98-02 Camaro RK Sport Sway Bars & Poly Bushings
 

Hey All,

I am in discussion to but a Used RKSPORT Sway Bar set with end links and Poly bushings. The Front sway bar is 35mm, rear is 25mm. Does ANYONE know how hard they are to install, more importantly how much they will cost to install and how much improvement they will do.

I heard they keep the car from "rolling" and help the drive but I would like to know your thoughts and feedback before I finalize the deal.

If anyone has these installed or had them PLEASE reply and let me know your thoughts.

Thanks!

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hey Badd, might wanna try the parts specific sections. not too sure if appearance would be the appropriate place for a question like this, but i guess you never know lol hope you find your answer cause i have no clue :p

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yeah man I have no clue either :think: lol... I figured MAYBE someone would know if I don't hear anything bu tomorrow night Ill open it somewhere else.

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they will make the car a bit more uncomfortable, but it will handle better. the poly bushings transmit more vibration, but they make the car feel firmer. i've never replaced my sway bars, but i dont see it being that difficult.

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If your car doesn't have RPO code Y87, I suppose they'll make a major difference. You'll be giving up a comfy V6 ride though and if you aren't throwing your car around, I don't know if I'd make the same sacrifice if I was in your shoes.

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Very easy installation, both front and rear! Can be done by you with minimal hand tools.

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I trust you Brandon! I just thought it would be a better ride but I DO NOT want to have the car driving rough as I "drive" (sit and traffic and scream! :mad:) on the Long Island Expressway everyday.

I guess I will just keep her stock and maybe do some shocks or something to lower it.

Thanks!!

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I haven't been in a V6 Camaro before, and I'm not the most technical guy here, so my opinion isn't worth much, but I can definitely say this:

The only people who are going to notice you changed those parts are the people changing your oil or doing other service under your car and you. So if you change 'em, nobody else is really going to notice. How much different they'll make your ride, I don't know.

I get really annoyed at how rough our SS and GXP ride, particularly the GXP since it's my main car. The Bilstein shocks and whatever springs are on it are just too rough. It's pretty bad when the Z28 is the most comfortable riding car I have access to. The Bilstein/Eibach suspension on the SS is even stiffer. Sure, both cars stick to the road and handle great, but in day to day driving, they are pretty rotten unfortunately. My neck is sore all the time.

If I had your car, I'd just focus on some of the appearance stuff. Get a set of SLP RS stripes if you can find them and the SLP grill. You already have dual exhaust and SS wheels, so maybe you could upgrade the brakes to Z28 brakes. I've seen someone change their V6 engine to having the Z28 air intake (technically they used SLP blackwing air intake) and probably a larger throttle body too. I suppose you could do those as well, but I don't know the work involved or if your engine would throw error codes or need to be tuned for the increased air flow.

Here's a pewter RS with the stripes and grill.
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the reason I haven't lowered my car yet cus I know I will not like the ride! also your tires wear out faster with SUSPENSION mods.

I would good for looks bro and save the mods when you get a v8 IMO

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98-02 all use the same brakes f/r.

35/25 is way to big for a V6.

the most common upgrade is the 32/19 1LE sway bars. going to big will cause the ass end to break loss with out waring, which creates problems when switching lanes.

32/19 can be picked up pretty cheap on ebay and forum classifieds.

talk to Tpunk on full throttle V6 .com he knows his suspension stuff.

I'm running the 32/21 1LE with SFC's. J&M panhard rod, J&M LCA's with 3 piece ploy bushings and a 3 point Kenny brown STB, ploy bushings all around. love it.

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remember all suspension mods and if you have a V8 cat-back it can be swapped over to a V8 if you do upgrade later on.

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if I had a v6 I would do all the free mods then save my money for a v8 and count the days until I'm 25 so my insurance is cheaper lol

you can buy a LS1 engine for $500 to $1000 with miles on it

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yeah thats what i did ^^ lol

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Thanks guys for all the info!

Brandon- I hear you, I put the new "SS" rims on, and the ride is a bit more stiff, and while changing lanes it does do some "weird" stuff, it "waddles" a bit but nothing much so I am still happy.
I ALWAYS wanted to put those "RS" stripes on my Camaro, but with the "SS" rims and the "Y3F" Z-28 Sports Appearance kit I don't know how all three would go together, but I would be interested in trying it. AND I never know what color to get, the Black or the "35th Ann" style white stripes. I am always looking for appearance stuff but I think I have almost run out of stuff to do lol.

I am doing to put halo headlights so that should make it look real nice and I am ALWAYS looking for a "SS" OEM hood.

Zee- The only reason I have a 6 is that insurance would be KILLER for an 19 year old AND living in NY :mad:
I am DEF looking for a used salvaged LS1 SS or Z28 motor, but that is going to take a while to find the right one.

Thanks guys for all the help!
:)

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Brandon- Also I figured you would know, does the stripes ever effect the paint?? I can't put the car in a garage so the sun hits it all the time and I don't know how that will "bleed" through the paint. Any info you have on these stripes would be MUCH appreicated!
Thanks!

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Yes, the stripes can affect the paint both positively and negatively. The stripes protect the paint to an extent. So if the rest of your car has 15 years of slow clear coat damage in the future, the paint underneath the stripes will usually remain in good condition. I've seen pictures of a Camaro that had stripes on it and when they removed the stripes the paint was nearly brand new underneath... EXCEPT... removing the stripes damaged their damaged clear coat paint further. It didn't really matter though, as they were going to repaint the car. It was kind of interesting though, because it almost looked like ghost stripes when they removed them.

The color shouldn't bleed into the paint though.

You're going to have a hard time finding the RS stripes probably. You might be stuck with 35th Anniversary style stripes, and for those you'd need an SS hood and spoiler. I've seen an aftermarket version of the 35th LE stripes for regular Camaros, but the design didn't look good. There's a lot of ugly stripe kits on the market.

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The ghost stripes sounds kinda cool lol!

I am DEF going to get the "SS" hood but the spolier I cant. I would mess upthe whole Y3F kit.

there is a guy on ebay who has some nice stuff and great feedback.. here the the link..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Camar...item45f384d229

Thanks Brandon!

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I just looked at pics of your car again, and I'm not sure I'd mess with the suggestions I made. You've already spent some money on dressing up the grill and stripes with the Y3F might be overkill. The stripes you found on ebay look like an okay design though.

Also, (directed at somebody's post earlier--forgot who) I really don't see anything wrong with a V6 Camaro. Before I got my GXP, I really seriously considered getting a '96-'02 V6 Camaro as a daily driver. It's hard to beat those good looks (especially if you can find one with the Y87 option) combined with 29mpg! I average between 12.8 and 14.2 mpg in my GXP at each tank fill up, so I kind of wish I had gotten a V6 Camaro! :lol:

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hahaha yeah right the v6 camaro is the way to go....honestly as a DD its great! I have a friend who has a '11 SS and he is KILLING himself.. Insurance and $4.20 for 89! makes me love my v6!

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apart from the mileage, i see no downside to the z28/SS. Im 17, and my insurance went up $15/month when i traded in my old saturn. maybe my insurance company is just nice?

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I don't think you live in NY and have your own policy. :rolleyes:

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I love my V6, an I don't care what anybody says, and I love the V8's to both have there good and bads.

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these are pretty close to the rs stripes.

http://fourthcircledesigns.com/produ...products_id=88

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I agree with you... I love my V6!

I added that site to my favorites, but i just dont dig the RS stripes, I like the 35th ann style a little better. just my opinion

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very easy to install it can be done with very few tools in a hour or so.

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me 2

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Those look more like Dodge Viper GTS stripes. I haven't seen any aftermarket stripes matching the RS stripes perfectly, but then again, I don't exactly look very hard.
http://www.fourthcircledesigns.com/i...lystripes1.jpg
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never said there was anything wrong with a v6 camaro I'm just saying be smart with the mods you do to it and make sure its worth it. I had a 85 camaro v6 and raced ppl like it was a v8 LOL I did things to make it look nice but no mods to try and make it fast or add HP

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you can get those stripes stooped at the front bumper and in 35th style, you just have to ask for it in the options.

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I just remembered something. RKsport makes stripes similar to RS ones. How did I forget that? They call them Big Attitude stripes.
http://rksport.com/images/parts/01061463_1.jpg

They even installed them on an early 4th gen, which is kind of unusual. Different from the 30th anni ones.
http://rksport.com/images/parts/01061465_1.jpg

RKsport used to have some sort of relationship with GM I think, or maybe it still does--I remember reading something about the '96 RS ground effects and RKsport in an old magazine from '95 or '96. They don't have a company history section or anything, but I bet you GM or SLP directly sold RKsport the plans for those stripes. They look identical to me.

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Yuck. See, this is why you gotta research stripes and not just buy the first thing you find.
http://images2.carsforsale.com/33095...B32B7514_5.jpg
http://images2.carsforsale.com/33095...B32B7514_7.jpg

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WOW those are REAL bad! The back looks AWFUL!!

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yeah dude, those stripes are awful haha

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Good for STONERS to find there car in the parking lot LMAOOO