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Old 01-22-08, 09:42 PM
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Tanabe Swaybars

Anyone used Tanabe swaybars? I see that they aren't adjustable might be a downside. But has anyone used them.
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I've used them, but only on the street. They came with my car when I bought it. I had a hell of a time figuring out what they were because they were stock looking and came with stock looking rubber bushings. They are chromemoly with a 30.4mm front diameter and 20mm rear.

http://www.advancespeedshop.com/tana...3f-p-2328.html
http://www.advancespeedshop.com/tana...3r-p-2357.html

They are significantly lighter (and cheaper) than the Mazdaspeed bars and supposedly about as stiff (hard to tell how stiff because they do not publish the inner diameters). I think they are still sitting in my garage.
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Old 01-22-08, 10:12 PM
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Let me HAVE them moconnor...haha!
For a suggested donation of $200, they are yours.
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are the rears adjustable
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Originally Posted by sevensix
are the rears adjustable
Not the Tanabes. The Mazdaspeed ones are 'adjustable' in that they have two end-link attachment points per side.
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I know the bombest "***" chit would be the Tripoint but Tanabe's are 190 front and back each minus 15%. So pretty cheap, wondering if performance is cheap, says on their site that it is supposed to be urethane bushings.

I don't trust anything called sway or bar from RB since the threads I have seen and the Big List reviews.
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Originally Posted by dradon03
I know the bombest "***" chit would be the Tripoint but Tanabe's are 190 front and back each minus 15%. So pretty cheap, wondering if performance is cheap, says on their site that it is supposed to be urethane bushings.

I don't trust anything called sway or bar from RB since the threads I have seen and the Big List reviews.
I have some old sway bar discussions from the Big List saved and several people reported RB sway bar failures.

I have no idea what this means: "190 front and back each minus 15%". The chromemoly bars (that I linked to) have rubber bushings.
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i have RB bars, and they aight. Remember in those threads that they did have a BAD batch. Moconnor If I didn't already have bars, i'd pick those up yesterday!
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I read another thread about it recently.

What I meant is the retail is 190 and where I buy stuff I get minimum -15% on Tanabe.
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i will be using a Tanabe rear bar. as per Tanabe it is +36% over the 93 bar. it is non adj and appears to be well made. the rear is 20MM outside and 15 MM inside so it has a 2.5 wall thickness. it is being offered for $153 by Evasivemotorsports.

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Originally Posted by howard coleman
i will be using a Tanabe rear bar. as per Tanabe it is +36% over the 93 bar. it is non adj and appears to be well made. the rear is 20MM outside and 15 MM inside so it has a 2.5 wall thickness. it is being offered for $153 by Evasivemotorsports.

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Howard, do you happed to know the wall thickness of the front bars?
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