DDMWorks rear sway bar + Whiteline rear sway bar too much?

[awsmchan]

My Mazda2 DE currently has the DDMWORKS rear torsion bar installed, which was a big improvement. I am just wondering if anyone has both torsion bar + Whiteline rear sway bar installed? Would that be too much and make it too twitchy?

 

[b3tth0l3]

My Mazda2 DE currently has the DDMWORKS rear torsion bar installed, which was a big improvement. I am just wondering if anyone has both torsion bar + Whiteline rear sway bar installed? Would that be too much and make it too twitchy?

Hey there! Signed up for the forum just for your post lol.

To answer your question: No, it does not make it too twitchy. I have the DDMWorks rear torsion bar and the Whiteline fiesta 22mm rear sway bar (BFR80) installed and it made the rear end nice and crisp.. PROVIDED you also upgrade the front rear sway bar too.

When I had just the rear upgraded with both of these bars, I noticed the handling dynamics changed towards oversteer quickly. Of course, it was a lot of fun since the car comes with severe factory understeer syndrome! But I wasn't completely satisfied without having played around with the front.

I decided to upgrade the front sway bar too but was wary of going too thick to avoid inducing understeer. I went to my local junkyard where there was a 2012 Fiesta, dropped the subframe, and removed the OEM 22mm front sway bar and corresponding brackets. This is a drop-in fit for the Mazda 2 DE.

After slightly lowering my M2 DE's subframe I was able to remove the OEM 18mm front sway bar a lot easier. I also went with Powerflex 22mm polyurethane bushings (street/purple) and I'm quite happy with them. The end result: the car's handling is now fully neutral, with just the tiniest touch of oversteer which I'm very happy with.

Hope this helps!

 

[awsmchan]

Hey there! Signed up for the forum just for your post lol.

To answer your question: No, it does not make it too twitchy. I have the DDMWorks rear torsion bar and the Whiteline fiesta 22mm rear sway bar (BFR80) installed and it made the rear end nice and crisp.. PROVIDED you also upgrade the front rear sway bar too.

When I had just the rear upgraded with both of these bars, I noticed the handling dynamics changed towards oversteer quickly. Of course, it was a lot of fun since the car comes with severe factory understeer syndrome! But I wasn't completely satisfied without having played around with the front.

I decided to upgrade the front sway bar too but was wary of going too thick to avoid inducing understeer. I went to my local junkyard where there was a 2012 Fiesta, dropped the subframe, and removed the OEM 22mm front sway bar and corresponding brackets. This is a drop-in fit for the Mazda 2 DE.

After slightly lowering my M2 DE's subframe I was able to remove the OEM 18mm front sway bar a lot easier. I also went with Powerflex 22mm polyurethane bushings (street/purple) and I'm quite happy with them. The end result: the car's handling is now fully neutral, with just the tiniest touch of oversteer which I'm very happy with.

Hope this helps!

Hi mate,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. I was going to get the BFR66, but I think I'll go with your recommendation, BFR80, seems to be better and beefier.

 

[b3tth0l3]

Hi mate,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. I was going to get the BFR66, but I think I'll go with your recommendation, BFR80, seems to be better and beefier.

No worries at all, it's my pleasure

Just one thing you should know: you have to widen of the mounting holes during install. I believe it's the passenger side, forward mounting hole on the rear strut's lower bracket. For some reason the Mazda 2 comes with a nut welded on there--a simple drill and a step drill bit makes quick work of it. Once the hole is wide enough, the bolt will fit right through, just like the rest of them.

This doesn't take more than 15 minutes, or 20 if you're slow and careful about it. Keep us updated!