kaz98gt Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Hey guys, I'm looking to pick up a rear sway bar for my gt, and have been leaning towards rallitek's bar. http://www.rallitek.com/RalliTEK-Rear-Anti-Sway-Bar-Kit-LegacyOutback-1996-1999/p-4370 Cheap enough for my budget, and includes the endlinks and poly bushings. Any opinions/what are people running? And what do I need to do the job so everything's replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmEh Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 wow it includes endlinks for that price? that is a smokin deal. I paid $200 for just the rear sway and then another $300 for front and rear endlinks (all whiteline) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 haha so it sounds like a good deal then how has whiteline worked for you, and is it a major improvement over stock or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 i have rallitek's 22mm non adjustable rear sway, i can raise a back wheel if i turn hard enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 thats really really cheap for everything that you get! I I have a whiteline 24mm adjustable one, with whiteline endlinks, bushings, mounts, and i swear its the best upgrade i ever did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 24mm in the back? whered you get that one? i want one! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Its a WRX one, you will have to cut the bump thingy off under your tire well to get it to fit. But after you get it on there with some endlinks (im running whiteline adjustable endlinks) your car will liven up like crazy!!! It was the first mod I did and loved it ever since! From that day on I did nothing but suspension upgrades and its just as fun as having a more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 are you on the stock FSB? not sure a 2mm differecnce will be all too noticable with everything else i have on there i got a wagon bro, no spare tire bump heh heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 yes you do, that bump is part of what the factory tow bar would mount to cut mine off to clear my 22mm whiteline adjustable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 are you sure? i didnt see one when i put on my 22mm rallitek bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmEh Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 haha so it sounds like a good deal then how has whiteline worked for you, and is it a major improvement over stock or what? well my car used to feel like the back end was going to roll over independently from the front. now it feels awesome. i did the rallitek 22mm up front and the whiteline endlinks all around. it was an awesome upgrade, now that the springs and struts are done it's even better. more NVH but acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 so when i stiffen the read end my car it will slide better on dirt right? i hate under steer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 are you sure? i didnt see one when i put on my 22mm rallitek bar yep. http://a.imageshack.us/img704/5323/34866458483401507563736.jpg cut off the lump and hammered in the spare tyre well a bit for clearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 i have rallitek's 22mm non adjustable rear sway, i can raise a back wheel if i turn hard enough They make a 22mm bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 whats the stock size again? 19? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 for the rear it's 16 for the gt, 15 for the L. Stock front for gt is 19...all of it is in the swaybar faq that's stickied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 i am 1,574% positive that i do not have that bump..i will picti the bar i have isnt for the legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 I'm trying to find an outback bar right now for the rear; hopefully something cheap will pop up. Has anyone thrown something up with good results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 so this bar will be night and day going from a stock, rusted, used bar... to a new 21mm bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 in short, yes. atleast it was for me going 15 to 22mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 less or more understeer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 less, i notice a tendancy for the rear to want to step out slightly when cornering hard now along with just feeling much more planted...i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 subarus have a habit of having understeer nad becoming tail happy, well at least our cars and wrx's thats why you will see when some people mod thier suspension they will start with the rear sway bar and usually not touch the front. The trick is that by stock we have a larger fsb which in terms prevents understeer but oversteer occurs, if you go with a bigger rsb your preventing that oversteer, whille causing a little understeer. Its a balance of power thing that you have to feel to believe, I had fsb on for a quick second and I could feel a slight difference in how the car reacted around corners, my front grip was excellent but the back started to move. Took it off, and back to no rear end movement and a little bit of understeer (but hey thats how i like it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 ^^ oversteer happened with a fsb? And more grip at the front? I need to get a new rsb with the poly bushings; apparently those help tremendously compared to the stock rubber shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTcoast Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 ^ FSB helps prevent understeer (when you turn and you car keeps going straight), but at the same time it increases oversteer as your front is more planted to the groun than the back is. RSB helps prevent oversteer(when your car back ends starts to move out causing you to spin), but at the same time it increases understear as the rear is more planted to the ground than the front is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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