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What does an upgrade Swaybar cost to install?
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BajaRon
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Install cost varies. Dealerships usually charge 1~1.5 hrs labor at the shop rate. But you should always check before before having the work done. There are also sponsors/vendors here that do installs. If you are near one of them they are a great source of good service. Since many of the vendors install a lot of these bar kits. They are quick and very good.
Windagetray
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How close are you to Fairfield, PA? I have a lift and have put Ron's bar on my own RTS a few months ago. Nothing to it. If you did the work with my tutoring and tools during a weekday, all I'd need in return is a handshake, a friendly smile and a willingness to "pay it forward"....
Mike
KnightRider68
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Hello Mike. Does the sway bar really affect the handling of the 2014 RT S?? Does it justify the cost of the bar?? I appreciate your reply.
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JayBros
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I'm not Mike but based on having my 225 lb. son as a passenger, absolutely to both parts of your question. If on the other hand you want to ride the twisties at reasonable but quick pace without a lot of body roll or ride interstate highways around giant semis without getting blown all over the road the answer is again absolutely.
Windagetray
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The stiffer (anti)-sway bar resists the lean of the bike to the OUTSIDE of a turn. If you decrease the lean, you also prevent overloading the outside tire and lifting the inside tire (eventually) off the ground. With maximum lean, you have 3 wheeled machine where the outside tire is deformed and possibly having the sidewall as your road-contact instead of the tread and an inside tire that is no longer doing anything. This of course is extreme but it can and does happen. SO....increasing the size of the ANTI-sway bar, allows the bar to resist "twist". To make a long story short, this prevents the bike (and riders) from allowing all this deformation and inside tire lift. The more weight on your bike, the more it will lean in similar circumstances.
SO, to answer your question, it REALLY DOES affect the handling of the 2014 RT-S. If I HAD to pay to have the bar installed and that fee was over $100, I would say if you weight under 225# and never/rarely ride 2-up, .....MAYBE not worth it. IF you are over 250# and/or ride with a passenger regularly, you will get significant benefits from it. If you can install it yourself (free), just do it! However, if you fit into that last category, I also recommend the front shock spring adjusters. ESPECIALLY if you bottom out the front end more than once every few trips.
IF however, you are the type who would sooner be driving a 'vette as opposed to a Lincoln Town Car or Cadillac, the increase in cornering ability is significant regardless of what weights too which you subject your Spyder.
I have done a complete "TIPS and REVIEW" of both the ANTI-sway bar and the spring adjusters...See this link
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-and-Spring-Adjuster-Install-Tips-and-Reviews
I hope this helps!
Mike
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