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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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sways/under brace

looking into buying some sways but need it on the low price...
thinking about goign ebay...


also found a front underbrace should i buy or is it a waist of money?
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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you cant go wrong with brand name sway bars or underbraces..

What type of suspension mods do you have currently? A handful of guys run with no rear sway bar if you have a moderately stiff suspension like coilovers. If your still stock struts/shocks, id upgrade those before even considering sway bars.

black91n/a did a write up on making your own underbrace, but total up the costs of materials + tools to make it and you could just buy one.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:15 AM
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i have stock shocks but tanabe springs... coil overs are out of my price right now (for good ones)
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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If it'll be a while until you get coilovers, than focus on keeping the suspension stockish. Inspect bushings, and upgrade shocks. I think that sways or underbrace can truely be decided on how you drive(IMO).
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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If you're still using the factory dampers, they are 20+ years old and toast by now (and they were never designed to handle higher spring rates). A decent set of shocks KYB AGX or Tokico Illuminas will be a much better upgrade than sways or braces.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/how-build-lower-arm-bar-under-%2415-448638/

Hard to immagine how you could pay someone to build one and ship it to your door for less than the ~$15 it'll take to make one. Tools are always useful to have around, you'll need them again at some point.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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if they dont have the tools or lack the skills lol.. i know plenty of dudes who cant make jack squat for their car lol
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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If you don't have the skills to make my brace, you probably shouldn't be working on your own car. It's about as simple as can be, just a little bit of cutting and drilling. As for tools, all you need is a hack saw and drill, those come in handy in all sorts of other situations, so calling that part of the cost of the modification is a bit of a fallacy IMHO.
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