Where to purchase swaybars

[svtrichie]

Where is the best price to purchare the addco swaybars. I think I might try the rear first and go from there.

[fastblackmerc]

Where is the best price to purchare the addco swaybars. I think I might try the rear first and go from there.

Here is a link to Addco's dealers.

http://www.addco.net/aftermarket/dealers/

I picked mine up at the factory since I was in the area at the time.

[fastblackmerc]

Catalog page:

http://www.addco.net/aftermarket/catalog/mercury/

[ctrlraven]

Front and rear swaybars along with some Metco rear control arms makes a world of difference in handling.

[tbone]

Ebay and Paypal LOVE me.

[MOTOWN]

Never enough auto , cheapest i know of.

[lifespeed]

I also used Never Enough Auto. Got the #2271 and #2272 tubular sway bars. They have been great.

[Baconbit]

I also used Never Enough Auto. Got the #2271 and #2272 tubular sway bars. They have been great.



Ok so fill me in on what the difference is between the Addco 650 rear bar which I have and the Addco 2271 rear and the 2196 front to the 2272 front??

[Mr. Man]

Ok so fill me in on what the difference is between the Addco 650 rear bar which I have and the Addco 2271 rear and the 2196 front to the 2272 front??
The 2271-72 are hollow bars. The 2196 and 650 are solid bars. The hollow bars are lighter but more susceptible to damage if you run over something. Most people I know here are using the solid bars.

+1 on www.NeverEnoughAuto.com (http://www.NeverEnoughAuto.com) for good prices. If you hunt arounf they sometimes have a discount code. I found one on a Nissan forum years ago.

[fastblackmerc]

I'd recommend the solid bars.

[lifespeed]

I'd recommend the solid bars.

Why? Our cars could use the extra weight?

[PB Marauder]

Adtr.net

+1 solid bars

[fastblackmerc]

Why? Our cars could use the extra weight?

Straight from Addco's website:

"11. What is the difference between Solid and Tubular anti-sway bars?

If you compare two bars of the same diameter, one solid and the other tubular, the solid bar will always be stiffer by typically 20%-30%. The advantages of a solid anti-sway bar are that it is less expensive and stiffer than a tubular bar. Tubular bars can be designed to offer the same output as a solid bar but the diameter will be greater. Ultimately this leads to a weight savings of approximately 40% but it is more expensive."

[lifespeed]

First of all, nobody here has A/B compared solid vs tubular. You have what you bought, and that is the only aftermarket sway bar you've tried. That goes for me too, of course. I never claimed the hollow bar was somehow mysteriously "better", especially as I have not tried both. I simply noted hard specs from Addco; less weight and a similar rate.

Yes, the tubular sway bar is a larger diameter than the solid bar. Read the specs.

You know nearly all performance and race cars use hollow sway bars?

[fastblackmerc]

First of all, nobody here has A/B compared solid vs tubular. You have what you bought, and that is the only aftermarket sway bar you've tried. That goes for me too, of course. I never claimed the hollow bar was somehow mysteriously "better", especially as I have not tried both. I simply stated hard specs from Addco; less weight and a similar rate.

Yes, the tubular sway bar is a larger diameter than the solid bar. Read the specs.

You know nearly all performance and race cars use hollow sway bars?

Don't get your panties is a bunch....

I'd never said that anyone claimed the hollow bar was better. If your happy with your great... I'm happy with mine.

If you notice the quote was from Addco's FAQ's on their website.

[lifespeed]

Don't get your panties is a bunch....

I'd never said that anyone claimed the hollow bar was better. If your happy with your great... I'm happy with mine.

If you notice the quote was from Addco's FAQ's on their website.

There are many automotive components that have well-proven advantages. Almost always the advantages come at a price. Fixed-piston brake calipers, four valves per cylinder, etc. Nobody in their right mind would argue these are inferior to their cheap alternatives.

Don't see anything different here. Well-know differences in tech at a different price point.