Hey, thanks for the information CJ.

My bar was delivered today and will be installed within the next 2 days. I will return to the section of Interstate that I wrote about in a previous thread. This way I can "test" the response under the same conditions.

If it keeps the ol' butt on the road...I'll be happy

 

Got my swaybar today and installed it in about 20 minutes. I tried the pointy side toward the rear of the car and didn't like the way it stuck out. Reversed and bolted every thing up and I'm good to go. The seat of my pants may not be as sensitive as others but it does seems a little better than stock setup.

I would also like to Thank Mike at SoCalHHRs. Fast delivery as promised.

 

Hey...

Everyone that purchased and installed the bar is correct. Installation is a "piece of cake". It actually took longer to get the car up on my ramps than it took for the install.

I also had an opportunity to test the effectiveness at the same location that I experienced the wobble/sway problem. Simulating drastic evasive action provided a noticeable stiffness in the back end (don't need no puns here !).

It is, in my opinion, a worthy investment.

And again, a tip of the hat to Mike excellent service. If this is an indication of how he does business, I will be doing a lot more with him.

 

Alright, but only because you provided your own punchline!

 

I think they have pills for that know...

Glad you are satisfied with the product and service.

You can't please everyone, everytime - but we try.

Enjoy!

 

Well you pleased another one, ME!

I just put on the anti sway bar and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!

In general speak, the ride handling overall increase in responsiveness went up 30% with just this one mod!
On the counter side, the car now feels more of the road so the ride "cushiness" went down about 5-10%. A great trade off for sure. The sway bar is one mode every HHR owner should do.

Body roll went so far down, I doubt I will need to lower it.
It is out daily driver, not destined to be an ultimate cornering machine. I figure lowering it may compromise as to where it goes a bit too much for the varied driving we do. The sway bar is the answer folks. Don't leave home with out it!

Also, since I like to post a lot of pictueres when I post;

1) First try: I went to put the sway bar in and got side tracked putting up this ( priorities )




2) So another day came and it was time to get it done!:




I had some help:



Got it on: D




We are now much safer and happier! As my guru, Comic Book Guy would say
" Best mod ever!"
So thumbs way up from the folks at Sarge's!:

 

Thanks Mike,,,,,Not only does it do the job for cornering...it also seems to improve the firmness just driving down these ruff & potholed roads we have around here.......

 

I received my Progress Tech Anti-Sway Bar from Mike (SoCal) this morning and installed it this evening it about 30 minutes. I took it out for a spin and I can't believe the improvement. It is well worth the money and I also felt like CJ that it I needed to lower my seat because it seemed to be riding a bit higher, but I can't imagine why.

Mike thanks for shipping it from your sick bed, I really appreciate your quick responses to my eMails. I am now looking at the price reduction for the CGS Intake, but I need to save some pennies. Also, and I know this is out of the tread but does anyone have a sense or experience about warranty issues and the CGS Intake. I will look for some other threads concerning the intake. Thanks for the great HHR site

 

After reading all these posts...guess I'll have to add this to my wish list of things to do to my HHR "Smoke"

 

and tell everyone you've heard it hear first...