IntensePower S14 Sway BArs ?

[StricNyne]

Does anyone run the intense power sway bars ? i was looking at them for a while, i know they are not mendrel bent, and i know they are not adjustable, but i also know i will not be doing the touge anytime soon nor while i feel the need to challenge the drift king (i am basically saying i daily drive my car, for fun not as a super competitive car where i need the best on the market) i was looking at the SIKKY sway bar for the front and its realllly nice but soo expensive for just the front, but i do like the heim joins instead of endlinks. For my suspension so far i have Stance GrPlus + , and the Isis arm package thats all been professionally aligned. i am getting new rims and after i do that i am doing a cornerbalance and i plan on being done with my alignment for at least a year, but i want sway bars prior to all of this, i am willing to spend around 225 for a good brand if i am told the intense power ones are bad, but of course in this economy i want to be a baller on a budget

[StricNyne]

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[StricNyne]

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[pj]

never heard of 'em ...just looked up a photo and dont really like the way the ends look. 149 is a good price for both bars but i wouldnt spend my money on sway bars, never have. and if i was going to, i wouldnt buy theirs

[StricNyne]

yeah i liked the sikky ones but expensive but i def think it was worth it for theirs i had a deal or some largus 200 for both shipped brand new i wish i scooped them up, i am surprised with all the cheap a** 240sx owners ( i am a mix of baller and the latter) no one else tried these, but a s*** ton have run the godspeed

[pj]

haha i hear you there, i dunno man...put it this way, im 28 and have owned a boat load of cars, never once have i upgraded a sway bar. bushings yes, the bar, no.
the IP one looked like the ends were 2 or 3 pieces welded togther, not a fan of that hack looking stuff, i like solid looking 1 piece looking stuff. the sikky bars are beastly and allow for swaps to v8 in the future, thats nice.
theres tons of brands out there, im sure youll find somthing that suits you and your wallet haha

[pj]

compliments of the internet haha, may help your search for alternatives.

ARC Pipe swaybars Front and rear (need translation but they are top quality like Largus sways) http://www.autorefine.co.jp/

Largus - Front bar 31.5mm, 27.5mm in the rear. 3 way adjustable front only. Tubular steel construction. Stock type endlinks. Largus includes new bushings with purchase. ^Will not clear SR20DET oversize oil pans (eg; greddy oil pan, not sure about ARC's). It will also not clear the Yashio Factory Tension Rod braces...

Whiteline - Front bar 27mm, 22mm in the rear. Solid steel construction and 3 way adjustable. Whiteline users their own specific blade type endlinks (14 lbs)

Tanabe - Front bar 30.4mm, 27.5mm in the rear. Tubular chromoly construction. Stock type endlinks. (7-1/2 lbs)

Godspeed - Front bar 30.32mm, 28.16mm in the rear. Tubular chromoly construction. Stock type endlinks. Note this bar uses CRUSH bends instead of mandrel on higher quality bars.

Progress - Front bar 30mm, 24mm in the rear. 3 way Adjustable front & back. Solid steel construction. Progress supplies a heims type endlink on these swaybars.

Cusco - Front bar 30mm, 27.5mm in the rear.

Nismo - Front bar 30mm, 23mm in the rear

Suspension techniques - Front bar 28.6mm, 20.64mm in the rear. Solid steel construction. Stock type endlinks

Intrax - Front bar 29mm, rear bar 22mm. Comes with greaseable bushings/brakets. Stock type endlinks. Adjustable.

Addco - Front bar 28.6mm, rear bar 22.2mm.

Megan - Front bar 28mm, rear bar 22mm (Solid Type)

[edit] Notes to be considered when selecting a swaybar upgrade
-Stock swaybars are hollow as well as several aftermarket replacements. Testing has found the tube is the strongest shape and while maintaining a proportionate wall thickness a tubular swaybar will provide only 5% less stiffness for one made out of solid metal in the same diameter but will have a significantly lower weight, sometimes a reduction as much as 10-20lbs. This has no heavy polar impact since its so low on the chassis but will impact braking/acceleration respectively.

-Adjustability is something to weigh in consider if thats a concern for you.

-Stock endlinks are actually very well designed but due to the age of the cars tend to have rotted bushings. Replace them with eurathane bushings from energy suspension kits, or the universal swaybar bushing kit available at local auto parts store. Note when using the universal kit the bushings must be sliced in half using a razor blade as they are twice as thick as what is needed.

- Whiteline swaybar blade type endlinks are not as well designed as the OEM supplied endlinks so that does impact the functionality vs stock links with eurathane bushings or aftermarket replacements. If using whiteline swaybars it is recommended that aftermarket replacements are taken into consideration

-Largus, Splparts.com and PDM Racing both produce a heim joint based replacement endlink solution for both stock and whiteline type bars. This will improve the performance of a swaybar by removing give/squish with bushings.

-Take into consideration front clearance when choosing large swaybars like the Largus ones, if memory recalls 28mm+ will not clear yashio factory and driftworks tension rod braces (http://www.rhdjapan.com and http://www.driftworks.com for purchase) and the Largus front sways specifically will not clear oversized oil pans (eg; greddy) for the sr20det

[S14Kouki10]

DO NOT ORDER FROM INTENSE!

[S13_love]

DO NOT ORDER FROM INTENSE!

I might have to agree with S14Kouki10...

1) They'll more than likely never send you a tracking number

2) Have fun waiting 2 + months to get whatever you are ordering

[S14Kouki10]

www.intensepower.com is the worst company ive dealt with. But never again.

[StricNyne]

i bought from them years ago and no problem