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Originally Posted by chiphead
I ordered the GW uppers with offset shafts and a set of coil springs and their 1-1/8" front swaybar. Salesguy said a larger bar starts to compromise ride quality for one-wheel bumps. He also strongly recommended using double adjustable front shocks. Is the cost of the DAs justified for a spirited street driver? What brand would you guys recommend in the sub-300 ea range?
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The sway bar adds wheel rate as torsion is applied from uneven loading, so yes, it will start to cause a degradation in ride quality. If you have to start using really huge sway bars, it's a good indication that your spring package is too light.
For a street car, the car you selected will be fine.
There are some advantages to the double adjustable shocks. Being able to fine-tune the compression and rebound can absolutely help you out with the car's ability to transfer its available grip to the pavement. Is it worth the up-charge on a street car? That's really up to you as the buyer.
I can tell you that for my car, I opted not to spend the money on the double adjustables. I run a set of non-adjustable Verishocks which have served me well.
The one thing that I've pretty much heard everywhere is to not bother with single adjustables. Either spend the coin for the doubles or save on the non-adjustable shocks.