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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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What size are the standard front/rear sway bars on the GP? Anyone use the Dinan camber plates and rear 19mm adjustable sway bar? How was the handling of the car improved? thanks
 
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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The GP has the same sway bars that the standard MCS had.

For handling you should def start with an Hsport 19mm rear sway bar, it will improve the handling more than any other suspension part.

Then decide if you want camber plates or other stuff, shop around, you'll find it very rare for anyone to use dinan suspension parts.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:25 AM
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I agree with WAYMOTORWORKS. Get an H-Sport Rear Sway Bar. Either the 19mm version or the Competition version.

I have the H-Sport Competition Rear Sway Bar on my GP. It's a 25.5mm hollow bar that is equal to a solid 22mm bar. It can be adjusted to 3 different settings. I'm currently using the middle setting which is a 294% increase over the stock bar and I believe the bar works wonderfully, especially on the Track.

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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:47 AM
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I have H-Sport adjustable camber plates and a 19mm rear bar. It is a great combination.
On my previous MCS I had camber plates and a H-Sport 25.5 hollow bar and I did not like the combination because it had a little too much oversteer in some situations. The 25.5 hollow bar without camber plates worked fine.
 
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