Thread: Best Sway Bar for price?

Looking into getting a front sway bar. (yes i used the search button, all i found was the sticky on sway bar sizes) Money is a tad tight right now. But i need what i need, whats the best sway bar for a decent price? I should get new links while im tackling this? So i should get a sway bar with links as a package? Thankss

you could get the dorman sway from rockauto, like $80. it comes with bushings and endlinks. ive been advised to upgrade the end links and bushings with moog but its your call.
plus, dorman is solid so youll be upgrading at the same time.

Do what brandisil2000 said!

I don't know if it's the best price, but it's the best bang for your buck. You get front and rear with new endlinks, also get a strut bar
Here $135
iirc it took about 2 weeks to arrive

Originally Posted by Pepino

I don't know if it's the best price, but it's the best bang for your buck. You get front and rear with new endlinks, also get a strut bar
Here $135
iirc it took about 2 weeks to arrive

was the front one solid, Ben?

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

was the front one solid, Ben?

I thought they all were solid.... Just the factory one is hollow?

Originally Posted by Pepino

I thought they all were solid.... Just the factory one is hollow?

lol the factory ones definitely hollow. you ordered this one right? im asking if it the front one in this package is solid?

Thanks guys! I will deff be ordering one within the next few days, i will letcha know what i go with.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

was the front one solid, Ben?

No.. Its hollow, but bigger.
People will argue whether solid is any better than hollow when size is the same.

gmpp = meh

the rear sway is more of the weaker link in these cars fyi but
if you want the best go with a progress front sway bar from zzp or get slp front/rear sways from 3800performance.com..pricey but ya gotta pay to play


if money wasnt needed to go fast then we would ALL be in the 8's

dorman front. all you need. slp's i run is overkill and id never pay retail for them.

How come when I was researching these bars.... I came across multiple posts, on multiple forums, that said to upgrade the rear before the front? Is this some sort of safety concern? Because I see alot of people with just an upgraded front sway bar....I'm just curious.

fwiw, I drove around on a broken front sway bar for ~2 months. I am not by any means telling you that it is ok, but I just avoided 45+ roads, and drove as little as possible, took the back/long way, corners at 2 mph, etc.

rear sway bar will help turn in and rotation of the rear of the car, hense better handling. front will just stiffen up the front more making the car continue to plow how it does stock.

I got the gmpp package deal. Installed the front sway bar, gonna do the rear when I need it. The front strut tower brace I was a lil dissapointed that I had to drill into the strut tower.....after I drilled it I found out that there's a brace you can buy for it so you don't have to drill. And yes, I believe the gmpp one is hollow. But for the money its a good package deal and worth the money.

Originally Posted by twol8uluz

I got the gmpp package deal. Installed the front sway bar, gonna do the rear when I need it. The front strut tower brace I was a lil dissapointed that I had to drill into the strut tower.....after I drilled it I found out that there's a brace you can buy for it so you don't have to drill. And yes, I believe the gmpp one is hollow. But for the money its a good package deal and worth the money.

my gmpp one sure wasn't hollow. Its damn thick if its hollow that's for sure.

I got speedbuilt sways but i got an amazing deal on them other wise i'd still be stock. Although it is a great upgrade over stock.

GMPP with poly bushings here.

HA! our cars have loose ass syndrome. lulz.