ROW 030 from sway bar

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

Originally Posted by djomlas

so i got lucky and won this on sleezbay.
got a question for those who installed it...
any tips or suggestions while installing this? is it just a simple swap (take old out, put new in) or is there more to it? it comes with both bushings.

also, what is retail price of this part form porsche?

thx in advance

Here are some figures courtesy of Insite who PM'd me on topic. He swears by the M030 upgrade:

"Difference between the 'S' and base sways is up front, where you are about 9% stiffer than the base model.

Upgrade the sways, trust me. here are the parts you need:

996.343.701.23 Front 'S' M030 $105.28
986.333.701.20 Rear Base M030 $ 70.12
996.343.792.17 Bushings, Front $ 6.12 x 2
996.333.792.25 Bushings, Rear $ 8.47 x 2

Total: $204.58 plus shipping from Sunset.

This REALLY improves the car. Probably the most bang for the buck you can get."

[Darkhamr]

I'm sure others will be able to explain it better than I, but here goes. Increasing to a stiffer front sway bar will cause more understeer in steady state cornering. It transfers lateral loads quicker which may make the steering feel 'sharper', but it definitely causes understeer.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

I have the front and rear shock tower braces from Schnell. I am thinking of getting 18" wheels. If I add ONLY the M030 front and rear sway bars, would this be a decent riding sharper handling street machine? I would rather not go to the full M030 at this point in time as the ride is quite stiff right now and a rough NEastern rode can be quite jarring. Old age wants to know.

AKL '02 2.7

[John V]

Increasing the front anti-roll bar rate on a Boxster will increase understeer. The car will FEEL better because it will have less body roll, and transitionally it will be more stable and faster.

But it will increase understeer.