KHARTUNERZ - KIA STINGER ARK PERFORMANCE SWAY BAR UPGRADE

[NICK_KHAR]

KIA STINGER ARK PERFORMANCE SWAY BAR SET

ARK Performance sways bars feature a fully solid sway bar versus a hollow sway bar factory KIA uses as well as some aftermarket manufacturers

With this solid sway bar you can be confident hitting the streets, canyons, or track
Quick and Easy upgrade for the KIA Stinger


Direct replacement and upgrade from the factory sway bars

ARK SWAY BAR THICKNESS
Front : 27mm Rear : 20mm
What’s included in each set:

Front Anti-Sway Bar (SAE9254 Steel) / Rear Anti-Sway Bar (SAE9254 Steel)
Urethane Bushings
Brackets
Grease


PURCHASE LINK
KIA STINGER Ark Performance Sway Bar Upgrade Kit
PURCHASE LINK

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

Awesome to have an alternative especially since Eibach is always on Back Order. These look great. If only I would have waited

 

[Ruturaj]

Isn't stock front 23mm and rear 16mm (Rear being solid)?

Just posting Eibach specs (credits: @Mr. Skillet) for others if they want to compare
Front 25mm adjustable (hollow): Soft 366 lb/in (+39%), stiff 398 lb/in (+51%)
Rear 19mm adjustable (solid): Soft 201 lb/in (+76%), stiff 244 lb/in (+114%)

My thoughts: These are thicker than Eibach but not adjustable. Since stiffness is not mentioned on these it's hard to know how will they compare.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

Yea, the guy above me just posted some of my thoughts on the rear, too: according to those specs, the ARK rear swaybar has a smaller diameter than the factory one. Not that it being a solid bar doesn't make up for that, but that's kind of a rare thing to do...

 

[WildBill]

Great to have another option! Would love to have some additional performance information as listed above for the Eibach bars.

Please note that a hollow bar is not necessarily an inferior product as compared to a solid bar. It all depends on the diameters, the wall thickness, the material and the design. You can make a larger diameter hollow bar that will be lighter and stiffer than a solid bar.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

Upon closer inspection, there are no grease nipples, and polyurethane bushings are notorious for swaybar squeal over time because of the durometer and lack of porosity. They basically squeeze all the grease out until they're dry as a bone, lol

 

[NICK_KHAR]

Currently awaiting a reply from ARK to see if theres a difference in sway bar thickness for OEM for Korea to USA spec

 

[WildBill]

For anyone with sway bar squeal, a recent FB post spoke very highly of marine grade Teflon grease as a better/longer lasting solution than typical grease. Something like this or this.
I have the second on order and hope to install my bars (Eibach) this weekend.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

For anyone with sway bar squeal, a recent FB post spoke very highly of marine grade Teflon grease as a better/longer lasting solution than typical grease. Something like this or this.
I have the second on order and hope to install my bars (Eibach) this weekend.

I bought some special polyurethane bushing specific grease a long time ago, I wonder if this stuff is going to be any better. It still wore off after about a year, though I pushed my old car pretty hard in the corners, lol

The issue isn't the lube so much as it was the actual bushing material. Polyurethane in most automotive applications is relatively stiff and is also non-porous. There's nowhere for the grease to stay

It's why a lot of bushings are still rubber to this day. We have better, stronger, longer-lasting materials to make bushings out of, but they just won't be as quiet for as long as rubber stays...

 

[Waynerm002]

It would be nice if they had a write up and a couple of reviews from their techs/engineers and an owner that have used it.

 

[NICK_KHAR]

It would be nice if they had a write up and a couple of reviews from their techs/engineers and an owner that have used it.

Itll come with time
These are just now stateside and we are the first to list them
As far as reviews we are open to honoring discounted pricing in exchange for write ups

Prior to now they were only available in Korea

 

[Waynerm002]

Thanks. I guess they could get some reviews from Korea translated and posted on their site.

 

[Waynerm002]

Any more info on this product? Would be curious to hear about it's development, how it compares/differ from stock and the Eibach product.

 

[jdouga]

Ill be getting a set along with coilovers this Thursday, ill have a review up shortly after

 

[Waynerm002]

Looking forward to it.

 

[NICK_KHAR]

Ill be getting a set along with coilovers this Thursday, ill have a review up shortly after

Did you already purchase? Im looking to hok some forum members up in exchange for an unbiased review

 

[jdouga]

Did you already purchase? Im looking to hok some forum members up in exchange for an unbiased review

Thanks man,but at the time i had already made the deal.
I wont do the review just yet simply because since I did the coilovers at the same time, i want wait for it to settle in and any final adjustments so I can properlyreview it.
Only thing I will say is that so far it feels very well planted and rigid.

 

[MrSmoofy]

Did you already purchase? Im looking to hok some forum members up in exchange for an unbiased review

I may take you up on this Just consider my car your test car from afar LOL

 

[ghodge]

Has anyone else tried these? I was hoping we’d have more reviews by now.