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Old 02-09-2010 | 02:55 PM
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My New Rear Sway Bar

Made by Mike Maier, from Maier Racing, Hayward, CA.

I'm going to guess that, one a good day, that my 27mm Whiteline bar would produce, maybe, 200 lbs/in.

This bar's minimum is 350lbs/in to max 550lbs/in. This is my first bar, the "soft" bar. If I need stiffer, he will make me a "hard" bar, which will be 550+lbs/in to about 750lbs/in.

It's much lighter, it's much stronger, and it's ridiculously smooth and efficient.







It wasn't quite stiff enough at Sunday's autox, so I will go up a notch on one side before the next event. But at the softest setting, it's cured all my understeer woes. It works just so well, I can't really stop praising it.

Old 02-09-2010 | 03:05 PM
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Old 02-09-2010 | 03:40 PM
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Is the bar straight or does it bend over the exhaust?
Old 02-09-2010 | 03:50 PM
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Is the bar straight or does it bend over the exhaust?
Um... what exhaust?

Straight. Very, Very Straight.

90 deg on the arms, and almost the same for the endlinks.
Old 02-09-2010 | 04:28 PM
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Wow, Maier Racing on a Japanese car ? Hmmmmmm......Sweet Gagan! I want a ride-along on one of our events.
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Um... what exhaust?
Yeah, no kidding, man. When you did your first run I couldn't believe the noise your car was making ! LOL!
Old 02-09-2010 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah, no kidding, man. When you did your first run I couldn't believe the noise your car was making ! LOL!
Sounds pretty sweet huh?

Sound Czar doesn't like it
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It does sound sweet,Gagan. I like it. Then I was thinking, Oh ****, someone here ISN'T going to like it! LOL! Have you measured db ?
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I saw it at GST this past weekend, its just st00pid beefy! And does Maier RAcing fabricate stuff for the common folk? Because I might pay him a visit for my Alltrac's sways.

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Sound Czar doesn't like it
Hahaha I am guessing you did not keep it under 3k RPM?
Old 02-09-2010 | 05:30 PM
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I saw it at GST this past weekend, its just st00pid beefy! And does Maier RAcing fabricate stuff for the common folk? Because I might pay him a visit for my Alltrac's sways.



Hahaha I am guessing you did not keep it under 3k RPM?
Maybe, just google him and see if he's up for it. This bar costed me about $750.

Um, yeah... it was an AutoX, heavyfoot is required. lol
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I'm guessing putting a redwood tree under there was too soft? Jeebus....


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