Static Drop And Sway Recommendations For An Er34 Turbo

[Shinjitsu84]

Just purchased ER34 GTT here in Japan.

There is special on Blitz brand coilover set at Autobacs for 91,000 yen (maybe $900 USD? idk). I dont like to buy from expensive commercial store but this price not so bad ne!?
Want to buy these soon but also want to have sway bars before putting on coilovers.

Can anyone tell me some good recommendation for sway bar brands? This is not competition car, I dont need some top of the line brand.

Going to be weekend cruise car only, will probably never have more than 400HP ever.
Looking for 50% quality, 50% budget. Not 99% quality and 1% budget sway bar that is going to cost more than the coilovers! lol
Need front and rear set. Please let me know what you can, I don't know shit about skylines yet. Thank you so much!

Oh also, if you have Blitz brand coilover experience, and you think maybe that brand sucks, please also tell me your story, thank you!

Yoroshiku Onegai Itashimasu!

[Duncan]

well the blitz coilovers are OK, in that they are monotube, not twin tube. But I think they are a generic brand with a blitz sticker on them these days. I have a set in my leaf and they seem good for daily use.

swaybars on the other hand I can't really help. Most cars here use a local brand, whiteline. Cusco is the only jp brand I am really familiar with, they make a nice, light bar but are not adjustable so you have to choose the right one when you purchase

welcome to the world of skylines

[GTSBoy]

First thing....there's no such thing as a swaybar, unless you're hooking up a trailer. The item in question is called an anti-roll bar.

Second thing. They're not rocket science. Anyone who can make things out of spring steel can make one. They don't exactly have a hard life on a car, so they don't tend to fatigue or break or any of that nonsense. So the question of quality usually comes down to how well they fit and what the quality of the end links is like. Some brands (including our own local favourite Whiteline) have had occasions where control of manufacturing repeatability is lost and the bars sometimes like to hit on parts of the car that they shouldn't. Cusco in Japan should be top notch in that regard, but we hardly hear of anyone using much other than the Australian brand bars here, so can't provide a lot of info on how many people have problems with any Jap brands.

If you're talking about solid bars, then a 24mm front is about the right size for a good street car and a bit of light track work. Adjustable is better than fixed. With 24 on the front, 22mm on the rear is not bad. Having said that, I have adjustable 24s on both ends of my car, set hard at the front and soft at the rear, which works well on my car with my spring rates.

If you're talking hollow bars, then they need to be bigger diameter to give the same stiffness. And that depends on exactly how hollow they are. It's not easy to make a recommendation there.

Hollow bars can be quite a lot lighter than solid bars. If a couple of kilos difference, mounted down low but right out at the front end of the car is enough to concern you, then hollow will be your choice. Like Duncan said though.....we're not too familiar with any hollow bars that are also adjustable.

[darksky34]

I'm assuming you're in Japan. If so you are very lucky because you have direct access to Upgarage/Yahoo Auctions Japan. Go on there and find yourself a set of Ohlins OR Bilsteins. Or even, go on RHDJapan and buy a set of Bilstein/Ohlins. But on the Upgarage/Yahoo you will find the best prices and possibly a very good deal. Bilstein can be just shock + springs (buy a set you like, for example RSR/Espelir/Eibach!!!) and match them up with Bilsteins.

For Anti-roll bars brands, once again look on Upgarage/Yahoo for these. You can have top brands for very good prices. I would stick with Nismo or Cusco. These are top of the line brands but they won't be top of the line prices.