New to modding

[Lejunny1998]

Any simple ideas to get started in modding my Stinger? So far I've only installed SSR downpipes and plan on getting a JB4 later this month, I only plan on running map1 with 91 octane for daily use so WMI and any other crazy mods are out of the picture. I also do plan on combining Borla catbacks with my SSR downpipes but I'm not sure if there will even be any HP gains and maybe it'll just boost the sound of the car. Any advice or ideas would be helpful thanks.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Howdy and welcome to the forum.
I intend to always remain "new to modding".
My only upgrade is a handling one: the Eibach rear sway bar.

 

[Lejunny1998]

Howdy and welcome to the forum.
I intend to always remain "new to modding".
My only upgrade is a handling one: the Eibach rear sway bar.

How's that going? My Stinger is RWD and I've thought about getting a rear sway bar too, I want to also buy Eibach's lowering springs but I heard they make the ride too bumpy.

 

[MerlintheMad]

How's that going? My Stinger is RWD and I've thought about getting a rear sway bar too, I want to also buy Eibach's lowering springs but I heard they make the ride too bumpy.

The only complaint I've heard about with the RWD and lowering springs is that the rear drops up to most of an inch lower than the front: and to really OC observers they see negative rake. I haven't seen anything in pics that corroborates this observation.

The rear sway bar is the single most effective handling and driving feel difference that can be made, and for the least money or invasive alteration. I can confirm that my ride feels more planted than before; even though I wasn't complaining before (like some sensitive, more demanding drivers do). I never felt what others call the "floaty" rear end. I did feel the rear twitch out to the side on uneven surfaces, but then instantly tuck right back in. The Eibach has reduced the amount of "twitch" while not eliminating it altogether; especially since installing it, I have pushed the car harder. I can get (so far) up to two tenths of a G higher in a sustained curve like a cloverleaf, with the sway bar.

 

[turboAWD]

Ark springs apparently don't lower the rear as much (or at all) but improve the ride similar to the Eibach springs..