Rear Shock Setup

[tomo1985]

If I want to stiffen up the rear of my car am i best to


replace the sway bar (whiteline heavy duty)
replace springs
replace shocks

The car as it stands has monroe GT shocks and king springs. It rides very soft.

[aesc]

Are the Kings Super Lows? If so then that is most likely your problem right there

[tomo1985]

Yes they are super lows would you suggest new springs?

I want it to sit at the right height but just ride alot harder.

[aesc]

Well im no expert but putting a set of standard lowering springs in the back (like TRD) will stiffen it up a bit. Unfortunately as I have found out you cant have a really low ride height without sacrificing the handling abilities unless you go coilovers

[bad20v]

Dude I think you need to keep all your questions just to one post otherwise you are just going to get the same repeat answers.

Anywhoo.... I think you are on the right track when it comes to stiffening the rear end of your ride. But don't forget, what ever you do to the back of it will ultimately effect the front end as well. And stiffening it too much will result in a poor ride quality overall. I think you would prefer a well-handling road vehicle over a very stiff and twitchy race setup vehicle.

As for modifications to your suspension:

Stage 1: Springs - Lowered and/or uprated springs will lower the vehicles centre of gravity, so the vehicle won't 'lean over' so much (body roll) during cornering.
Stage 2: Shocks - Uprated aftermarket shocks will assist your springs and help more with your vehicles bound and rebound characteristics.
Just remember: Springs hold your car up, Shocks keep your car down.
Stage 3: Sway bar - Aftermarket Sway bars - These will also help with minimising your vehicles body roll characteristics. Often more than people think they will, if the sway bar has been designed properly.
Stage 4: Urathane Bushes - replace your rubber bushes with urathane items, common brands are Nolathane, Super Pro etc. Urathane is a much stiffer compound than rubber so it doesn't flex as much, but it also doesn't last as long as rubber and is prone to cracking if not greased up on installation and long use in dry conditions.
Stage 5: Replace Shocks with Adjustables - Adjustable Bound and Rebound shocks allow you to adjust the stiffness of each corner of your vehicle, and for some applications can be individual set for a specific race track or load carrying ability.
Stage 6: Coil Over Suspension - Fully adjustable height, bound and rebound capabilties. With this you can just all of these characteristics to your needs.

Will all these upgrades to your suspension system, there are pro's and con's and you may need extra bit and pieces like camber plates/bolts etc to get the vehicle to perform properly. Also, none of these modifications will work unless setup properly and the whole setup is 'tuned' with a professional wheel alignment.

You should also take into account the tyres on your vehicle, as if you are running 70 series profiles, you will get alot more body roll than if you were running 40 series items.

[tomo1985]

I have tried running full adjustables but then my wheels would not fit as they are 18 x 7.5 wide running 215 x 35 x 18 and they rubbed on the springs, I cant use a spacer as then it would rub on the guard.
So i sold them to a mate.

Now im looking at doing the sway bar to stop to roll in the back.

The front of the car runs custom heavy duty springs so there is no problem there.

[THA SHZ]

so if u have custom heavy duty springs in the front , then y dont u do the same in the rear and get a higher poundage spring , aswell as everything else that greg (bad20v) has written