Eibach sway bars soft and hard settings

[StingerBee]

Hi I've ordered the Eibach front and rear sway bars. Got to know that it is possible to have 2 settings, soft and hard. Can someone enlighten me on how this settings are done? I'm used to installing sway bars on my previous cars but no option to change settings. Hope someone can help me understand.

 

[SteveCo]

[URL="https://stingerforum.org/threads/any-reviews-of-eibach-sway-bars-only.8134/page-2#post-129451"]Any reviews of Eibach Sway Bars only?[/URL]

 

[POS VETT]

Hi I've ordered the Eibach front and rear sway bars. Got to know that it is possible to have 2 settings, soft and hard. Can someone enlighten me on how this settings are done? I'm used to installing sway bars on my previous cars but no option to change settings. Hope someone can help me understand.

Without going into the technical side of a typical anti-sway bar, the Eibach units have two pairs of attachment holes at the ends. The pair closer to the end of the bar is the "soft" setting as they provide a longer leverage. The other pair are the "hard" setting as they provide a longer leverage.

 

[AV8R]

Had mine done today, night and day difference! Soft setting.

 

[SteveCo]

Had mine done today, night and day difference! Soft setting.

That's great to hear!

Obviously you haven't had a change to put a lot of miles on, but can you expand on that a bit? Is 'normal' ride affected, with little to no cornering load, and just road imperfections/bumps? Is the unsettled hop in the rear end when cornering and hitting a bump gone?

 

[Stinger GT SS]

I’ve had front & rear fitted now “soft setting” for a couple of months & I cannot recommend this mod/addition enough, it has virtually eliminated the rear end hop/wiggle you describe especially in off camber load under hard acceleration & in Sport setting it’s like the car is running on rails while still maintaining ride comfort with OE Springs, best value for money yet, nothing but an enhancement for me & my driving style.

 

[AV8R]

I’ve had front & rear fitted now “soft setting” for a couple of months & I cannot recommend this mod/addition enough, it has virtually eliminated the rear end hop/wiggle you describe especially in off camber load under hard acceleration & in Sport setting it’s like the car is running on rails while still maintaining ride comfort with OE Springs, best value for money yet, nothing but an enhancement for me & my driving style.

What he said.

 

[AV8R]

It drives the same but when you put your foot down it’s more stable and less twitchy. Also sits flatter when cornering. It’s like the suspension has been polished so to speak, excitement still there just more control. No hop no bumps just better all round.

 

[SteveCo]

Thanks, guys - just the kind of thing I wanted to hear!

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Thanks, guys - just the kind of thing I wanted to hear!

Hope it helps you, are you considering this upgrade?

 

[SteveCo]

Hope it helps you, are you considering this upgrade?

Yes - but don't want to give up the nice ride quality I enjoy with the stock springs.

Also no desire to lower the car, just looking for flatter cornering and getting rid of that annoying bump twitch.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Yes - but don't want to give up the nice ride quality I enjoy with the stock springs.

Also no desire to lower the car, just looking for flatter cornering and getting rid of that annoying bump twitch.

I totally agree with your comment, this is exactly what I wanted, I have kept OE/Stock Springs to maintain ride quality & I also have no desire to lower the car.
This upgrade WILL do exactly what you want to acheive, best thing I have done.

 

[AV8R]

Yes - but don't want to give up the nice ride quality I enjoy with the stock springs.

Also no desire to lower the car, just looking for flatter cornering and getting rid of that annoying bump twitch.

Get them , you won’t have any issues with stock ride but don’t get springs just front and rear sways set to soft.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

It’s just over 12 months since I’ve had my sway bars fitted I couldn’t be happier with the way the car handles now & I have both F&R on the softest setting.
As a lot of forum members also have these fitted I am curious to know if others who have them fitted have made adjustments to their original install settings & to what combination.
Did it further improve the handling or did it have a negative effect, I look forward to feedback on your favourite/negative setting combinations.

 

[StingerLover]

Thanks for making me spend more money with all of these glowing reviews! I was doing just fine holding off!

 

[MerlintheMad]

I only have the Eibach rear sway bar, on soft the whole time. It'll be a year in February. Most of the time I don't even think about having it put in. My car handles to my satisfaction: which means little tendency to skip out in the rear and no hop (float).

 

[SteveCo]

I only have the Eibach rear sway bar, on soft the whole time. It'll be a year in February. Most of the time I don't even think about having it put in. My car handles to my satisfaction: which means little tendency to skip out in the rear and no hop (float).

On a similar note, after purchasing the car I took it out several times trying to recreate the rear axle 'hop' that I'd heard described - and sure enough, I finally found a sweeping on-ramp with a depression in mid bend, where I was able to recreate it when driving at a good pace.

So I ordered the Eibach sways (on backorder at the time), and over the several weeks waiting gradually rethought my position. The 'hop' didn't cause any unsafe behaviour, it just was an unexpected reaction. More that that, the only time it did occur was with that particular form of mid-corner dip that I ran across almost never. Overall, I really enjoy the way this car was set up for suspension from the factory - not too stiff, not too soft. As far as flat out competition driving, I have no plans to track the car - that isn't what I bought it for.

So I contacted the vendor and cancelled the sway bar order. And yes, over the year that's elapsed since, I've simply enjoyed the car's handling, and never thought about the issue again.

So for those looking to get sway bars (or any other modification for that matter), my advice would be to make sure you are addressing something that YOU feel needs attention - not because you read about a 'must have' upgrade on the internet ...

 

[StingerLover]

On a similar note, after purchasing the car I took it out several times trying to recreate the rear axle 'hop' that I'd heard described - and sure enough, I finally found a sweeping on-ramp with a depression in mid bend, where I was able to recreate it when driving at a good pace.

So I ordered the Eibach sways (on backorder at the time), and over the several weeks waiting gradually rethought my position. The 'hop' didn't cause any unsafe behaviour, it just was an unexpected reaction. More that that, the only time it did occur was with that particular form of mid-corner dip that I ran across almost never. Overall, I really enjoy the way this car was set up for suspension from the factory - not too stiff, not too soft. As far as flat out competition driving, I have no plans to track the car - that isn't what I bought it for.

So I contacted the vendor and cancelled the sway bar order. And yes, over the year that's elapsed since, I've simply enjoyed the car's handling, and never thought about the issue again.

So for those looking to get sway bars (or any other modification for that matter), my advice would be to make sure you are addressing something that YOU feel needs attention - not because you read about a 'must have' upgrade on the internet ...

What you say is true, but this only fueled an existing interest. I always have an eye toward improvement, but it is a balance. I want to reduce body roll, but I'm not going to do lowering springs because it would cause difficulties with dips and using ramps.

I've been extremely satisfied with every modification so far, partly because I've done them myself. Each has only increased my enjoyment of the car.

 

[Rango]

When I drove my Stinger, stock setup, directly after purchase. I found the "hop" in the back suspension terrible! Over ANY small bumps going 40 to 50 mph, the car would shift left or right. And this was in a straight line. Cornering was much worse. Adding the Eibach springs and sways alleviated the rearend "hop" tremendously for me. Have my sways set to soft. Body roll is nonexistent now also. If ya get the springs, you best trim the bumpstops per directions with the kit. I didn't and bottom out in the front from time to time over bad potholes. All in all, lowereing was the best handeling-ascetic mod IMO ... save the Mando module.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I found the "hop" in the back suspension terrible!

This continues to interest me: quite a few times we have this contrast of opinions on the stock/factory suspension: we find it great as-is. And others find it "terrible!" Makes me wonder if our individual vehicles are set up the same or not? I think it's possible that the suspension tuning varies from the factory.