Lowering springs or Front sway bar? (Which one)

[mtcrocker1]

Hey all,

Id like to get both a front sway bar and lowering springs but the budget says otherwise, so Im trying to decide which one to get. Id like the asthetic of lowering springs but Im really just looking for a flatter ride through corners. Any advice on which one is going to do that more effectively? Im probably going to go with eibach for either one since they seem like the most reputable brand for suspension stuff. I have a ‘22 2.5t.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Sway bars all the way. But why just the front? If possible get both front and rear sway bars, if only one bar is in the budget get the rear only. 100% Eibach is the best design on the market IMO

 

[mtcrocker1]

Sway bars all the way. But why just the front? If possible get both front and rear sway bars, if only one bar is in the budget get the rear only. 100% Eibach is the best design on the market IMO

From what Ive read the front does more for the ride than the rear, but Im open to hearing otherwise

 

[Volfy]

If you cannot afford anti-roll bars on both ends, I would save up and wait till you can. Changing roll stiffness front vs. rear will alter your car's cornering attitude. So, in general:

Stiffer front anti-roll bar = more understeer
Stiffer rear anti-roll bar = more oversteer

Stingers, like most cars designed to be driven on public roads by drivers of all skill levels, is inherently prone to understeer, because it is safer for the front end to push and scrub off speed, than it is for the rear end to hang loose. If you are a skilled driver, changing ONLY the rear anti-roll bar might make for a more entertaining car. If not, then your Stinger might end up wrapped around a telephone pole, like so many noobie Mustang drivers.

 

[mtcrocker1]

If you cannot afford anti-roll bars on both ends, I would save up and wait till you can. Changing roll stiffness front vs. rear will alter your car's cornering attitude. So, in general:

Stiffer front anti-roll bar = more understeer
Stiffer rear anti-roll bar = more oversteer

Stingers, like most cars designed to be driven on public roads by drivers of all skill levels, is inherently prone to understeer, because it is safer for the front end to push and scrub off speed, than it is for the rear end to hang loose. If you are a skilled driver, changing ONLY the rear anti-roll bar might make for a more entertaining car. If not, then your Stinger might end up wrapped around a telephone pole, like so many noobie Mustang drivers.

I just read few of the reviews on both, I think Im going to go front and rear!

 

[Snicklefritz]

I did the rear Eibach bar for over a year before I got the front bar. I concur with @Volfy that the rear bar only made cornering more "entertaining". The side step and floaty feel in the rear was taken care of nicely with the rear bar upgrade. That was a whole lot entertaining immediately noticeable. But I was fighting to learn how to judge the steering. The stiffer rear bar made the point arrive earlier where the steering wheel started to feel light, as if it would "snap" into a tighter turn than I was intending if I pushed any faster in the curve. So, I would hold that speed to keep the steering from "going over the top". There must be a better way to describe it. Anyway, adding the front sway bar entirely altered the steering. It has been dramatically predictable, with consistent feedback at all speeds and no more light steering feel, until you start to hear the tires hiss, but the lighter steering feel is longer to build up, so, more predictable than before. The front bar also flattened the body roll noticeably. I use the soft settings.

By the way, we are talking about the 3.3L and the 2.5L and 2.0L, all at the same time as if there is no difference. My personal experience is with the 3.3L and Eibach sway bars. And the 2.0L with OEM sway bars. Even with the Eibach, the 3.3L is still out performed in corners by the 2.0L as far as cornering smoothness and nimbleness is compared. To what degree the difference in tires plays into this I don't know. I have the OEM Bridgestone A/S on the 2.0L and for most of the year Michelin PS4S on the 3.3L.