GT3 sway bars??

[JP-s-in st. louis]

Does anyone know if the 996 front and rear sway bars will work and be an upgrade to a 986 Boxster.

TIA
Josh

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by JP-s-in st. louis

Does anyone know if the 996 front and rear sway bars will work and be an upgrade to a 986 Boxster.

TIA
Josh

It's probably not a great idea to get a set of bars that aren't designed for the specific car that you're putting them on. 911's have different weight distributions (and roll centers) than Boxsters and putting on bars set up for them will really mess with handling balance. The rear bar on a 911 will be pretty stiff when put on a Boxster, if it actually did fit. There are some really good factory and aftermarket sets out there that would probably be cheaper and work out better.

I'm very impressed with my M030 bars, the car is very neutral, tending a bit towards oversteer.

[easyc]

The front of the boxster is identical to that of the 996... so the bigger GT3 bar will work fine... big change in handling too... for the better. The Front GT3 bar is one of if not the best front Sway from the 986... I run one FWIW... the rear GT3 will not work though... there are other options though. HR, Tarrett, and others... you will probably will want to get new droplinks too.

[John V]

GT3 bar won't work at all.

The GT3 front bar is not a bolt-on solution. You need different endlinks because the GT3 bar doesn't have the bend in it that the stock Boxster / 996 bars do.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Josh, I replaced my stock '02 sway bars with a set of the larger M030 ones. The flatness in cornering is dramatic at least by the seat of my pants. Great mod. Got a good deal at Sunset in Portland OR.

AKL

[JP-s-in st. louis]

I need to find out if I have the ROW suspension or not first I guess. Any clue on how I go about that task?