Why did I wait so long to do the rear sway bar.

[Ulikefishsticks]

I installed the rear sway bar yesterday and it was a pain in the butt on the driver side. I was of course making it about 100 times harder. I didn't remove the end links and it was keeping pressure on the clamp which would give huge resistance to the nut on the front side of the driver side clamp. It took me about 30-45 minutes of 1/10 turns with a ratchet to get it off haha. Why did the car not come from the factory like this stock is a huge wonder to me. I have had the car for about 15 months and while the back end didn't feel unsafe, it felt like it was a little loose in turns/over bumps. That is all but gone now.

I was going to do new rotors and all new pads today/tomorrow but only my front rotors came in unfortunately so I have to wait until next week when the rears come to do that.

 

[RedCal]

Have you done the front? Big improvement on turn in, and I agree that it would have been a great idea to have it come from the factory with bigger / stiffer bars

 

[DEMO]

Awesome! What brand did you end up getting??

 

[Ulikefishsticks]

I haven't done the fronts, and the rears were Eibach.

 

[NS_Stinger]

The front really improves turn-in, steering feel while cornering, and body roll up front. It's well worth getting too, best mod for this platform if you ask me.

 

[SOCAL2.0]

Trying to get rear bars from Eibach but my installer tells me there is a nationwide backlog on them. Hope the rears on soft will eliminate the floaty feeling I get on freeway speed sweeping off ramps posted at 55mph that I have to white knuckle now as I try to keep up with VW GTI's

 

[HerbieTheCar]

Trying to get rear bars from Eibach but my installer tells me there is a nationwide backlog on them. Hope the rears on soft will eliminate the floaty feeling I get on freeway speed sweeping off ramps posted at 55mph that I have to white knuckle now as I try to keep up with VW GTI's

K8 has them in stock. Just order it from them and have your installer put it on. Kia Stinger Eibach Anti-Roll Kits

 

[MerlintheMad]

K8 has them in stock. Just order it from them and have your installer put it on. Kia Stinger Eibach Anti-Roll Kits

Yep. And my front bar came in under a week.

Trying to get rear bars from Eibach but my installer tells me there is a nationwide backlog on them. Hope the rears on soft will eliminate the floaty feeling I get on freeway speed sweeping off ramps posted at 55mph that I have to white knuckle now as I try to keep up with VW GTI's

The "floaty feel" is not going to make your tires unstick, and really it only happens anyway on uneven surfaces; along with the "step out". Neither feeling made me white knuckle, though: it was the tires starting to howl, and the sudden jabs of oversteer that caused me to back down a tad. The rear bar, which I had on for a year and a half first, ended the float and most of the step out, but increased the oversteer. I was used to waiting for the over steer (got used to it, mostly). And I didn't really consider the front bar until recently: had it put in, in September. Wow! What a difference: the front end tracks better, which is mainly, I presume, having the oversteer go away: now the feedback is consistent through the whole turn.

 

[jazzdabb]

Other folks have said it and I agree: sway bars are the best upgrade.

 

[Hockster]

I ordered my Eibachs from Tork, they had free shipping to Canada.

 

[AA95101]

I found a great deal on a set of whiteline front and rear set with endlinks.

I started with the front first then the rear. Long story short I ended up going back to stock in the front. I live near detroit and the added nvh was very noticeable and wasnt worth it to me for a daily driver. I may swap the fronts back on when I move to cleveland next year.

The rear sways are a must have for any AWD IMO.

Just my 2cents.

 

[Buzz]

I would suggest both if one can, the rears are fun, but the fronts are definitely putting in work as well and really improved handling dynamics, thankfully I don't live in Detroit!

 

[HerbieTheCar]

I found a great deal on a set of whiteline front and rear set with endlinks.

I started with the front first then the rear. Long story short I ended up going back to stock in the front. I live near detroit and the added NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) was very noticeable and wasnt worth it to me for a daily driver. I may swap the fronts back on when I move to cleveland next year.

The rear sways are a must have for any AWD IMO.

Just my 2cents.

Is it the bad roads that make the front bad or how does the front create more NVH?

 

[Buzz]

Sway bars put the suspension system in tension reducing the "wallow" that is characteristic of smooth driving land yachts, a stiffer suspension will always sacrifice some of the cushiest / most delicate elements of the suspension. The ones in the rear are doing it as well, but I imagine you notice the ones in the front you are sitting on top of holding up the engine.

Kia probably found a good middle ground OEM, I'm sure the K5 is even softer, I quite like the system with both sways on stiff, but I always leaned to the sporty side and prefer to stay flat as I take turns at speed vs gliding over potholes.

 

[AA95101]

Buzz is correct. Though its only meant to put the car in tension during turns. During normal cruising sway bars normally shouldn’t effect the suspension.

In majority of cars the bar is allowed to freely move in their bushings and the bar itself acts like a spring between the corners it is connected too.

the Kia stinger is different in this regard. The sways are glued in their bushings creating a constant amount of tension acting as a secondary dampener to the suspension. On smooth roads this does little for the suspension but on roads with imperfections swapping out the sways is very noticeable. The suspension to me felt very busy and uncomfortable.
when I move to Cleveland I’ll give them another try but for now I’ll keep the stocks up front.

 

[EClapp3]

Buzz is correct. Though its only meant to put the car in tension during turns. During normal cruising sway bars normally shouldn’t effect the suspension.

In majority of cars the bar is allowed to freely move in their bushings and the bar itself acts like a spring between the corners it is connected too.

the Kia stinger is different in this regard. The sways are glued in their bushings creating a constant amount of tension acting as a secondary dampener to the suspension. On smooth roads this does little for the suspension but on roads with imperfections swapping out the sways is very noticeable. The suspension to me felt very busy and uncomfortable.
when I move to Cleveland I’ll give them another try but for now I’ll keep the stocks up front.

How is swapping the front on these cars? Is it fairly easy? I know the only reason I didn't do it on my GTO is cause you have to lift the engine to get it in and out. I would be very interested in doing these.

 

[MerlintheMad]

How is swapping the front on these cars? Is it fairly easy? I know the only reason I didn't do it on my GTO is cause you have to lift the engine to get it in and out. I would be very interested in doing these.

Howdy. If you read the threads on this topic, that question gets answered pretty quickly; but not as quickly as asking and getting the answer, aaagain: c. half an hour, forty-five minutes is typical for swapping the OE front bar for aftermarket. The rear bar is a bitch on the left side; gas access in the way (this I know from reading, not doing); and one to two hours is required to swap rear bars.

 

[rk88]

How is swapping the front on these cars? Is it fairly easy? I know the only reason I didn't do it on my GTO is cause you have to lift the engine to get it in and out. I would be very interested in doing these.

It's super easy for the fronts. took myself and a friend under 30 minutes to do.

 

[EClapp3]

Howdy. If you read the threads on this topic, that question gets answered pretty quickly; but not as quickly as asking and getting the answer, aaagain: c. half an hour, forty-five minutes is typical for swapping the OE front bar for aftermarket. The rear bar is a bitch on the left side; gas access in the way (this I know from reading, not doing); and one to two hours is required to swap rear bars.

This is true, I appreciate the response anyway haha. This forum seems incredibly helpful, I just got a Stinger and I'm happy to find a forum that is still this active and helpful!

 

[smillie]

Anyone know if the facelift 2021 Stinger OEM sway bars have changed (bigger/stiffer) than 2018-2020?