anything else i should do to my suspension?

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deuceforty
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currently on the car

frontmegan tension rodscusco tension rod bartein inner/outer tie rodsmegan coiloversq45 brakesstainless linesfront upper strut brace

rearfootwerks RUCAswicked toe rodswicked traction rodsmegan coiloversz32 aluminum spindlesz32 brakesstainless linesrear upper strut brace

what i wantfrontnismo power braceES bushings on the front swaybar

rearswaybar (picking one up from one of the guys on here)rear subframe brace (need to buy it from another guy on here as well)

what else can i do to tighten up my suspension?


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adrianfromthecastle
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-beef up the sway bars instead of getting bushings for your oem ones. aftermarket bars usually come with poly urethane d bushings.- aftermarket endlinks w/ bushings- get rid of your megan tension rods before they bust on you.- I heard fender braces work well...- 4 point cage to stiffen the rear if it isn't stiff enough...- dont know what your rolling on right now, but lower offsets on wheels help with handling.

lol, fyi, Brakes are irrelavent to suspension.

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Slappy
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Check my sig!

"Suspension Goodies"

And theres nothing wrong with OEM suspension peices as long as you upgrade to new bushings , like polyurethane ones. Or , if you dont want a harsh ride , just get brand new oem rubber bushings. What ever you do , get rid of those old dry rotted , corroded ones.

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s13fOr_me
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don't forget your LCA

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deuceforty
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adrians_s13 wrote:- get rid of your megan tension rods before they bust on you.
damn are you serious? i JUST put those on... like this afternoon... whats wrong with them??

and i realized that i DESPERATELY need to do subframe and diff bushings...

bigger swaybars would be a great option...

and im replacing the front spindle and LCA with that from an S15

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deuceforty wrote:
damn are you serious? i JUST put those on... like this afternoon... whats wrong with them??
Ive seen so many megan arms get bent where the threadings goes into the arm...

matter of fact, I was at my buddy's shop a few weeks ago and he was working on some dude's transmission, and I noticed that the threading on passenger one was bent, and it was megan...

oh... and my cousin bought an s13 about last summer, and it came with megan tc rods... same problem too hahaha

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I have Megan RUCA's and i drive the piss out of my car , and the Megans hold up just fine. I cant be any harder on my car then i already am , and nothing has broke , except motors or when i hit something.

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nismofly
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progress swaybars, they come with proper endlinks (not poly)

you dont want poly bushings for your sways or tension rods, because they can bind, but for all your subframe bushings and stuff you should get them

dont buy a nismo powerbrace, not worth the money...if you really want something make your own

other than that some of the stuff youve already got could be replaced later on like adrian said but youre not bad for now

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better front swayif your drifting, rear swayif not drifting remove it all together

other rgan that looks goos

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s13fOr_me
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so your saying, if your not gonna drift, don't run any sways?

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2 aftermarket sway bars are better for drifting.

For roadracing and auto x , try using an aftermarket front bar , and a stock rear bar. It will help with rear grip.

Read more about this here....

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s13fOr_me wrote:so your saying, if your not gonna drift, don't run any sways?
yeah youll actualyl hold traction better in the rear with no rear sway (with proper wheel and tire setup)than with even a stock sway in the rear.


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