RMDSM front and rear sway bars

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02-28-2005, 06:42 PM
Danger DANJ

RMDSM front and rear sway bars

I can't believe this! As it turns out, the RMDSM front and rear sway bars will fit the Galant. The rear will fit with no mods needed. After all the time waiting on the Addco rear sway bar to come out and then waiting for them to fix the fitment, I could have bought a superior setup in the RMDSM bars. I only assumed the rear RMDSM bar wouldn't fit just like the Suspension Techniques bar wouldn't, but after posting on 2GStratus.org, I was told that it fts fine. I just searched their forums and found THIS thread.

I'm highly thinking about getting rid of my recently installed Addco rear bar for the RMDSM setup. The rear bar is 24mm and the front bar is 17.5mm. Click here.
02-28-2005, 06:48 PM
Grenbogys

wow....all that waiting for nothing lol
02-28-2005, 06:49 PM
cardude03

OH DAVE UR GETTING ME ALL WORKED UP!!! man this does seem very VERY tempting....
02-28-2005, 06:50 PM
DOHCstunr

throw those babies on asap. between the teins and the swaybars, your ride will handle like a formula 1. And oh the ebrake slides are GLORIOUS
02-28-2005, 06:57 PM
DryBear

Wow, this is great news - more stuff to buy and a lighter wallet https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...ault/laugh.gif
02-28-2005, 06:59 PM
DOHCstunr

keeping your wallet empty is good for 7-10 whp and .1 off your 1/4 mile.
at least thats what i heard
02-28-2005, 07:00 PM
DOHCstunr

that and getting a lightened girlfriend
02-28-2005, 07:01 PM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOHCSTUNR

keeping your wallet empty is good for 7-10 whp and .1 off your 1/4 mile.
at least thats what i heard

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...ault/laugh.gif So, what if you have a carbon fiber wallet like I do. No, seriously, my wallet is made with carbon fiber.
02-28-2005, 07:02 PM
DOHCstunr

i heard thats good for about another 2 inches below the belt...
02-28-2005, 07:13 PM
Grenbogys

where the hell do you get a carbon fiber wallet? anyways these seem likea very good investment IMO
02-28-2005, 09:22 PM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grenbogys

where the hell do you get a carbon fiber wallet? anyways these seem likea very good investment IMO

eBay. Where else?
02-28-2005, 09:38 PM
Donovan

Re: RMDSM front and rear sway bars

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danger DANJ

I can't believe this! As it turns out, the RMDSM front and rear sway bars will fit the Galant. The rear will fit with no mods needed. After all the time waiting on the Addco rear sway bar to come out and then waiting for them to fix the fitment, I could have bought a superior setup in the RMDSM bars. I only assumed the rear RMDSM bar wouldn't fit just like the Suspension Techniques bar wouldn't, but after posting on 2GStratus.org, I was told that it fts fine. I just searched their forums and found THIS thread.

I'm highly thinking about getting rid of my recently installed Addco rear bar for the RMDSM setup. The rear bar is 24mm and the front bar is 17.5mm. Click here.

Not to go to far off topic.
The rear sway/tie bar , how does it connect?

Donovan
02-28-2005, 09:47 PM
pinoyesv6

the sway bar connects just like the factory one.
02-28-2005, 09:53 PM
Donovan

Yeah.. still kinda unclear.

A strut bar is easy to put on..
The rear tie bar.. a different story.
What does it connect to.. what part of the rear suspension?
02-28-2005, 09:57 PM
Danger DANJ

Re: RMDSM front and rear sway bars

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donovan

Not to go to far off topic.
The rear sway/tie bar , how does it connect?

Donovan

Well, a sway bar is different than a tie bar.

In the pic below, the gold bar is my Addco rear sway bar.
http://www.dangerdanj.com/addco_rsb18.jpg

In this other pic, the red is where a rear lower tie bar would connect. You can also see the stock rear sway bar which is black.
http://www.dangerdanj.com/tierodexample.jpg
02-28-2005, 10:09 PM
Donovan

What else can I say DANJ ; you the man.
Cleared.

Donovan.
03-01-2005, 12:17 AM
SilverDragonGTZ

:shock: next extra cash...im SO there
03-01-2005, 12:33 AM
neel9

hey ok.. sorry but is this the same as the d3 stasis kit? is it just th back bar or front and more..? i am sorry.. kind of lost
03-01-2005, 07:01 AM
SilverDragonGTZ

no, this is not the same...the d3 chassis kit ADDS more components to your chassis...the sway bars are simply REPLACED by the addco or RMDSM bars....we already have sway bars front and rear in stock form...the d3 kit adds 5 bars in total (1 front, 2 mid, and 2 in the rear)
03-01-2005, 07:43 AM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by neel9

hey ok.. sorry but is this the same as the d3 stasis kit? is it just th back bar or front and more..? i am sorry.. kind of lost

OK, see the pic I posted a couple posts up with the blue arrows? The blue arrows are pointing to the bars that come in the D3 chassis stiffening kit.

Here is a view from the front.
http://www.dangerdanj.com/csbk01.jpg
03-01-2005, 10:09 AM
neel9

its the same thing as addaco ones or the d3 stasis kit ? where can u buy and how much are they?.. i always wanna buy these but never knew which one are the best.. do i need to buy the d3 kit for better handling or i could just bu the 2 sway bars and i should be fine?>
03-01-2005, 06:54 PM
SilverDragonGTZ

the addco is a sway bar...replaces the stock one in the rear...in the d3 kit...they are all added...not replaced....to buy the d3...theres a thread in the group buy section or sales section...from DrDesign ....he's the contact at d3 designs...i think its like 280 shipped or somethin....and i'm sure danj knows where to get the addco...and he posted a link where to get the RMDSM swaybars
03-01-2005, 06:56 PM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by neel9

its the same thing as addaco ones or the d3 stasis kit ? where can u buy and how much are they?.. i always wanna buy these but never knew which one are the best.. do i need to buy the d3 kit for better handling or i could just bu the 2 sway bars and i should be fine?>

I'd surely upgrade the sway bars before getting the D3 kit.
03-01-2005, 06:58 PM
neel9

ok thankx.. RMDSM are avaliable at?..
03-01-2005, 07:09 PM
cardude03

1st post, last link...
03-01-2005, 10:46 PM
Danger DANJ

I did some more reading about the RMDSM bars and even though alot of people like the setup, there are alot of people saying that upgrading the front bar is not worth ideal and that you get a false sense of good handling. Even RRE states that. Click here and read that thread. I think I'm just going to stick with the Addco rear sway bar and I'm probably going to get the Energy Suspension bushings for the stock front sway bar.
04-12-2005, 07:16 PM
r-ezz.e

i've been contemplating in getting the rear sway bar. but would u recommend getting it w/just a stock suspension set up? can u explain the difference and feel from the stock set-up vs. this one? thanks.
04-13-2005, 08:47 PM
underated

danj how do you clear speedbumps with the d3 kit on i looked under my car the other day and it doesnt look possible when i get my car back i'll take some pics and post them i want to get the kit but i dont want to raise my car im anti wheel gap

are you sure the bar will fit cuz the site says stratus coupe only i wonder why it doesnt fit the sedan?
04-16-2005, 09:51 AM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by r-ezz.e

i've been contemplating in getting the rear sway bar. but would u recommend getting it w/just a stock suspension set up? can u explain the difference and feel from the stock set-up vs. this one? thanks.

Honestly, I wouldn't bother getting a rear sway bar with stock springs and shocks/struts. With the stock setup, you probably aren't going to be able to go fast enough around corners for you to get the full advantage of having a thicker rear sway bar.

I can't speak on the RMDSM sway bars, just the Addco rear sway bar. With the thicker Addco rear sway bar (as opposed to stock), I can stay on the gas around tight curves, then accelerate much quicker when exiting the turn. Before the Addco rear sway bar on the same curves, I used to have to ease off the gas, which obviously slowed me down and I had less speed coming out of the curve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by underated

danj how do you clear speedbumps with the d3 kit on i looked under my car the other day and it doesnt look possible when i get my car back i'll take some pics and post them i want to get the kit but i dont want to raise my car im anti wheel gap

are you sure the bar will fit cuz the site says stratus coupe only i wonder why it doesnt fit the sedan?

That's a good question. I'm not sure how I clear most speed bumps and such, but I have scraped the front bar a couple of times. Although, when I did, I still had my old Progress spring setup. With my current Tein SS-P setup, I don't think I've ever scraped the bars except maybe once. A couple weekends ago when I was in Maryland for a TGC meet at a Mitsubishi dealership, I started going over a speed bump and started to hear something scrape, so I backed up and went a different way. I'm not sure if it was the front bar that was scraping or the center member under the engine or what? I've cleared bumps like that one before, but I think it's because I approached it straight on instead of sideways.

The RMDSM bars will fit. It fits the Stratus coupe, but not the sedan because the Stratus coupe is built from the same platform as the 8G Galant and 3G Eclipse, but the Stratus sedan is built on a different platform.
04-26-2005, 06:40 PM
r-ezz.e

Hey Danger DanJ, this is kinda off topic but it does relate to the suspension topic....do u know if the JDM lower tie bar fits perfectly onto the USDM 8g w/no mods? Thanks
04-27-2005, 07:37 PM
Danger DANJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by r-ezz.e

Hey Danger DanJ, this is kinda off topic but it does relate to the suspension topic....do u know if the JDM lower tie bar fits perfectly onto the USDM 8g w/no mods? Thanks

What JDM lower tie bar? If it's something you saw on ebay that says JDM, don't believe the hype, it's more than likely not JDM.

If you want a rear lower tie bar, any one from a 2g Eclipse FWD, 7G Galant or 3G Eclipse will fit. Atleast, all of the ones with the adjustable ends will fit. There is one from Tanabe that is one solid piece and I'm not sure if it will fit or not. I was going to test it out, but a rear lower tie bar is pretty much for looks on our cars. The crossmember that the tie bar bolts to is pretty solid.
04-28-2005, 08:05 AM
r-ezz.e

embarrassingly enuf, i almost did believe the hype. I just had to ask the question bcuz i wanna improve my suspension a lil, so any info is of great help. Thanks for the help.
04-28-2005, 12:21 PM
Stylin_G

Shit Dave I'm surprised you haven't scraped that much... I've scraped a bunch of times... thats because the speedbumps at my school are like mountains.. I might even have to raise my teins a little.. thats why.. but still with them raised alittle I still get some scraping... I also checked the other day to see how bad the bar is damaged.. and from what i can see is that the ends are kind of deforming where I had to screw in to the chassis..

But anyways back to the topic.. Dave.. would you rather get this RMDSM bars or would you rather just get the Addco.. since from what you are saying the fronts are completely useless... in your opinion that is.. cuz I'm highly contemplating on getting one of these bars... either one should do the job perfectly..
04-28-2005, 12:39 PM
ChikagoGTZ

What is the Addco bar cost compared to the other set, if you can get the 2 for a little more than the Addco bar, why not? Although the front does look like a huge pain in the butt to do.
04-28-2005, 12:43 PM
pinoyesv6

the addco sells for like 160. while the RSDM kit sells for like 325 for both bars.
04-28-2005, 01:20 PM
ChikagoGTZ

I agree, just get the rear one....the front isn't worth it.
04-28-2005, 04:48 PM
Danger DANJ

From all the posts I've read about the RMDSM bars, some people say having that front bar is great and others say it's useless. I really couldn't say for sure since I've never tried the RMDSM bars, but my feeling is that with the RMDSM rear bar being thicker than the Addco rear bar, having the front RMDSM bar kind of cancels out the extra thickness of the rear one and makes it like having just the Addco rear bar anyway. But, that is just my theory. RRE seems to think that adding a thicker front bar is a bad idea, and that's good enough for me. I wouldn't mind having just the rear RMDSM bar though, seeing that it's thicker than the Addco rear bar.
05-19-2005, 11:46 PM
Danger DANJ

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I got an email from RER Motorsports and there are a limited number of RMDSM sway bar kits on sale right now. Click Here