Are aftermarket swaybars available?

[SIR]

Hi Guys, I have had a quick search around on the net for stiffer front swaybar for my lb sedan but haven't found one, are they available or is it a custom job?

Cheers
Casey

[DanTurboLancer]

Hey SIR, Whiteline do a couple of Millimeter thicker sway bar.
I have one on my LA, I brought it afew years back.

Im not sure of other brands, but atleast you can get them.
I had a mate working for a suspension workshop, he ordered it in for me.

[75wagon]

The other option is to twin mount a pair of sway bars.

Dave...

[lb4g63]

What size is the sedan bars? the one on my hatch is 23mm, but i don't think that is standard, I made it adjustable too, bought a rear white-line bar a while ago but that is not much good unless u want to do some drifting.

[astronturbo77]

whiteline sites say they dont make a bar for a 74 lancer ?

mako.com.au say they make a 24mm sway bar, i want a 27mm for my sedan with hammered flat ends adjustable ends to fit ball and cup type swaybar links to the lca's...

[81GH]

dunno for lancers, but got a shelby front swaybar for my gk gsr lot chunkier than standard one and actually think its lighter too for memory.
Maybe give them a try got mine from pedder's

[krohny]

do sigma swaybars fit in a lancer?
most of the other front end stuff does..

[81GH]

dunno have no idea, just thought he might wanna try shelby
see if the have it listed, mine was actually for a scorpion but there customer never picked it up
so got it for good price they had a rear one for scorpion too, i would got that too
but unfortunately rear one wouldnt fit my sig

[TR11KY]

call kmac mate. if they dont already have one they will soon make one...

[davetrees]

do sigma swaybars fit in a lancer?
most of the other front end stuff does..

Grab a stock one from a wrecker & check ?

Note ... you do NOT want a stiffer swaybar in the front of the rally car ! All you will most likely do is make it understeer .... you want plenty of compliance in the front end to keep the tyres on the ground & maximise steering grip.

[krohny]

your just a world of information for me!
keep it coming..!

[davetrees]

You just need to remember you aren't building a tarmac race car ..... it's easy to go too stiff in the suspension for forest rally use. You want compliance (to soak up the bumps & keep the tyres on the ground), but with good damping (on both compression & rebound).

[SIR]

I ended up ordering a front and rear bar through Pedders, I am pretty sure they they get them though mako but pedders worked out around the same money and without the need to worry about postage.

I think it is a 24mm front and 18mm rear kit. Not to sure on the need for a rear and how it would behave but thought I might give it a shot then disconnect it and see what it does.

[krohny]

i had one in my old LB.. didnt do much at all, was pretty small though

[astronturbo77]

the sway bars that pedders supply are selby's ones. i have one in my starion and although it was cheap, wasnt happy with the quality of it..

[Rally_2.6LC]

@Davetrees is there any point in putting rear sway bars in a rally car???
Ive got a LC with the stock front sway bar and was looking at a rear one but wasnt sure if it would be the right setup for forrest.

Cheers Matt

[HoonBoy]

I purchased a front and rear bar from k-mac a few years back. The front was an add-on bar and made the car too stiff for my liking, the rear was never fitted as the fuel system got in the way.

Matt, general rule of thumb is you won't want a rear sway bar on the dirt. However, you can get fancy and make a rear sway bar work like a two link system to control axle tramp if it's a problem.

[astronturbo77]

is this the one that in your pics bolts up to the castor bars? interested in selling?

[davetrees]

@Davetrees is there any point in putting rear sway bars in a rally car???
Ive got a LC with the stock front sway bar and was looking at a rear one but wasnt sure if it would be the right setup for forrest.

Cheers Matt

Depends on the individual car & driving style. Most people don't run rear bars though, in my experience.

Only way to tell is to try it with & without over the same piece of road and see what it does to your times.

[HoonBoy]

is this the one that in your pics bolts up to the castor bars? interested in selling?

That's the one. It's a bit big for auspost so I don't have a way of getting it to you.

[astronturbo77]

Ill pm you hoonboy to discuss.