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Old 07-30-2008, 11:41 AM   #17
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2008 WRX front swaybar

Lets face it, Subaru loves the MacPherson strut setup up front. It's fairly light weight, easy to make, easy to maintain, and easy to install at the factory. All great stuff when you think about those things.

The problem is that as the loaded wheel compresses the camber rolls over toward positive. In the end this reduces your available contact patch on the ground. This reduces front grip. THIS leads to more understeer as your tires skip sideways over the tarmac. NOT a good thing.

Fortunately, you can help control that by upping the wheel rate. Now you could do this with springs. Problem there is that begins to affect the ride quality. So, what's a guy to do? Well, the answer is the front anti-roll bar from Whiteline. It ups the wheel rate only in a turn, and helps to control some of that compression in a more civil manner. The end result is better handlings.

This particular bar is 22mm and two-way adjustable so you can tailor it to your driving style. As for fitment, you're looking at 2005+ LGT or 2008 WRX.

$175 shipped for free in the US. Click here.

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