Yesterday's project:
I've had a Solo Mach Shorty and High Flow cat waiting to be installed at the same time. I was waiting for the rear bar get here before I put in the exhaust. I didn't want to put it in and take it out again to put the bar on.
Lots to do...
I did everything on jack stands.
The longer ends of the bar are *just* long enough that it won't slide into place in the same space that the OEM comes out of (on my car anyway). I had to loosen one of the adjustment links so I could squeeze the bar back up into place. Getting the OEM cat out was way more of a PITA than swapping this bar.
The locking plates are a nice touch, and something I wasn't expecting. I mistakenly greased the bushings and put them on the bar before I tried putting it back on. I expected it to slide right into place, so my struggle to get it to fit before I realized I needed to drop the link spread the grease around. I probably should have degreased the bar before I put the locking plates on, but at this point I was rushing to get the car done. The wife and I had a date night planned, and I wanted to take the car that doesn't have any room for kids.
I'm very pleased with the quality of the rear sway bar and the performance gain in suspension was immediately noticeable. As you can see, I put it on the middle setting, which I think is roughly 5% stiffer than the Z0K bar. With my OEM front bar, this makes the car noticeably more neutral at turn in. Even my wife, sitting in the passenger seat, said she could tell the car was handling better. I'm honestly a bit surprised at how big of an improvement this was.
Anxiously awaiting the delivery of the front bar. I have my suspicions that I may prefer the front bar on the softer setting and the rear on the stiffest, but I'll have to see. My wife occasionally drives this car, so I don't want to induce any over-steer.
I think this may end up being the newest "must have" suspension component for Kappas. Totally worth the wait so far, and at the group-buy price is definitely a best-buy.
