Things that work well together

As most of you know my slingshot is my daily driver and as I am sure you can all see by my signature I have the JRI GT coilovers and I also have the Twist Dynamics sway bar. I have put a bunch of miles on my slingshot with these mods, but yesterday was my first ride by myself in the twisties where I could drive aggressively and really get a feel for how good these two items work together. I have driven these roads before with the mods in place, but the wife was with me and she can get car sick if I start pushing it too much.

Anyway I just want to say that the combination of the GT coilovers and the sway bar is a very good combination, the sway bar kept the sling very flat to the road and the coilovers made it ride like a dream - - I love it, way better than stock and I think the touring tuning of the coilovers combined with the stiffer sway bar really pairs very well

but I am very sure there are many here who right about now are thinking "DUH, what took you so long"

Anyway back when I was researching the sway bar TravAZ told me one of the things he noticed on the track with the stiffer sway bar was that it allowed him to back off on the firmness of the coilovers and still hit the corners just as fast - - to me the idea of a stiff sway bar with the softer riding coilovers seemed different, but for those that dont already know it really gives what I think is the best of both worlds - killer cornering with a very comfortable ride

so if you didnt know this there you have it, and if you have discovered any mods that you think really combine to work well together this place to share if you want

edit - almost forget - if you do go for a stiffer sway bar you need to get the DDM mounts for it - works way better that the stock hard plastic

Quote from wokka

Ed, do you or anyone else know if the newer models have a different stock sway system than the earlier models?

I've not put mine on a track, but I've been pretty aggressive on some tight corners and mine just doesn't sway much, if at all. I can't really tell it. Maybe I need to get someone with a cam to follow me on a run to see how it performs.

I do plan to upgrade the coilovers, but I haven't planned to do the sway bar.

I have heard that they changed the bends that form what I call the arms so that the sway bar is bent closer to the mounts and cant shift from one side to the other as it does earlier ones that dont have the locking collars and I guess this could potentially make it a bit stiffer, but it is not something I have heard anyone address. This is a question that I am sure Dave@DDMWorks can answer

I will tell you one thing though. When I removed the stock sway bar I was caught off guard by how little it weighed. the tubing that thing is made from has to be some very thin walled tubing

Quote from dalancroft

Next on my list:Bilsteins or DDMWorks.

you will love them and you can't go wrong with either

Quote from wokka

I trust your numbers Dave, and perhaps I'm just not pushing my SS enough on the corners. So far, I'm really happy with the stock setup on my 2019.

After I change shocks out, I may sing a different tune, but for now with the stock shocks and stock sway, it feels really good cornering.

Personally I think the Slingshot handles very well as it comes from the factory - I just wanted to make it a bit better. Cant afford to do things like boosting, so I focused on handling

Quote from wokka

Agreed, but you put an aftermarket sway bar on yours. Now I'm curious as to when I get the shocks on, how I'll feel about the sway.

When I first got the JRI's both the ride and the handling improved over stock. The JRI's are not only better damped, but also firmer than stock the sway bar just took things a step further