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Steeda tower brace and sway bar. Need advice.
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The sway bar rocks. This is the third performance vehicle I’ve put a larger rear bar on to cut down on some of the under-steer. Not interested in pulling the stock springs, so the bar is a perfect complement to them. Went right to the stiffest/closest end link mounting hole and all is well. Totally worthwhile for anyone that likes to take the twisties.
If I had more time, I would have at least cut off the last hole. Not a big deal since you won’t see it, but the ends are pretty close to the spring coils. Even if I do ultimately swap to the Steeda springs, I’ll still stay with the inner-most holes. If you do cut yours, be sure to put some sort of coating on the bare tips just to keep rust away.
On a side note, for anyone interested in some great deals, Steeda has three on eBay for $150 (as of this writing). They just need some paint touch-up in a couple spots. This is $80 off the price on their site.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185063202325?hash=item2b16a05e15:g:VMAAAOSwuwphSeig
On a side note, for anyone interested in some great deals, Steeda has three on eBay for $150 (as of this writing). They just need some paint touch-up in a couple spots. This is $80 off the price on their site.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185063202325?hash=item2b16a05e15:g:VMAAAOSwuwphSeig
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Installed my Steeda sway bar a few weeks ago, amazing upgrade as everyone has said, it's a must-have for even stock STs.
Anyway, not sure if anyone else experienced this same issue, but I had a nasty creaking noise when just taking off from a stop and going up driveways. But never at above 5mph. So I took the mufflers and hear shields back off to see if there was something wrong. I noticed the lower sway nar bracket bolts were just touching off on the subframe. I don't have pics but if you did this install yourself you know they are very close. The included Steeda bolts have a larger head, and a very fat washer. So I swapped back to the factory bolt on the bottom, kept the fat Steeda washer, and now there's plenty of clearance and no creaking.
Maybe this was an isolated issue on my car, we know the production tolerances on these, especially 2020s, leave a lot to be desired, but just passing this on if you experienced anything similar.
Anyway, not sure if anyone else experienced this same issue, but I had a nasty creaking noise when just taking off from a stop and going up driveways. But never at above 5mph. So I took the mufflers and hear shields back off to see if there was something wrong. I noticed the lower sway nar bracket bolts were just touching off on the subframe. I don't have pics but if you did this install yourself you know they are very close. The included Steeda bolts have a larger head, and a very fat washer. So I swapped back to the factory bolt on the bottom, kept the fat Steeda washer, and now there's plenty of clearance and no creaking.
Maybe this was an isolated issue on my car, we know the production tolerances on these, especially 2020s, leave a lot to be desired, but just passing this on if you experienced anything similar.
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Furthest away would be softest. Meaning the suspension motion has the most leverage on the sway bar to twist it.
I've played with all three positions, and tracked it in all three positions. I didn't notice any noticeable difference in the old butt dyno. Currently mine is on the middle setting, only because that was the last setting I played with.
I've played with all three positions, and tracked it in all three positions. I didn't notice any noticeable difference in the old butt dyno. Currently mine is on the middle setting, only because that was the last setting I played with.
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That's opposite of my plan, I was going to back mine to the softest setting. I firmly believe if these were 2wd cars that the firmest setting would be the correct setting, which is what you're doing. Hang with me here, but with them being AWD, the weight transitions quite differently with the front pulling at the same time through a corner. It feels like the inside front on a corner sticks and bites harder since there is power behind it keeping some of that transition to the outside rear reduced. So for me, I want to aid that transition if possible vs. tighten the whole thing up. Maybe counterintuitive, but its what my ass feels at the moment. I also have zero plans to track day this fat cow, I just want to be able to do freeway cloverleafs and ensure people have to peel their faces off the windows on the exit from the apex. LOL
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