RSB

[97impreza43]

im looking for a either 17 or 20mm rsb that someone wants to sell cheap.

what would you guys recommend for size?

[MConte05]

Might as well get the 20mm, you'll feel a difference with the 17mm, but a 20mm is just as easy to find and practically the same price, no reason not to get that instead.

[I Like It Sideways]

I also 2nd the 20mm bar. It'll work well for rallycross, and you can always disconnect it if you decide you want to try without.

[98obster]

I picked up the adjustable swaybar kit 19-21 (I think) from Rallitek (IPD ?) and took it off pretty soon after I did a lift. I'm in Greeley, CO. Not so far unless you're in Spearfish. Mine wouldn't be that much cheaper than new though.

[97impreza43]

im in platte.. its pretty much middle of the state .. just east side of the missouri river.

and i cant find a 20mm to fit my 97 L wagon for cheap.

[97impreza43]

Might as well get the 20mm, you'll feel a difference with the 17mm, but a 20mm is just as easy to find and practically the same price, no reason not to get that instead.

but will the 20mm be to big for daily driving?

[98obster]

im in platte.. its pretty much middle of the state .. just east side of the missouri river.

and i cant find a 20mm to fit my 97 L wagon for cheap.

nothin' cheap about suspension upgrades, bigger rsb leads to better rear endlinks/mounting brackets and bushings-also you might as well get new front endlinks to balance everything out.

[lminette]

I voted 20 but I run a 22mm up front and out back.

[97impreza43]

i want the rallitek complete kit for $350 but im pretty sure my step dad wont let me order it.. :(
ps im only 17... :/

[98obster]

why you want rsb anyway? you can save up for the rsb if you really want it but for now upgrading front and rear endlinks are a big improvement over the crappy plastic ones.

[Newk_Rally]

hit this (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1874602) guy up and see how much he wants for his rear sway bar according to this (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14638977&postcount=42) they should be 20 mm

[Tim.Flat4]

FHI 20 mm rear sway bars are stock on GD WRXs, so just look for wrx guys that are selling off stock parts. The first one I got cost me $20 and the second one was free.

PS: The difference in handling between upgraded end links and a RSB aren't even comparable. End links will tighten things up whereas a RSB will transform the way your car handles by killing much of the understeer. Dollar-for-performance the FHI 20mm RSB is the best handling-based upgrade you can do to a first gen Impreza.

[RS MN]

hey man, the stock 20mm WRX RSB fits our GCs but you need to hollow out your bushings because the bushings and bushing mounts for the WRX are way different.

i might be able to set you up with a guy who possibly has one if you want me to.

he's on RS25, but i could possibly send him here, or you can become a member there, lots of good information about our older style imprezas.

[97impreza43]

hey man, the stock 20mm WRX RSB fits our GCs but you need to hollow out your bushings because the bushings and bushing mounts for the WRX are way different.

i might be able to set you up with a guy who possibly has one if you want me to.

he's on RS25, but i could possibly send him here, or you can become a member there, lots of good information about our older style imprezas.


im a member on rs25 =]
and if you can i would appreciate it.. the guy on nasioc wants 60+ shipping for his..

[97impreza43]

FHI 20 mm rear sway bars are stock on GD WRXs, so just look for wrx guys that are selling off stock parts. The first one I got cost me $20 and the second one was free.

PS: The difference in handling between upgraded end links and a RSB aren't even comparable. End links will tighten things up whereas a RSB will transform the way your car handles by killing much of the understeer. Dollar-for-performance the FHI 20mm RSB is the best handling-based upgrade you can do to a first gen Impreza.

as far as i know the only wrx with a stock 20mm is the 02 sedan.

[RS MN]

ok are you the same username on RS25?

[97impreza43]

ok are you the same username on RS25?

no its my ps3 user name on there... uGotfF-ckedUp

[Tim.Flat4]

as far as i know the only wrx with a stock 20mm is the 02 sedan.

Who told you that?

[97impreza43]

heard it from this (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14638977&postcount=42)

[Tim.Flat4]

That person is mistaken. I got my 20 mm RSB off a '05 WRX owner and it bolted right up to my old '00 RS.

[97impreza43]

thanks tim

how big is the stock fsb on an 97 L

[Tim.Flat4]

Here you go...

http://www.rs25.com/forums/f9/t39583-stock-fsb-rsb-sizes.html

I may be the one that was mistaken. That link says they changed the GD WRX RSB to 17mm mid-03, so the guy I got mine from must have upgraded his to a 20 mm then upgraded again to an adjustable Whiteline, then sold me his old 20 mm.

Well, you learn something new every day.

[97impreza43]

will 04 sti mounts fit on a 97 L?
the guy said they will but other people say they dont

[RS MN]

didnt fit on mine.

[Tim.Flat4]

97impreza43, that link you posted earlier, the one to the interchangability of bits on NASIOC; in there RacecompEngineering posted a link to their version of the interchangability of bits throughout the years and it's much more thorough. I bet you'll find the answer to your endlinks question in there.

[97impreza43]

RSB ships the 16th, when it gets here i will tell if the sti mounts fit or not.

[RS MN]

awesome, nice buy.

[97impreza43]

installed the 20mm today.. OMG! it made a huge differance

[RS MN]

doesnt it?
did you get the STi one?

[97impreza43]

its a wrx bar with STi mounts. the mounts bolted up no problem, and are way stronger than the origanal L mounts.

[97impreza43]

time to move on to the next upgrade. endlinks =]
what brand is the favorite around here? perrin whiteline, or kartboy

[97impreza43]

do 02 wrx rear endlinks fit on a 97 L?

[wagonryan]

I just bought strut bars, but after finding this thread I wanna go hunting for a 20mm RSB for some real improvement!

[97impreza43]

i got the 20mm and it makes a HUGE differance, also rear endlinks and better mounts. (i have sti mounts)

[Yegor]

so if i get a 2002-07 sti RSB it should bolt up with no problem? and what about an sti FSB? should i even spand money going from 19 to 20?

[Yegor]

Never mind i found an answer about sti RSB question on another forum (they wont fit).
But still should i get the front one if i'm going to go with a wrx 20 mm for the rear?

[RS MN]

Never mind i found an answer about sti RSB question on another forum (they wont fit).
But still should i get the front one if i'm going to go with a wrx 20 mm for the rear?


STi RSB WILL, and i repeat WILL fit on a GC impreza, you just need to mount on the outside of the endlinks, so i do not know if it will work with aftermarket endlinks, but it works FANTASTIC on my RS.

any turbo model FSB will not work with an NA car.