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I picked up everything I needed in one click of the button (15mm Bar, Endlinks, Control arms, and brackets) from a 2g eclipse. I am so excited to start modding my 97 galant. I do plan on upgrading the bushings and really seeing what this galant can do around corners.
After this will be brakes and then suspension!!!
i just inherited the car last week :)
stock bar is an improvement from nothing, but it's not to great.
Good Luck modding
i'll have a used set of Eibach Ground Controls when you're ready. They are height adjustable, but you'll need shocks for them.
make sure do something to the tranny before it does it on you
i figure this sway bar will be better than nothing. The trans is solid and i do not beat on the car.
The 15mm sway bar makes a good difference compared to no sway bar. Good first mod.
I also plan on upgrading to polyurethane bushings as well. If i am lucky i will get to do this on my friends lift :)
sweet start man. im just starting to mod my 7G myself. i have a full brake setup with rear disk conversion and full suspension now. just trying to pick the best few days to do it all on. but good luck with modding your G
wait.. your USDM Galants don't come with rear sway bars at all?
only the rare 1994 GSQuote:
Originally Posted by fuel
what do you want for them? I want to upgrade my max speed coilovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Ice
PM and we can talk price
Yup...you got to remember we live here in the U.S., our cars are stripped with alot of goodies the rest of the world get to enjoy.:012:Quote:
Originally Posted by fuel
Same here in Europe, cos some cars dont have rear sway bar too. Without ABS, with drums in rear and so on...
the parts showed up today. Time to go get some new bushings and have a friend press them in while the wife is not looking...lol
I don't think you US guys got entirely ripped off. In Japan the biggest motor available was 2.0L (although the most powerful is the 2.0L VR-4 V6 turbo), the smallest motor being a 1.8L SOHC carburettored engine with 120hp. The 2.4 in a 7G is pretty unique really.
not here. dime a dozen. you guys got all the exterior and interior diffrences tooQuote:
Originally Posted by fuel
not just the different options, but the better options in my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by kolio
just wanted to bring this back really quick.. i have lowered my car and had a sway bar sitting around but when i lowered it i didnt put the sway bar on as i thought the improved handling was enough, i was wrong. i added the sway bar last night and drove it today and it feels like my car is on rails.
See I have not had any issues with handling. I have adjustable shocks, Eibach springs and afull graphite bushing setup and it too handles like its on rails. I have not once thought about the sway bar. I hit the twisties here in norcal out near the coast and have a blast. I dont know if it is worth it or not...my opinion of course. I think with the rest of the suspension mods in...the bar is superfluous
When you add the rear sway bar...you WILL notice a difference in how your car handles.
Its a good investment....especially if you find a good donor car.
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Originally Posted by 4-G-rim
my car handled very well before the bar as i was lowered on tokico illuminas and matching springs and it is a stiff suspension but man the car doesnt tilt at all in the twisties really.. i have a cornering section i test it on and 1 big corner and it was much improved even at higher speeds than other runs on this stretch of road