Mines blue!




I just put in my DC strut bar and TRD rear sway.
it is quite a difference!

 

i really got to get the dc strut bar. i am just waiting to find a really good sale on it.

 

gjpjr84 I like what you did with the DC bar.

On a weird side note- I always read your posts but I never (until now) had actually seen your username. All I see is that damn clown and I know it's you.

 

Same deal over here, the best I can find currently (not sale) is $90 at killertc.com and a couple of other places.

 

Thanks and , my username is hard enough to read and understand at least the clown is easy and recognizable enough for people to identify me. I love it.


btw Havok has the DC strut bar $90 shipped, that where I got mine.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ighlight=havok

 

$92 shipped from drivewire.com. Doubt you'll be able to find a better shipped price.

 

link i gave above has it for $90 shipped.

 

Greddy blue >*

 

Strut tower bars = engine jewlrey.

 

So I'm slightly confused about the front sway bar. I've had it installed for a few days now and it reduced what roll was left for sways to reduce (springs would be next). However, my front sway shifts left to right and rubs on the engine cradle link to the wheel. This is the passenger side only. I've loosened up the bushings to center it again, but after a couple hard corners it's off center again. I know the bushings are greased to allow for movement, but I thought that was for up/down, not sideways. Can anyone clarify for me or should I call Hotchkis?

 

there have always been rubbing issues with the front sways for our cars.

and actually a front sway upgrade on a FWD car is not really a good idea.

 

That's it? You're going to leave that comment at that? To elaborate on "a front sway upgrade on a FWD car is not really a good idea" would be rather helpful to at least me if not others who aren't aware. I can't say that I've read anything regarding a negative impact on a front sway upgrade for FWD car, so please enlighten us.

 

oh sorry,

just a rear sway and a stock front sway will keep the back end grounded and allow the front to adjust enough so that the back end can stay grounded. stiffening the front would get rid of that and your would lose traction in your back end.

there is an article that would explain it better, i will try and find it....
well i can't find it it was posted a long while ago..

search for sway bars or front sways in the tC catagory that would bring up a lot.

 

Depends on the driver

 

Here is my strut tower bar.. Hey gjpjr (Lupe) where did you get that wonderful Powdercoating idea.. lol, the one that B. Jason hooked me up with.. lol...

 

That's a poor response. You can say that about ANY suspension setup. You could run a big sway in the rear and NO sway up front and still manage to understeer into a guardrail.

An upgraded rear sway and the stock front sway is a great setup if you've tuned out alot of the bodyroll already by upgrading to correct spring-rates. (Which is how it should be done anyways.) Running aftermarket swaybars just-because, or using too-big swaybars to compensate for a poor spring or coilover setup introduces its own set of problems.

As far as the stut-tower bars go, they should be towards the bottom of your list of "bang for the buck" suspension mods imo.

 

ha, i didn't have to say it.

 

oops my bad I read that wrong....I take it back.

 

Is that an old pic? I thought H-mac had a header. When are we going to the drag strip?

Well I know i'll be there in 2 weeks. NHRA in baytown. FEEL THE POWER!!!

 

ues thats an old pic of mac's car. he does have a header