Rear Sway bar only upgrade?

[Boxstard]

Who has gone 225 up front from 205 stock, and if you have, any appreciable benefits or downsides?

Also with added traction with 225, did you also have to upsize front sway bar to counter oversteering?

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

Who has gone 225 up front from 205 stock, and if you have, any appreciable benefits or downsides?

Also with added traction with 225, did you also have to upsize front sway bar to counter oversteering?

I went through about 20 sets of tires in the 225/255 stagger and that was my favorite setup. It gives you a bit more grip forward so better cornering and braking. No need for a sway bar change.

I also experimented with a 255 square setup, and it was good but not quite as quick on my local tracks according to the data. Different drivers have different experiences with this.

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by Topless

I went through about 20 sets of tires in the 225/255 stagger and that was my favorite setup. It gives you a bit more grip forward so better cornering and braking. No need for a sway bar change.

I also experimented with a 255 square setup, and it was good but not quite as quick on my local tracks according to the data. Different drivers have different experiences with this.

Thanks for feedback, was not expecting better braking but make sense. Can’t wait to get a pair of 225 up front soon!

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

Who has gone 225 up front from 205 stock, and if you have, any appreciable benefits or downsides?

Also with added traction with 225, did you also have to upsize front sway bar to counter oversteering?

Me, all benefits, did not have to upsize the front bar, the 205/255 stock stagger is so heavily biased towards understeer that moving to 225 in the front just helps dial some of that out, but still leaves a slight understeer bias.

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by steved0x

Me, all benefits, did not have to upsize the front bar, the 205/255 stock stagger is so heavily biased towards understeer that moving to 225 in the front just helps dial some of that out, but still leaves a slight understeer bias.

Sounds good. I got a beefier non-S M030 sway bar in back already, still not oversteering, so hoping 225 fronts dial it just right without needing a thicker front bar.