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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:16 PM
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Sways or Coilovers?

After I get my intake, i plan on going a few different routes but its all still in the air. FYI, plan on a stillen gen 3. Here in socal rain is not an issue.
So I'm deciding between going Hotchkis sway bars first or straight to coilovers.

As far as performance goes, which one performs better? I do some spirited driving here on mulholland around twice a week. I know the coils give me a lower center of gravity and they make the car look better, but I hear people always talk about sways before mentioning coilovers. Yeah the car has tons of body roll and tons of understeer, so maybe going with sways is a better idea first. But i dont know... Thats why I'm asking for your opinions first.
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 11:44 PM
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Sways. Cheaper and noticeable different in handling.
Did this mod first and never looked back
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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 08:39 AM
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Yeah, Sways first because you're going to want them anyway when you get your coilovers.
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Old Mar 7, 2016 | 12:52 AM
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Curious as to why everyone suggest sway bars...What model G are we talking about? Sedan? Journey? X? S? IPL, ? I think it'd matter with what you're starting with. The sway bar stiffness between say a non-sport and an IPL is dramatic. Would you feel the same if the OP had an IPL?
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Old Mar 9, 2016 | 04:22 PM
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The Hotchkis front bar is three times stiffer than the stiffest OEM bar, so yeah...
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