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Old 2004-09-22, 01:37 PM   #2
sperry
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Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
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Part of the ordering on your priority list will have to do with your goals and budget.

For a daily-driver, where cost vs. performance if most important:

1) Air pressure. On performance tires, raising the rear pressure will help the car to rotate by reducing rear traction.. On all seasons or cheaper tires... well air pressure won't really help you except at the very limit... and then lowering pressure will cause the tire to roll onto the sidewall more and rotate the car at the cost of tire life.

2) Rear swaybar. A stiffer rear swaybar is a good (and affordable) way to get the car to turn. Since you've got a wagon, switching to a stock sedan bar usually helps a bit. Aftermarket parts will help even more, but will cost you since you'll need mounts too. Check w/ JC, BAN SUVS or sybir about particular bars that will fit on your wagon, since I don't remember which bars will "cross-breed" properly.

3) Endlinks. While endlinks don't actually make the rear swaybar any stiffer, it makes the bar react more quickly to roll, providing "crispness" to the bar's anti-roll response. I'd suggest doing both front and rear endlinks, since solid front endlinks really help with turn-in resonse.
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