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#1 ·
Eibach sway bar kit 35mm/19mm or Mopar Sway bar kit 32mm/22mm which gives the better feel? ive read that a larger bar on the rear makes a big difference, so is the slightly smaller front worth the larger rear? I wish you could buy the mopar rear separately, cuz id do just that haha thank you!
 
#2 ·
Progress Auto makes a 35/22mm Adjustable set. I have a set here I'm going to install shortly. Currently have 32/20mm. Which was a Huge improvement over stock. I'm not sure you will feel a lot of difference between 35 vs 32 or a 19 vs 22. I'll know for sure thou soon.:rock:
 
#3 ·
How well the rear handles depends a lot on the camber. A little negative camber does great things for handing. After changing the sway bars, you need to check the car for oversteer. Go to a large empty parking lot and drive around in a circle holding the steering wheel in the same position. You don't need to go fast. If the car makes a larger circle every time around the car is understeering. If it makes a smaller circle, it is oversteering. Oversteering can be very dangerous if you make a sudden lane change at speed on the interstate.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Food for Thought...

Sway bar discussions are always interesting, but they focus on the bottom of the suspension, not the top of the strut towers where most of the yaw rate happens on hard cornering. Briefly, yaw rate is the amount of inertial mass that attempts to proceed straight while the vehicle is turning. The yaw rate is manifest by the outside nose dipping and the inside rear rising in a hard corner.

I've had Eibach 30/16 sway bars on the 2006 SRT8 for almost 10 years...they're a descent mod and don't overly stiffen the ride while daily driving. The real cornering difference came when I installed front and rear strut tower braces. The strut tower braces in concert with the sway bars really help with spirited driving, especially cornering at speed (presuming low-profile performance tires, of course)...

Cheers!
 
#6 ·
mopar sway bars and strut tower braces front and rear are on the list! along with the mopar super track pack shocks with stage 1 lowering coils, bmr rear arms, sway bar links, and staggered 275's and 315's.. she should handle nicely for a big girl!
 
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