an ek hatch has neither front nor rear sways. i have decided to go with the beak's reinforcement + itr rear sway combo for the rear, but i want to knowwut should i do with the front? should i leave it blank? go with si front setup? front ex setup? wut r the sizes? wut parts will i need to make a swap?? anyone have anything for sale/know where i can get something? all relevant posts will be appreciated.

cheers!

 

There are a lot of differnt opinions when it comes to front sway bars, and I guess it comes down to what you like (the front or rear stiff setup) For the front sway, there are many options. The SI is the largest factory bar at 26mm, but you will need the SI front lower control arms for it to fit. The next option would be the EX 22mm bar, again you will need the EX front lower control arms. (I'm went with the 22mm EX setup) Some people don't run any bars. Sorry I'm not really being a help, but just as in spring rates there is no right or wrong.

 

I would go NO bigger than 22 in the front , and a LARGE rear bar

comptech looks very nice

 

Beaks Kit

 

what spring rates are you running??? what kind of tires???? what kind of shocks??? what kind of racing????? email me if you want a more in-depth discussion of setup. i'm probably the only guy on this board that uses a front stiff setup that works.


[Modified by solo-x, 1:28 AM 7/27/2002]

 

i second that notion.

 

solo-x, what is your front stiff setup? i'd like to know since you say it works.. and your probably the only guy with that setup.tahnks

 

my front stiff setup has about 10-15% more roll stiffness at the front then the rear. i used both swaybars off an itr (front is 24mm) and enough spring to keep the car off its bumpstops at about 5 1/2" ride height. i run on falkens and i have a rather conservative alignment. the car is neutral at low speeds and very easy to drive. a comment by a regional driver that has many regional and national championships and drives an f-mod went something like this: "It doesn't do anything wrong. You point it were you want to go and it goes there." i've driven it to several fast factors (pax time), finished 2nd at my first national tour event in a prepped car, and set a ftd once. now if only i would stop giving setup advice to my competition...........