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Front sway bar

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:44 am
by Tonyk27
I'm looking for a front sway bar for my car and found this. Will it fit? I already have a progress rear sway bar. I have a 05 Vibe.http://www.nextgentuning.com/U....html

Re: Front sway bar (Tonyk27)

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:51 am
by vibedrivermatt
That looks like it will fit but, I wouldnt bother. you've already got progress rear sway you should be good. There are a lot of other things you could do to improve hadling instead of going for that after market front sway bar. Ive just heard they wont do too much.

Re: Front sway bar (Tonyk27)

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:00 am
by harryyiii
Don't do it. I have the progress bar and it mostly eliminated the stock understeer. A bigger front sway bar with the Progress bar will dial in more understeer. The progress bar balances the stock front bar very well. If you put in a new stiffer front bar, you will need a much stiffer rear bar than the Progress to avoid dreaded understeer. They should be a matched set. I don't think it is necessary,

Re: Front sway bar (harryyiii)

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:29 pm
by A Psycho Martyr
interesting feedback...so how about if you got the Progress in the rear, but wanted a sway bar in the front for looks...What would fit the bill in that case?

Re: Front sway bar (A Psycho Martyr)

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:24 am
by KITT222
Brandon, they're talking about sway bars I think. You're talking about a front tower strut bar.

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:52 am
by Tonyk27
Sorry it took so long to reply. Thanks for the feedback guys I'll start looking in to lowering springs

Re: (Tonyk27)

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:13 pm
by mac99d
I have a front and rear sway bar and I can tell you that it does not give it more over steer. Because the front is bigger than the rear in makes it very neutral. if I want with my set up I can leave the front dampening hard and I can have over steer, if I set them soft it will create under but very little to where you can let off the gas jerk the wheel a little and go back neutral. Reminder I don’t have stock springs and I have my own custom strut tower bar that I pre load. But this is just my two since.Front barRear