Hey guys

Tossing up installing Whiteline sway bars front and rear in the new year. I know sway bar questions are pretty common but please bare with me :)

What difference does it make on a Magna that already has the factory fitted sway bar? I know it'll make an improvement, but how big of an improvement is it - is it as significant as lowering it, or is it only slight like adding a strut brace? How do the different settings (soft, medium and hard) compare to standard?

My second query is that I've noted some people have complained that the back end gets a bit loose with the sway bar on the hardest setting. Has anyone NOT had this issue? I'd prefer to keep my car as neutral handling as possible. It's been a little while since I've looked into swaybars but those that haven't complained about it seemed to have pretty grippy tyres - is this a fair assumption?

For those that have a thicker front sway bar too, have you felt that this reduced the looseness of the back end? I was thinking of installing one (I know the majority of gains are to be had from the rear sway bar, but I'd like to do it regardless) and it'd be a bonus if it kept the back end in line.

My wife and I have exactly the same suspension set up except I have the whiteline front sway bar and hers is standard. My car definitely out corners hers. We do run different wheel setups but even when I drive hers there is a difference.

I have also tried the hardest rear adjustment and I don't recommend it as it ripped the link off the lower arm. I haven't had many problems with the rear stepping out on me ( only happened once ) .

I do have issues with high speed cornering on rough roads but I believe that is from the superlow front springs, however I'm happy to put up with this fro the look.

Post above, you mean the rear sway bar

Post above, you mean the rear sway bar

The first bit refers to the front swaybar, and the second bit about the adjustment refers to the rear swaybar. The front one is not adjustable

I did some research on this when I fitted my swaybars,

General consensus seemed to be,
Factory front, Whiteline rear set to medium, or
Whiteline front, Whiteline rear set to hard - which is what I run.

I find handling to be neutral with the ability to provoke lift-off over steer. It actually goes around corners now :) Vast improvement, DO IT!!!!

This is on bitumen dry or wet, on gravel roads be careful, she really likes to step the back end out ;)

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.

How serious is the lift-off oversteer (on bitumen)? Does the back end noticeably step out or is it pretty subtle?

Pretty subtle, enough to straighten it up if you come in too hot. You really do have to provoke it.
The back end certainly isn't going to step out and put you into a spin.
That's on my car anyway. A lot of it is down to your wheel alignment too, in particular rear toe settings.