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Old 03-09-2018, 02:49 PM
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Default Has anyone actually installed aftermarket sway bars on the 991?

I would like to get Tarett sway bars front and rear but I read that the front requires a lot of parts to be removed, even a part of the steering rack.

Is this true?
Old 03-09-2018, 03:11 PM
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The front bar takes a lot more work to install than the rear does. All the subframe mounting bolts need to be removed except the two rear ones, which need to be loose. This allows the subframe to tip down and access the swaybar located above it. The two bolts holding the steering rack to the subframe will also need to be removed to allow the subframe to drop down with the rack in place. I don't know of any steering rack parts that need to be removed.

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I have GT3 rear sway. Can’t tell a difference but haven’t pushed it since installing.
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I have the TPC Racing swaybars on my GTS but did not install myself. That said I'm super happy with the setup, combination of DSC V2 and swaybars makes for some fun track days...
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Originally Posted by R_Rated
I have GT3 rear sway. Can’t tell a difference but haven’t pushed it since installing.
Is the GT3 rear sway bar stiffer?
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Sounds like the front sway bar install is borderline worth it.
Can anyone comment on the best way to improve the handling on a base 991.1 without simply going the pss10 route?
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Originally Posted by Notwaiting
Sounds like the front sway bar install is borderline worth it.
Can anyone comment on the best way to improve the handling on a base 991.1 without simply going the pss10 route?
eibach springs and driver mod
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Originally Posted by R_Rated

eibach springs and driver mod
disagree completely with this and reviving this old thread because of an ongoing conversation in the techart versus H&R thread that is ongoing on the 991 forum. Driver education, maybe. Springs? No.
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Originally Posted by Tarett Engineering
The front bar takes a lot more work to install than the rear does. All the subframe mounting bolts need to be removed except the two rear ones, which need to be loose. This allows the subframe to tip down and access the swaybar located above it. The two bolts holding the steering rack to the subframe will also need to be removed to allow the subframe to drop down with the rack in place. I don't know of any steering rack parts that need to be removed.

Ira
I ordered a stack of Elephant racing adjustable control arms and end links and monoballs. I also ordered from them the GT3 OEM front and rear sway bars. They do not fit on a 991.2 GTS. They are very different.

What a huge pain.
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Originally Posted by Tarett Engineering
The front bar takes a lot more work to install than the rear does. All the subframe mounting bolts need to be removed except the two rear ones, which need to be loose. This allows the subframe to tip down and access the swaybar located above it. The two bolts holding the steering rack to the subframe will also need to be removed to allow the subframe to drop down with the rack in place. I don't know of any steering rack parts that need to be removed.

Ira
Ira: thank you. Bought Tarett sway bars and I am installing them now. This helps a lot. Thank you.
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I had the TPC GT3 anti-roll bars on my .1 along with the DSC module. The handling was flatter with less understeer on track and spirited drives.. It felt faster. The links were all solid and so they were a little noisy around town. When I sold my car I took them off and sold them to Vise.



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