whether you drive 'normal' or push your car, while turning, the OE RWD sway bar or aftermarket sway bar will improve the AWD's handling. I've recently made the swap on my 2012 AWD sedan and it is night and day different.

To put it simple, I always wanted to install an aftermarket rear sway bar since being in a friend's G37 Sedan AWD with the bigger rear sway - I've had the Eibach rear sway bar sitting in my basement for about 3 months and was thinking to wait until spring to do the install. I got fed up with the 'boaty' feeling of the car while normal driving as well as spirited driving. It's been 3 days since I swapped out the OE for the Eibach and have been doing a lot of driving to get a good feel of the difference.

I'm on stock springs, stock 17"s, stock front sway bar and aftermarket upper front strut bar. Having added the Eibach rear sway bar, the car behaves a lot better and gives me more confidence taking normal turns, intersections, on/off ramps, sweeping turns on the hwy, etc. I've also driven in rain, light snow, wet roads over the past two days and have not had any issues of fishtailing. Right now I'm on All-season tires as well. Changing lanes is a breeze, even braking on turns is better. Also, the seal of approval was given from my wife yesterday when I asked her to take the car on a drive - she gave me her honest opinion without knowing the modification that I just did to it. She said, "the car feels good going thru turns....did you put wider tires like on your old car?" I just smiled and said nope - that'll come later

 

Exactly what I was looking for. Fantastic review. Really fantastic.

I know you went over this but absolutely no negative effect with the car wanting to fishtail in the snow or snowy conditions?

 

^correct. Keep in mind, I have the Eibach (adjustable) rear sway bar. There are 3 settings that one can tune to their liking. Eibach indicates different options for tuning the rear bar. I chose the softest setting for the winter months (per Eibach: softest settings to use in rain or on slick roads, use on rough or bumpy tracks, increases comfort). I may change it to the mid setting during the spring/summer, but so far I'm satisfied where it is.

 

Perfect. If there is no fishtailing with your Eibach, there certainly will not be any with the stock rwd. As I am sure your Eibach, even on the softest setting, is going to be stiffer then the stock rwd bar.

Thank you so much for the detailed review. It was perfect

 

You in TX? I'd give you mine for, say $20?

 

Exactly right.

Feels almost like I said that already, doesn't it? LOL We're just all voices in the swaybar chorus, but seems the OP really liked yours, CPJ. Lucky dog, you get the cookie.

 

^ LOL, too funny Rochester!! I think it was my wife's seal of approval that closed the deal for him

 

Or that CBJLB has my exact car (awd and stock suspension) and he specifically pointed out the snow situation.

 

True. Good to know it can be improved upon, eh?

Granted, sometimes you go to war with the army you have... not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

 

It made a HUGE difference on mine. Way more steering feel and feels more planted. Considering the low cost of this mod, it's a no-brainer.

I run dedicated 17" Snows, and I don't notice any difference on winter's slippery surfaces.

 

To the OP, sounds like your best bet is to buy it and try. If you're not happy, removal is fairly simple. You can turn around and sell it to the next guy.

 

anyone know the size of the bushings? I bought the swaybar but no bushings came with