Need Sway-bar options...

[CJ_Boxster]

I just finished installing my new struts and a set of eibach springs...

Even with the Eibach springs the ride is a hell of alot better than my stock setup which had 122k miles on it. Now my wheels "walk" over bumps in the road rather than skip off the bumps... I can feel the stiffness of the Eibachs over larger bumps and when i turn the car is noticably flatter (less body roll) than when compaired to the old stock suspension.

However, I'd like there to be less body roll. I have a MY97 Boxster non-S. What options are there as far as Sway-Bars? Incase you ask, I'd like to track the car eventually, so i wouldnt mind a really stiff sway bar. Maybe Insite could help since i know he basically lives on an autocross track.

Thanks in advance!

[Gary in BR]

So you lower the car and dont post pictures.....

CJ, my friend I think that is against the 986Forum Charter.

See what you can do to rectify this ASAP.

In other words....Post some pics!!!

[Gary in BR]

To answer the question...there was a thread not to long ago about gt3 sway bars on the boxster. I dont recall what the final answer was. Hand R also makes a sway bar for the Boxster.

[Topless]

CJ,
Search is your friend.
GT3 sway bars??

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

So you lower the car and dont post pictures.....

CJ, my friend I think that is against the 986Forum Charter.

See what you can do to rectify this ASAP.

In other words....Post some pics!!!

Thanks Gary, i think i will go with the GTS RS Sway bar... Is that the Sway bar from a 996 GT3RS???

LOL yeah i know im usually the first person to ask someone to post pictures and now look at me, posting a thread without pictures... Well i didnt take any after the install cause the boxster was full of dirt and water spots from the rain the same nite so ill take some today..

Thanks Topless i had searched and seen that thread but wasnt sure my needs would be identical as that person seeing as how i have Eibachs and they have a different setup, but i guess it doesnt matter too much so im going for it, GT3RS Swaybar for the front and H&R for the rear!

[geoff]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I just finished installing my new struts and a set of eibach springs...

Even with the Eibach springs the ride is a hell of alot better than my stock setup which had 122k miles on it. Now my wheels "walk" over bumps in the road rather than skip off the bumps... I can feel the stiffness of the Eibachs over larger bumps and when i turn the car is noticably flatter (less body roll) than when compaired to the old stock suspension.

However, I'd like there to be less body roll. I have a MY97 Boxster non-S. What options are there as far as Sway-Bars? Incase you ask, I'd like to track the car eventually, so i wouldnt mind a really stiff sway bar. Maybe Insite could help since i know he basically lives on an autocross track.

Thanks in advance!

I did some research before I went with the ROW M030 suspension. Somewhere I read that stiffer sway bars are a tradeoff. Up to a point, greater stiffness helps for flatter cornering. However, eventually you get to some point where they turn independent suspensions into the equivalent of rigid axles, essentially defeating the whole purpose of all the suspension engineering. The Boxster suspension seems to be a tradeoff between decent ride and handling (since Porsche is selling to a wide audience, and most people don't track their cars). You might want to ask on the Boxster racing board to see what some of the suspension experts there have to say - http://boxcar-racing.com/forum/index.php?board=1.0

[CJ_Boxster]

Thanks for the into geoff.

Heres a picture i took this afternoon of the boxster, new struts and Eibachs installed.

[CJ_Boxster]

Heres what the alignment looked like after installing the Eibachs and putting the suspension parts back together...
You can tell its way off but that is to be expected


Heres the suspension AFTER the alignment, this is as good as i could get it.... Damn toe is as close as i can get it... pretty much max'd it out in the 0.70 degree mark.

[geoff]

Carlos - you might want to check with Steve Alarcon at Johnson's Alignment in Torrance. I used him to install my ROW M030 setup, and based on my experience and the comments of many others, he's one of the best in the business when it comes to Porsche suspensions. He might also have some suggestions on sway bar options that will work well with your Eibachs

[CJ_Boxster]

thanks geoff but there isnt anything he can do about the Alignment. Since the car is lowered, the stock toe arms will no longer be short enough to get the length I desire. I'll have to talk to delubozparts about his adjustible toe arms. Those would fix it. As for my camber... I'll live with it cause its very close to the acceptible amount of camber, about 0.02 & 0.01 degrees off.

Btw, I used a $75,000 Electronic Alignment machine so its pretty accurate.