WTB: 21mm-23mm or 20mm-24mm rear sway bar // Heavy Endlinks // Rear strut tower brace

Like the title says, I'm in the market for an adjustable rear bar, beefed up endlinks, and a rear strut tower bar. If you've got any of these lying around, let me know.

Matt

 

wont you need also trailing arms as the tabs break off the Forester if to aggressive with the swaybar?? I am also looking into the same thing

 

this happened with my dad's fxt with cobb sways - the mounts on the rear trailing arms cracked. we replaced them with aluminum sti arms from the dealership (with discount it was under $100 for both i think)

 

I've got factory 02 WRX 20mm Sway Bars if you're interested. They're non-adjustable but cheap.

 

I already have a 20mm one. I'm looking for a touch larger, and adjustable will give me a little flexability. Along with Swift FXT springs, it handles pretty well. However, because the rear springs are progressive, there's a built in transition behavior from understeer to oversteer as the rear spring progressively stiffens under load. I'm looking to expediate the process a little so I can get a little more immediate rotation without waiting and without stepping to a linear spring.

I have no clue about the tabs. I've never really heard about them breaking, just the stock endlinks. I guess it's possible, but I don't know at what point that would be. As well, different years have different setups. I'd have to look to see what mine is like.

I have seen some add-on brackets for the connection point, but I don't know where to buy any. It's just a clamp on bracket that goes around the trailing arm that is used in addition to the stock bracket piece.

 

hmmm not sure on the differences between the years.. just been doing soem reading on the Forester Owners forum.. thought you were on there... How do you like the swifts... I am trying to work out what I will eventually go... thinking 03+ Wagon but using after-market struts etc... and Cobb springs or something...

 

ps.. I wanna see you stance on your ride in person sometime

 

Swifts are nice. They actually ride better than the stock springs running on the stock struts. The main benefit for me is the more balanced spring rates which help neutral out the car. The progressive rear springs are nice for comfort, but I'm kind of becoming less fond of them for sport use as I always have to transition through the range first before the car rotates. This is the reason I'm looking to up the rear sway slightly.

The stance of the Swifts are slightly lower than stock, taking out a little fender gap. The Forester isn't slammed by any means though. As well, the fenders aren't exactly shaped for an even ride height. The chassis is dead flat from the ground, but there is more fender gap up front because of the stock fender cut. The 03+ fair a little better in cosmetics, but both do of a slightly squaty look to them. It's purely a cosmetic issue though.

It's also something to think about when moving to sedan struts. The rear Forester strut has 0.6" more height than the sedan strut from the spring perch location, so you'll have to account for that via spring stiffness and/or length to get the ride correct. It may not matter that much either, especially if it's slammed decent and you've got no gap anyways.

Good thread over on SubaruForester.org
http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28357

Side shot of my Forester on Swifts:

 

looks taller than my stocks.... but I am on 04 WRX struts...

 

Yeah, sedan struts will be a little lower than the Swifts.

The link has a ton of pics.

You could always get to this point:



...looks sexy, but it may not ride all that nice.

 

I am almost there.... ha ha ha

 

It looks neat, yes. I've kind of been thinking of stepping to sedan parts, but there's that whole winter thing and rally-x thing.:biggrin: At some point, I'll just stop being able to get out of my driveway.:laugh:

I'm quite happy with the Swifts in most regards, and they did help get rid of a little fender gap. I'd like a linear rear spring, but I doubt I could find an exact fit replacement to swap with without going to a custom build. Even then, I'd still have to know what length I'd need to be equivalent, which I don't.

A rear sway should get the desired job done though.

 

bump.