3.3TT Eibach sway bar both or just rear for AWD Stinger

[Blueangel]

I had both of mine installed at "my" Kia dealership.

I wish I could. My dealership is within walking distance but won’t touch aftermarket accessories.

 

[RedCal]

Shop did mine in about 2 hours, but he was taking his time (gave me a fixed price so I didn't care)
I only found one dealer that would do it (out of 4 called) but they were booked up and patience isn't one of my strengths

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Ok scratch that!! Got a call from this place that I dropped the car off from and apparently they “misquoted” me on the price. Then had the nerve to question my choice of settings. Then said it would take 5-6 hours to complete... Nope, I’ll take it elsewhere...

Glad you took your car away from there, 2 hours is the max. for front & rear change over, that guy sounds like a jerk.
Cannot understand why your dealer wouldn’t do it, my dealer did mine & in the end work is work.

 

[Slow jams]

Just went to order Front and rear sway bars and the website is telling me to call Them. ....they are closed today

 

[Snowwhite]

I just talked to the mechanic. This dude is the epitome of an incompetent moron. Talking about everybody sets their bars stiff in the front and soft in the rear and the suspension on this car is useless. Then he goes to asked me why do I want sway bars installed in the first place. I just wanted to take one sway bar out of the box and swing on him smh

He’s got it backwards. soft front hard rear. Sounds like he didn’t want to deal with the rear brackets. The front is so easy a child could do it

 

[narsnail]

Just went to order Front and rear sway bars and the website is telling me to call Them. ....they are closed today

Eibach? The front bar is in stock but the rear is on backorder. So you can place an order you probably wont get it til January.

 

[NS_Stinger]

He’s got it backwards. soft front hard rear. Sounds like he didn’t want to deal with the rear brackets. The front is so easy a child could do it

I actually agree with the mechanic on this one, if you want the car to be more tossable and for the back to get loose versus the front in a corner you want stiffen up front bar and soft in the back.

 

[Snowwhite]

I actually agree with the mechanic on this one, if you want the car to be more tossable and for the back to get loose versus the front in a corner you want stiffen up front bar and soft in the back.

the stiffer the rear the more oversteer you get. It’s backwards to what you would think. The back will roll (sway) more on the soft setting, but on the hard setting it’ll force the car sideways instead of swaying.

 

[BlasterJax93]

Okayokay so many different answers, lol. awd=which setting shall I put the daily driver with a car seat installed (smooth turns) for both front & rear bars?

 

[namja]

Excited for this first performance mod - I bought it from Tire Rack.

 

[namja]

Okayokay so many different answers, lol. awd=which setting shall I put the daily driver with a car seat installed (smooth turns) for both front & rear bars?

 

[Snowwhite]

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exactly. Soft front and hard rear for the least understeer.

 

[BlasterJax93]

exactly. Soft front and hard rear for the least understeer.

Okay thanks. I'll take this down for when I get mine to install.

 

[Blueangel]

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Thanks for this!! I tend to understeer from sheer paranoia of cornering too hard and need to increase comfort level. I think soft front and firm rear will hopefully fix that..

 

[MerlintheMad]

Okayokay so many different answers, lol. awd=which setting shall I put the daily driver with a car seat installed (smooth turns) for both front & rear bars?

I think that you'll get more votes for soft/soft. Too bad this thread doesn't come with a poll.

 

[jazzdabb]

Easy enough to start a poll. It would need to capture the drive setup (RWD vs. AWD) as well. So 8 options total.

For me, I'm AWD, front soft, rear firm.

 

[Hockster]

AWD as well, I went soft/soft. Roads here suck, I don't have any inclination to change to the firm setting.

 

[BlasterJax93]

Easy enough to start a poll. It would need to capture the drive setup (RWD vs. AWD) as well. So 8 options total.

For me, I'm AWD, front soft, rear firm.

Okay cool thanks. This is the setting I will end up going with. Normal paved roads here. Aaand will go with the eibech drop as well when all said and done. Can't wait

 

[NS_Stinger]

I'm soft soft with AWD and the handling is very neutral, it corners a lot flatter but doesnt affect the ride quality that much. I'm happy with this setup and have no plans to change it.

 

[jazzdabb]

I invested a ton of time researching the various sway bar options (both brands and settings). In the end I went with Eibach because of previous experience (2005 Acura TL) and price. I decide to install both front and rear with the front set on soft and the rear on firm. Everything I read indicated that the rear needed to be stiffer than the front with the AWD system. Having gone from stock sways to the above config, I have only the final result to go by. I can say my car handles much flatter and goes EXACTLY where I point it. If I could do only one upgrade, this would be the one I’d choose. Hands down.