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Old 09-09-2003, 04:18 PM
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Default Need some advice from those wiser then I.....

So over time I have come to realize that my car will never be fast unless I throw some serious cash at it. So I am going to do my best to make the apsolute most fun(best handling)/best running car I can. I already have Eibach springs on my car and I plan to purchase new shocks in the up coming future. So what I need help on is what else should I do to my car: swaybars? strut braces? wheel spacers? polyurathane spacers? etc. So any suggestions would be gladly appreciated but keep in mind I am only 17 and on a budget!
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Considering the Eibachs are soft I would highly recommend sway bars next for best handling
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yep, neuspeed 19mm rear sway is what you need
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19mm or 22mm???
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For quattro 19mm is max, for fwd you can get wider
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Default After springs and shocks, you probably won't need a sway bar...

you'll want to feel it out after you get those mods in. I've heard of people getting rid of the rear sway bar after suspension mod because of too much oversteer.
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I got Eibach springs and bilsteins and it was bouncy until I got 19mm rear bar on stiff
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Default NO SUCH THING! I love oversteer!

and besides, so long as you drive nicely, you won't see the rear end come around... by nicely I mean you are careful at what you can and can't do.

I run 450f/500r springs with a 19mm bar on stiff....
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Besides, you can always add a thicker front sway bar as well
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