Tein S on factory 16"

[Sh@dow!]

Man why isnt it made this way????

[nismo]

Lookin good man. How's the Michigan roads treatin the ride quality?Inder Singh

[Sh@dow!]

Not bad overall didnt seem to change much for everyday driving, I do like the feel of the corners now. The harsher bumps get a little rough but I cant complain compaired to what I was expecting. Now I just need my FSB, maybe the rear also, and i'll be good to go

[nismo]

Yeah. Try ebay man, they got great deals Inder Singh

[Raven]

You'll find a new rear sway bar of much more benefit. Don't do just the front sway bar your car will handle like crap. I have Teins and just installed a Progress rear sway bar (10 minute job) and the handling improved incredibly. Here's a link for a good supplier with great prices. http://neverenuf.com/index.cfm...id=74 Or did you mean strut bar, if so don't bother. Strut bars do little or nothing for the handling of the Vibe as the strut towers are very close to the firewall.

[nismo]

So, you have the front and rear sway bar on yours sunny?Inder Singh

[Raven]

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »So, you have the front and rear sway bar on yours sunny?Inder SinghJust the rear. I don't think I'll bother with the front. It's a big job and with FWD and the Vibe's handling characteristics, the front sway bar is not all that much of a benefit.

[nismo]

makes sense. thanksinder singh

[AKLGT]

the rear sway bar was pretty easy to install? does it really make that much of a difference? i know i've seen the progress rsb on ebay for pretty cheap, but it always makes me wonder how good of quality it is when it's TOO cheap.

[Raven]

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »the rear sway bar was pretty easy to install? does it really make that much of a difference? i know i've seen the progress rsb on ebay for pretty cheap, but it always makes me wonder how good of quality it is when it's TOO cheap.I drive 130 miles a day on a twisty 2-lane Quebec highway and yes the rear sway bar makes a huge difference. The turn in is better and the car is much more stable on high speed sweepng curves especially bumpy ones. The Progress bar is 66% stiffer than stock and is reinforced and of better quality than OEM. If the one you saw on Ebay is from Neverenough, he is an excellent person to deal with and has great prices.

[MadBill]

!Quote, originally posted by Sunny »If the one you saw on Ebay is from Neverenough, he is an excellent person to deal with and has great prices.Got mine there too, along with a polished AEM CAI. Very pleased with the price and service. Despite the discussions on GV re Martrix CAIs fitting badly on Vibes, this one practically fell into place; excellent appearance, quality and instructions! http://www.neverenuf.com/index...id=74

[Sh@dow!]

Got the RSB on tonight and a huge thanks goes out to http://www.neverenuf.com. Met the man in person today at a small car show in our home area and i tell you what guys and gals you need to look to this man first for all your "FUN STUFF NEEDS" Great service and a great guy so thanks again to neverenough, keep it up As far as how it affects the cars performance. Well I started it up and hit the road waiting to see. I first notice that a side side steer down the road is lot more responsive and seemed more accurate to where it was going. The ride aslo seems tighter, not realy stiffer but feels alot tighter and again more true in the ride. I am glad I did this very inexpensive and very very easy upgrade and would recomend you guys do the same no matter if its stock springs or lowered, you will love it.

[nismo]

Good stuff man. Thanks for the info.Inder Singh

[ragingfish]

I would definitely like to do this mod...and since i have a torque wrench FINALLY, maybe I can do it myself!

[ZubenElGenubi]

Do you think there's any advantage to installing the RSB at the same time as the springs? I've got a set of H-techs ready to go on, but now that I've read y'all's comments about the RSBs, I'm wondering if I should get it all done at the same time.

[MadBill]

It doesn't matter a whole lot, because it's less than a 1/2 hour job by itself, including jacking the car and finding the 3 tools required. (One socket, one box wrench and a torque wrench is all it takes) If you're already doing the springs it's about 7 minutes max.

[Raven]

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »Do you think there's any advantage to installing the RSB at the same time as the springs? I've got a set of H-techs ready to go on, but now that I've read y'all's comments about the RSBs, I'm wondering if I should get it all done at the same time. Definitely worth doing. You may want to wait a week or two just to get that "WOW, what a difference"! thrill a second time.

[satur9]

im going to go put my in be back in 15 minutes

[cspmeinkc]

I have heard that the rsb also helps with cross wind problems..I am ordering one very soon!

[satur9]

1 hour later. i had to jack up my car 3 times(in steps so it wouldnt lean and fall off jacktands)high enough to try out my electric impact wrench which didnt didnt remove the bolt. but i put my half inch socket on the nut and turned off the nut,so mabey the impact lossened it but i didnt see it move.madey it wouldve worked it i got the impact on the nut.but it wouldnt fit.or mabey this impact is crap. i impacted and hand cranked with torque wrench to 150ftlbswith locktite .ill drive it tommorow.my progress springs are in my back seat. waiting to be installed.

[Raven]

Most electric impact wrenches only have about 75ft/lbs of torque. I found this out trying to rotate the tires on my truck.