22mm sways, Perrin stout mounts, stock endlinks (for now), and x02 racing exhaust.

Clears, no issues!

[Darkness of Death]

whiteline front sway, avo rear sway, avo reinforcement mounts, group a endlinks with modified borla catback and rallitek springs.

 

had an issue of rubbing/vibrating after i had cut the 2.5" piping out to replace with 3" piping but had it dealt with

[Strizzy]

Cobb front and rear swaybars with stock endlinks. X02 exhaust. No issues.

[EquinnoxX]

Zero / Sports F+R Sways w/ Fujitsubo exhaust. They fit fine, no issues.

 

Sorry this is the best pic I have of them:

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/3142315136_c48b804b5c.jpg

[captainhook]

/\ still on stock springs?

[EquinnoxX]

^^ Yesh.

[captainhook]

If you plan on adding springs, I would try to find someone with a similar setup that has already tried it to avoid the issue I ran into.

[EquinnoxX]

^Good point. I did have sti pinks installed but have since gone back to stock. I didn't notice/hear any rubbing but I didn't really check. I'll have to look under the car the next time I clean it.

[sxspete]

XO2 axle back,AVO rear bar,AVO HD reinforcements, on third set of end links(now Rallitek). Still getting loud clicking with suspension contact.

[TSiWRX]

Cross-referencing:

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/invidia-q300-exhaust-rear-sway-bar-problem-134456.html

[wcbjr]

Just an FYI, I found out yesterday that the Rallitek rear endlinks are shorter than stock. This has the side-effect of pulling the ends of the bar lower and raising the bar itself up and away from the exhaust pipes underneath.

[TSiWRX]

^ Yep. Rallitek, at one point (still?) bill(s/ed) those as being well-suited for slightly-dropped BL/BPs.

 

The AVO bracket reinforcements, as Gmachine mentioned in another thread, also displaces the bar a little bit further back (i.e. by the plate's thickness) towards the rear of the vehicle, too. But here, the caveat is that it may or may not bring the bottom corners of the plate and/or the mounting bracket/hardware into contact with the cat-back piping.

 

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As a side-note, I was surprised at how easily the Rallitek HD rears - which, like you said, are noticeably shorter than the stock pieces - installed, particularly as I had my car on jackstands (while I have a set of Raceramps, I decided to jackstand and take the wheels off for this install, as I timed it to coincide with my winter-to-summer switch-over, anyway ). I'd fully expected to have to jack the individual suspension a bit, but they got into position without any issues.