Swaybars Archives

We freshened up our FD’s30-year old, worn out suspension bushings with SuperPro USA polyurethane bushings and replaced the clunking old pillow ball bushings in the rear suspension. We also vapor…

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45 Years With ST Suspensions!

Posted on March 5, 2024
byMike Kojima

Born in Southern California, ST Suspensions quickly rose to prominence as a foundational aftermarket supplier, paving the way for the performance aftermarket with its exceptional coilover suspension systems, anti-sway bars,…

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Sikky Lexus IS-F Swaybars

Posted on January 28, 2024
byMike Kojima

Since we last worked on the suspension of our IS-F project, we noted that Sikky Manufacturing, our rear sway bar manufacturer, had since come out with a new adjustable front…

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Fixing the Positively Horrible Worn Out Stock Ford Excursion Tow Vehicle Suspension!

Posted on October 28, 2023October 29, 2023
byMike Kojima

As an additional tow vehicle and shop hauler for the MotoIQ garage, we bought a well-worn but well-maintained 2000 Ford Excursion for a great unresistable price. With its big 6.8…

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Project E39 M5, Fixing Broken Sway Bar Brackets For Good!

Posted on September 27, 2023
byMike Kojima

For the E39 model, BMW made the mistake of making the antisway bar to frame brackets out of thin gauge aluminum to save a few grams per car. These break…

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Subaru WRX Econo Suspension! Part 2

Posted on July 21, 2022
byMike Kojima

We had last left our GD WRX with the front suspension mods from ST Suspension and Whiteline. Now it’s time to finish the installation at the rear suspension and get…

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Subaru WRX Econo Suspension! Part 1

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022
byMike Kojima

A lot of what you see here at MotoIQ are often really high-end mods that many people can just dream about or are so high performance and track level that…

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The Most Advanced 240SX/ Nissan S Chassis Front Suspension Ever From GKTech!

Posted on July 10, 2022November 23, 2022
byMike Kojima

We will soon be starting work on a new MotoIQ project car, we have obtained A Nissan S13 240SX hatchback with a totally stock SR20DET swap. This car is going…

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Street Friendly (And California Legal) GD Subaru STI Build! Part Two Streetable Suspension

Posted on May 15, 2022
byMike Kojima

In our first story on our practical daily STI build, we worked over the worn OEM brakes with DBA rotors and Hawk Performance Pads adding a Cobb short shifter into…

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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 3 – SuperPro Front Swaybar and Steering Rack Bushings

Posted on March 27, 2022March 29, 2022
byBilly Johnson

We fix a bad clunk and steering issue with a stiffer SuperPro front swaybar and steering rack bushings. When Project FD RX7 Restomod was purchased, it had a pretty bad…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 7 – Springs, Shocks and Bars

Posted on July 5, 2021
byBilly Johnson

Staying true to the ‘budget’ track car theme, we skipped expensive coilovers and upgraded our S197 Mustang with track-capable springs, shocks, and swaybars from Steeda. In Part 6, we tackled…

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Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!

Posted on March 29, 2020
byMike Kojima

We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…

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SuperPro Suspension Parts joins the Devine Force Racing STi and is put to work at COTA

Posted on March 8, 2020March 9, 2020
byDevin Hofmann

Subarus are known for their competitive advantage of AWD and the ability to always have traction pulling you through the corners. It’s important to note the use of pulling, and…

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WATCH: Make Your Porsche Cayman Handle and Brake Like a Racecar!

Posted on November 8, 2019
byJeff Naeyaert

A friend and customer of MotoIQ recently asked us if we could turn her once beloved daily driver Porsche Cayman into a racecar she could drive to and…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2019September 5, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place. Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1

Posted on August 21, 2019August 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project. Now it is time to…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!

Posted on May 22, 2019August 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…

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The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!

Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It! For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…

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How to Make Crappy Cars Handle Well!

Posted on November 7, 2018
byMike Kojima

Handling is a difficult subject for many people to wrap their heads around. Many cars, especially lower end sport compacts have a reputation for awful handling that can’t be fixed or for…

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WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…

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ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX

Posted on September 17, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…

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Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance

Posted on December 18, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance by Mike Kojima It’s been a long time since we even mentioned anything about our Project R35…

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Project Unpimp My Ride: Pedders Easyfit Suspension and Swaybars, Street Performance for the Toyota86/BRZ/FR-S

Posted on December 4, 2017January 8, 2021
byMike Kojima

Not all of us want a race car for the street. Although many of us are hardcore track day participants, autocrossers or canyon runner nuts, there are a lot of enthusiasts who…

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Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades

Posted on October 29, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades by Mike Kojima In previous articles about our Project C7 Corvette, we got into the high tech chassis construction of the C7 that rivals…

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WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update

Posted on July 31, 2017June 12, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…

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Project EP3 Civic Si: Suspension Upgrades with Whiteline!

Posted on May 23, 2017January 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

So everyone into Hondas just about universally ignores or even hates the dumpy EP3 Civic. The EP3 represents, to most Honda fans, the generation of Civic where Honda lost their…

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Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two

Posted on June 9, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two by Mike Kojima In part one, we installed Hellwig air springs, rear anti sway bar and Bilstein 5100 series shocks on…

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Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One

Posted on May 23, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One by Mike Kojima There has been a war brewing in the past few years, not in the Middle East, but in…

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Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline

Posted on April 11, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline by Mike Kojima It's been a long time between updates on Project Evo X GSR. It hasn't been for lack of…

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Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro

Posted on December 20, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro by Mike Kojima We have been putting together the Suspension on Project VA WRX over the last few months with some top…

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Project Tundra, Getting More Cornering Power (and less stability control activation) with a Hellwig Adjustable Rear Antisway Bar

Posted on March 21, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Tundra, Getting More Cornering Power (and less stability control activation) with a Hellwig Adjustable Rear Antisway Bar by Mike Kojima If you have been following Project Tundra, you know…

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Project VA WRX: Upgrading the bushings and swaybars with Superpro Part 1

Posted on March 16, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project VA WRX, Upgrading the Bushings and Swaybars with Superpro Part 1 by Mike Kojima We decided to be different and tackle the Subaru WRX as our latest Project Car because it's…