NEWBIE: First mod for '24 RZ34: Struts/coils or sway bars?

[Thefunk]

Feel the car on the track first.
What's good on the track can make a horrible street car and possibly dangerous.

To answer your question, it depends if you will lower your car or not. If you lower it, you will need adjustable suspension arms to get the car back into alignment. Also, the soft bushings is where you are feeling the float.

Where are you taking 90mph turns on long Island?
Save it for the track.

I won't be lowering it any time soon. I want to track it first so I can get a feel for what it needs for how I drive.

As far as where on LI am I taking turns at 90, well they aren't hard turns, just curved roads, middle of the night, when not a soul is on the road but me. Not going to mention exact location .

 

[Thefunk]

About to order front and rear adjustable endlinks from Z1. Is there anything else I need to install/upgrade/replace along with the sway bars and end links for now? By the way appreciate everyone's help, advice, and patience!

 

[ec15]

I ended up ordering Stillen sway bars, they told me I can use the stock end links. Should I also order adjustable end links?

No need. Especially on stock height.
I upgraded my endlinks when I got new sway bars. They started making noise soon after so I threw the stock endlinks back on.
Several track events later and oem is still holding up fine.

 

[ec15]

The car is very low to the ground as it is. If you’re using it primarily for street use, I recommend not lowering it further. The Sway bars that come from Z1 come with nylon bushings. If you do get them, I recommend using the proper adhesive to secure them in place. If you don’t, they have tendency to move around. You don’t want to hear squeaking when driving.

Adhesive to secure bushings?
I'm confused.
The sway bar brackets keep the bushings in place.
Properly greasing them keeps them quiet.

 

[Thefunk]

The rep at Stillen advised me that upgraded endlinks will further improve performance of the sway bars. It's not like they have an incentive to sell me endlinks as they don't sell them. I ordered the Z1 endlinks since they're adjustable.

 

[Thefunk]

I'm wondering if I should also get better bushings for the sway bar. The car is still new so maybe it isn't necessary?

 

[AlanZ]

Where on LI ? I’m in Nassau

 

[Thefunk]

Where on LI ? I’m in Nassau

I'm in Nassau as well. PM me.

 

[Darkhorse]

Guys, you can drop it by 1 inch and still have ample clearance, even for crappy roads. Also if you are only going 1 inch you don't need adjustable arms. It's fine.

 

[Mugzilla]

Guys, you can drop it by 1 inch and still have ample clearance, even for crappy roads. Also if you are only going 1 inch you don't need adjustable arms. It's fine.

What did you do to achieve the 1" drop?

 

[MacCool]

I ended up ordering Stillen sway bars, they told me I can use the stock end links. Should I also order adjustable end links?

On my Z1 sway bars, I just used the stock end links. Adjustability isn't helpful for me....I just want the stock ride height.

 

[Thefunk]

On my Z1 sway bars, I just used the stock end links. Adjustability isn't helpful for me....I just want the stock ride height.

So going to a stiffer sway bar setting than stock doesn't require adjusting the end links?

 

[MacCool]

So going to a stiffer sway bar setting than stock doesn't require adjusting the end links?

No. The bar is stiffer than OEM but the two different hole positions change the leverage, providing a range of stiffness adjustability. The total distance covered by those two holes is about an inch, so the OEM endlinks work fine.

 

[Thefunk]

No. The bar is stiffer than OEM but the two different hole positions change the leverage, providing a range of stiffness adjustability. The total distance covered by those two holes is about an inch, so the OEM endlinks work fine.

If I do choose down the line to upgrade to coilovers, should I keep the adjustable end links?

 

[MacCool]

If I do choose down the line to upgrade to coilovers, should I keep the adjustable end links?

Doesn't matter. Now or later. No reason not to put the on now.