Sway Bar Upgrade

[986 Boxster]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

The track focused alignment was very aggressive, which reduced body roll a bit but it just wasn't practical for driving on the street. My personal preference is to keep a mild alignment and to let a sway bar provide assistance or compliment the overall suspension capabilities. I am debating if I want a rear sway bar, but will have to wait. I ended up buying a Tarrett GT3-style front sway bar and will try that first and decide if I want a rear later on.

I don't think I would recommend my previous alignment to anyone. There were a few scary moments on the street, even at traffic speed.

I was in the same situation as you, but after my alignment I decided not to add the H&R sway bars. I`m probably gonna go thru tires a lot quicker, but at least the car handles great

[bcrdukes]

I'm glad you like the Koni Special Active setup! I'm slowly hoping to convert more people over to it. Such an under appreciated set of shocks, which is the #1 seller for the 993 and 964 guys, but everybody here seems to praise the temple of Bilstein.

[986 Boxster]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

I'm glad you like the Koni Special Active setup! I'm slowly hoping to convert more people over to it. Such an under appreciated set of shocks, which is the #1 seller for the 993 and 964 guys, but everybody here seems to praise the temple of Bilstein.

I like bilsteins too, I have them on a couple of cars, we`ll see how long they last with the H&R sports springs. I would've liked to match them with the eibach springs, but as you know they are very hard to find. The eibach springs are a bit softer than the H&Rs.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by 986 Boxster

I like bilsteins too, I have them on a couple of cars, we`ll see how long they last with the H&R sports springs. I would've liked to match them with the eibach springs, but as you know they are very hard to find. The eibach springs are a bit softer than the H&Rs.

Yes, agreed on the Eibach. I know they can be ordered from Europe but I didn't want to go through the hell of Customs etc. That would have been my preference.

I personally have not had good experience on Bilsteins; Koni has always worked very well for me.

[986 Boxster]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Yes, agreed on the Eibach. I know they can be ordered from Europe but I didn't want to go through the hell of Customs etc. That would have been my preference.

I personally have not had good experience on Bilsteins; Koni has always worked very well for me.

Sucks that you`ve had a bad experience with bilsteins. I`ve never had any problems with them, and I`ve used quite a few sets over the years. I did have KW V1 coilovers before that started leaking after a couple of years on the car, that`s why I stay away from KWs and ST coilovers.