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Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX
Can anyone comment on Battle Version front and rear LCA's? They supposedly use teflon lined heim joints (which definitely look more legit than most).
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Battle Version does not make lower control arms. Alex re-sold some china arms a while ago and everyone mistakenly thinks that they are actual battle version parts, which they are not.
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Originally Posted by redhatchy92
Have you guys ever heard of filling the chassis with filling foam to stiffen the chassis(like a roll cage). I have heard of it but just want to know if any one has done it so I can get some advice or pros an cons.
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Foam filling will certainly increase chasis rigidity greatly. I am actually likely going to go that route with my next build, which will be an actual street car. The downside is that it can trap moisture and promote rust. I wouldn't imagine that it would be much of a problem in the southwestern states, but elsewhere it could be a real issue. I would also imagine that there are certain foams out there that would be better or worse for water absorbtion, but I have not gotten that far into researching it yet.
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Originally Posted by codyace
I took my rear sway bar off for an entire morning once at a track session, and absolutley hated the way the car reacted.
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Originally Posted by GripTerror
ive run swaybarless and will never do so again. It felt like garbage. I run the stock HICAS swaybar now in the rear.. was contemplating a stiffer rear (progress or tanabe). The car felt all over the place, it felt crappier turn in, lazier, rolled a hell of a lot and understeered too much on track.
Try it both ways and let us know
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I liked the feel of my s-13 without the rear sway for the most part. The only thing that I noticed was the car seemed a bit more "sluggish" on turn-in. I was willing to deal with the "sluggishness" since it increased center-off rear grip so much. When I do install my s-14 rear subframe I am going to try the 21mm hollow JDM rear bar though as IMO running without a rear sway is only a band-aid and should be applied as such.