Has anyone tried these in winter driving conditions?

 

Has anyone installed these sways themselves? How complicated is the install? And how many would recommend aftermarket bushings?

 

Installations is not that bad but you will need to uncouple your exhaust to get the rear sway off and to install the new one, or at least i had to do that on my aftermarket exhaust. There is not much room near the back. The fronts are pretty easy excpet you have to take the plastic undertray to get to the fastners. You do not need aftermarket bushings. With that said the Hotchkis come with new stiffer bushings while the Stillen reuses your existing bushings. Overall this is not a hard install, but you will need to jack the car up pretty high, so a lift is ideal.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I have an MXP exhaust, what exhaust do you have and do think mine will get in the way? I planned on doing the install on jack stands and wondering if I'd have enough room under there.

 

If you look at my Sig you will see what I have. I did the front when I did my R2C CAI...it was Tit....and I did the Back when I did my Tanabee Mufflers...again...TIT. I used the Plastic Ramps you can buy at Autozone or wherever...much safer and easier than Jacking and using stands...never mind easier on your driveway....Very good Mod to do...noticably better handling immediately on off/on ramps and quick lane changes....

 

Thanks. I've got the plastic ramps too and was afraid they would be too low. What you just said gives me a little more confidence to do it myself. Did you change bushings or reuse stock?

 

Hotckis comes all included...you just lube up the rubber mounts/bushings and install as is....it's almost mindless...b/c I am NO mechanic. ha ha

Like aforementioned...you need to drop the plastic wind tray up front...9 million 10 MM bolts and some plastic clips if I remember....and then the back is just undoing one muffler clamp on each side and then you have enough room to wiggle the oem sway bar out and the new one in....

During the week...go easy on yourself and do one at a time...if it's the weekend...you can do em both.

Oh, and you may need someone to hold the plastic ramps in place as sometimes they slip as you drive up em...but they are MORE than stable enough and work great...just takes some caution to get up.

On my 05 Coupe when I did all this with Stillen Sways...I used the same plastic ramps but I had to use 3/4" plywood squares as shims so to speak to gradually lift up the front end since it was so low....but the Sedan is higher....

 

So these make the steering tighter? Similar to how BMW's handle???

 

Thanks for the tip. I know those ramps get tricky on smooth surfaces. Lol. So I guess I could just do front and rear one at a time. I wonder if my new GTspec ladder brace will get in the way of the front lol. Cause I just put it on and probably should have waited. Oh well... Haha
Sway bars are supposed to be one of the best ways to keep this beast from having that heavy body roll around corners. I hear it's a night and day difference.

 

Sways are one of the best mods for this car. It really tightens up the feel of the car. I have noticed i get the slip light coming on a lot more on uneven surfaces or around turns.

 

is everyone doing both front and rear sways or just rears? also, how is the ride quality? does it suffer substantianlly or just minimal?

 

Interested about ride quality too!

 

is anyone just running the gt strut brace and a rear sway bar?

after installed my strut brace, car felt a lot stiffer up front...so im assuming i really don't need a front sway bar since the front feels pretty solid now..

any advice would be greatly appreciated..

if anyone doesn't have a strut brace, i highly recommend it...you can feel it soon as you are driving...

 

Sway Bars = Less Body Roll around on and off ramps and during quick lane changes. I have always had mine cranked up to the highest setting if they are adjustable and the only adjustable ones I have seen are in the rear. I notice ZERO loss in ride quality and you can always take em off and sell em after if you need to. Cost is VERY fair for what you get which is NIGHT & DAY as eluded to above.

I put Sway Bars on my Sierra Denali...and with 305-55-20s (it had no sway bar in the rear as most trucks don't) it handles like a &()^&* car going around off ramps now...it's sick.

Front and Rear Strut Tower Braces STOP or almost Stop Body Flex in the Chassis...not in the suspension. By triangulating the front end or at least tying it together...same in back with point to point tie in...you are stiffening up the chassis's ability to twist and flex and therefore keep the vehicle in alignment going where it should.

That does not displace the need for Good Tires, Shocks/Struts, Bushings or Sway Bars IMHO.

 

I have the GT spec stb as well. It was not that much of a difference than stock unless you were driving really agressively. After the sway bars the car feels like a sports car. More responsive and tighter in general. Best way to describe it would be that it made my G37 handle more like my 350z. I always felt that the ride in the g37 was a little to spongey. Ride comfort is not affected , unless you count the g's from going around corners faster. I don't think you can just buy the rears seperately unless your doing private party.