RWD GT2, Rear only or Front and Rear sway bars?

[itguy61]

What say you? I would greatly appreciate any advice. I have read all the threads about this and and still unclear on this. I am a bit concerned about the posts about all the squeaks and body flex comments I am seeing regarding the front bar. These are Eibachs.

I want to have a bit less body roll, slightly less understeer would be nice as well. Rear end gets a bit flaky when pushed.

Thanks!
TC

 

[oddball]

To quote my earlier post,
"Just a word to the wise, be very careful with a stock front bar and a stiff setting on the rear bar. Anti-sway that's set up towards the back too much (rear too stiff in relation to front) can cause extremely unpredictable handling and oversteer."

As for squeaks, the key is grease and greasability. More grease is better with poly, just clean it off the sides when it squeezes out. I like Super Lube for any non-metal-on-metal contact (traditional moly lube for ball joints, tie rods, etc). You need either a bushing with a grease zerk that you top up every few thousand miles, or you need to disassemble it and regrease it manually if there's no zerk.

Stiff sway bars will increase the torsional load on the body which will increase sqeeks and rattles. The subframe bushings and reinforcements appear to help with the noise issues, but I bet that'll be temporary. It'll almost certainly get much worse as the plastics age and stuff starts to shrink. As an example, my Lincoln LS was quiet as a mouse when new. Now, after 17 years? It's almost like a Stomp show.