Solid sway bars better than hollow?

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RemixZ
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I wanted to get solid sway bars like on my z32, opposed to hollow sway bars...So was thinking of getting Whiteline...Are there any other brands that are cheaper than Whiteline that are solid? If not, if I got one sway bar at a time with Whiteline, which should I get 1st..fronts or rear. I'm thinking rears, cause the front is pretty beefy to begin with. Ill be using on stock suspension, but after I get both sway bars, I'm will start saving up for some Bilstein coilovers...

Also, I heard rubber compared to polyurethane is better for bushings?

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Thanks!


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With the Z33 aging (gracefully) your best bet is going to be to check around online for the best price. Other brands to check out besides Whiteline (a great company, I've got plenty of their parts on my S13) are: Cusco, Tanabe, Progress (uasually pretty inexpensive) and H&R. Don't get too hung up on solid bars, be more concerned about stiffness vs. Stock levels and adjustability. In that last department Stillen used to have a great bar that was 7 way adjustable!

And upgrade your stock endlinks! My vote (as usual) goes to SPL.

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RemixZ
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Cool thanks!, now i just need to find a place that sells 'em in Hawaii or pay $100+ for shipping... :-(

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+1 on SPL endlinks. I love mine.

Solid vs hollow doesn't matter as Badger sagely says. The stiffness can be the same hollow or solid, so thats what you wanna look for.

I have been looking into hotchkis sways actually...


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