Godspeed swaybars

[venturaII]

Welp, after finding no REAL negative feedback on the intarwebz regarding the company, I went ahead and bought a set of swaybars on eBay for ~$120, shipped. I figure at that price, even if they're made out of toilet paper tubes, I haven't lost much. They're 22mm/18mm, come with urethane bushings, etc...pretty standard stuff. They're going on an otherwise stock suspension (wheels/tires have already been upgraded), as I want to keep the OEM ride height and ride quality for now. Haven't got them yet, but will update when I do in a few days.

[fumanchu1]

Meh it's basic china/Taiwan stuff. Quality is hit and miss (welds normally look like shit but a grinder can fix that). I mean its a metal bar how badly could they have fucked it up?

[Spinning Sushi]

My front ones bent after about 6 months.

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

Meh it's basic china/Taiwan stuff. Quality is hit and miss (welds normally look like shit but a grinder can fix that). I mean its a metal bar how badly could they have fucked it up?

That's pretty much my thought at this point. It's under the car, so I don't care about the welds looking perfect. Function first, for me...at least when it comes to suspension and such.

Originally Posted by Spinning Sushi

My front ones bent after about 6 months.

Was there a curb involved...? lol I've never seen a swaybar bend from normal use...

[nickmerronesucks]

I'm running a megan rear sway bar i scored for 40 shipped brand new on ebay. works perfect. godspeed was my next option.

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

Meh it's basic china/Taiwan stuff. Quality is hit and miss (welds normally look like shit but a grinder can fix that). I mean its a metal bar how badly could they have fucked it up?

Do you consider Mugen or Tomei stuff "hit and miss?" Take a guess what country much of their stuff is made.

I'm not sure where godspeed has their stuff made, or what material they use. Although I know that most reputable brands use chromoly for sway bars which has higher tensile and yield strength than your lower grade steels that may bend without springing back to shape. I dont think godspeed uses chromoly steel.

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by solidONE

Do you consider Mugen or Tomei stuff "hit and miss?" Take a guess what country much of their stuff is made.

I'm not sure where godspeed has their stuff made, or what material they use. Although I know that most reputable brands use chromoly for sway bars which has higher tensile and yield strength than your lower grade steels that may bend without springing back to shape. I dont think godspeed uses chromoly steel.

Actually, they claim they are chromoly. From the eBay vendor auction:


FRONT SWAY BAR:

• 22mm solid chromoly front sway bar
• Performance urethane sway bar bushing
• 40% stiffer than OEM/stock = dramatically improves handling by reducing understeer
• Perfect for auto-cross & race use.
• 100% direct bolt on, OEM location
• No adjustment needed
• Lifetime warranty

REAR SWAY BAR:

• 18mm solid chromoly rear sway bar
• Performance sway bar bushing
• 40% stiffer than OEM/stock = dramatically improves handling by reducing understeer
• Perfect for auto-cross & race use.
• 100% direct bolt on, OEM location
• No adjustament needed
• Lifetime warranty

For @120 bucks, shipped, if they bolt on without any modifications needed, I'll consider that a win. They are sized correctly to keep the overall balance about the same, and they're moderately sized so that they should still work well with OEM spring/shock rates. That's assuming they don't turn into Twizzlers...

[venturaII]

China/Taiwan/Vietnam/Korea etc. are all capable of high quality manufacturing. They are among the newest industrialized economies in the world, and combined with their investment in manufacturing equipment, they can make things to rival the best German/Swiss products for less money and using newer machinery. The reason they are still hit-or-miss is a cultural one, but if you have the right relationship, they can be reliable.

[solidONE]

Give it a shot, I guess. Lifetime warranty is good.

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by nickmerronesucks

I'm running a megan rear sway bar i scored for 40 shipped brand new on ebay. works perfect. godspeed was my next option.

I really wanted a matched set for the FR-S...they're already a little more tail happy than the BRZ due to the different spring rates, so adding just a bigger rear bar would have me going off the road backwards all the time... LOL

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by solidONE

Give it a shot, I guess. Lifetime warranty is good.

Lifetime warranty is only as good as the company offering it.

I don't know anything about this company but it is up to the consumer to make their own decision in that regard.

On a side note, what good is a lifetime warranty on a shit part? Even if they replace it, it will be with the same shit part. Again not saying the specific part in this thread is shit, just sayin

[Irace86]

Originally Posted by venturaII

China/Taiwan/Vietnam/Korea etc. are all capable of high quality manufacturing. They are among the newest industrialized economies in the world, and combined with their investment in manufacturing equipment, they can make things to rival the best German/Swiss products for less money and using newer machinery. The reason they are still hit-or-miss is a cultural one, but if you have the right relationship, they can be reliable.

Agreed.

Last time I checked my iPhone was made in China. I get that a lot of cheaply designed and produced stuff also comes out of these places but I wouldnt write off everything people.

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Lifetime warranty is only as good as the company offering it.

I don't know anything about this company but it is up to the consumer to make their own decision in that regard.

On a side note, what good is a lifetime warranty on a shit part? Even if they replace it, it will be with the same shit part. Again not saying the specific part in this thread is shit, just sayin

While they're not known for putting out "quality" products, godspeed has been around for quite a while and don't look like they'll be going out of business any time soon. So at least its got that going for it. Worse come to worse and it breaks, get it replaced under warranty then dump it on ebay for the next sucker. lol

[Apex-Apex]

Originally Posted by solidONE

While they're not known for putting out "quality" products, godspeed has been around for quite a while and don't look like they'll be going out of business any time soon. So at least its got that going for it. Worse come to worse and it breaks, get it replaced under warranty then dump it on ebay for the next sucker. lol

Godspeed coilovers are pretty fast on the track.