Right now I have the Comptech Tie bar with a 22mm sway bar.

It was installed on the car when I purchased it, so beyond that, I don't know anything. I measured the sway bar and it was 22mm. My question is, other than being adjustable, what advantages would I get from upgrading to the Comptech Sway bar/Tie bar COMBO ? I know that with the Comptech, the sway bar actually mounts directly onto the tie bar. I'm just wondering how big of an improvement this would be compared to my current setup.
Thanks.

 

well the biggest advantage your going to get with the subframe brace is prevention of chassis tearout of the swaybar. it will also aid in handling as well.

 

Id have to say the money would be far better spent elsewhere on a car if you already have a tie bar and a 22 mm bar. You might notice a small improvement. As to the above post, you shouldnt have to worry about a 22 pulling out of your frame with a bsq type kit that much. If you are running at least a decently stiff suspension that helps a bunch to keep a bar from ripping out.

 

I have the sway/tie combo and love the improvement from just the sway. I would have to agree with the above posts, you should be fine and spend the $400 elsewhere.

 

that comptech lower strut bar is dope, i wouln't really bother ging with the swabar/tie bar combo that set up you have on there has a reinforcement kit on it already. it's the little plate behind the bracket that holds in the d bushing. and 22mm i sthe stock type r sway bar in the US. being that it is adjustable makes me feel like it wouldn't be as stiff as a solid mounting oem sway bar, but it probably has its' advantages. keep it it looks good and is a nice combination to have

 

I would leave as is. You won't notice a difference at all.

Save the time/hassel and money for other suspension/power components.

 

im all stock in the rear now and i was thinking of going with comptech sway/tie because i read that its a lot less likely to tear out the subframe than just a bigger sway bar alone

 

just buy a reinforcement it from bsq and make sure you have a stiffer suspension installed. that way you aren't entirely relying onthe sway bar to stiffen up the handling. with that in mind you will never te3ar out your subframe

 

http://www.geocities.com/bretq

that site has the mounting brakets au-gsr is talking about. if you dont have something like it, make one yourself or just buy one from him.

 

does anyone know if you can use the comptech lower tie bar as shown with the benen lower tie bar?

 

ANYBODY?

i know someone has had to have tried this.

 

The comptech piece is one of the best out there,Why would you want to switch?

 

im talking about using the comptech in conjunction with the benen lower tie bar

 

It would work. The Comptech tie bar mounts on the underside of the subframe and the Benen tie bar attaches to the LCA bolts.

 

Why would you want to? One bar is more that enough stiffing for the amount of stress that area see, 2 would just be pure bling.

 

better to be safe than sorry, and there can never be too much chassis stifness

 

agreed


thanxs bret thats what i was assuming

 

But why spend more moeny on to stiffen some place on the chassis that already has been re-enforced? And yes you can stiff a car too much, if your car is too stiff it will not handle well either.

 

2 lower tie bars will not make your cars handling too stiff, i was just asking because the comptech bar reinforces in a different location, and i already have the benen bar

 

Bushings will help more than any other bar you add. You already have a nice rear sway and tie combo. Take off your front strut bar if you have one. Then you will have the oversteer you desire.

 

I am not saying that 2 lower bars will make your car too stiff, the point is what are you trying to accomplish? You alread have the Lower strut area reinforced one way so why spend the money to duplicate your efforts, event though the comptech bar attaches in a differnt area it is doing the same thing.

 

oooh, where can I buy that lower tie bar you have? Anyone know how much these run for???

 

go to the comptech website, i think it retails for around $125-145