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Old 01-30-18, 10:12 AM
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Does anyone manufacture sway bars for AWD?

Have a GS350F AWD and need to reduce the body roll.

Stock suspension, not lowering with springs or coilovers.

Can't seem to find anything from TRD, Tanabe, etc.
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You can get some lowering springs to help.

Then Cusco makes an engine chasis bar.

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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
You can get some lowering springs to help.

Then Cusco makes an engine chasis bar.

-Josh
Thanks. I believe Cusco makes strut bars. I am looking for sway bars.

My primary purpose is to reduce body roll, not really stiffen the chassis.

Thank you.
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Originally Posted by eddie420
Thanks. I believe Cusco makes strut bars. I am looking for sway bars.

My primary purpose is to reduce body roll, not really stiffen the chassis.

Thank you.
Tanabe may be able to help you. Check out this link:

Tanabe F sport sway bar

Can't say if these are any good or not. Maybe you can ask for a comparison of rod stiffness, diameter to help decide if it will be worth it--I can't seem to locate any figures on stock vs. aftermarket.
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I thought the F-Sport already came with upgraded sway bars. Lexus definitely used to sell them for the 3GS.

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Originally Posted by jtrue28
I thought the F-Sport already came with upgraded sway bars. Lexus definitely used to sell them for the 3GS.

To be frank, maybe the F's do... but I certainly can't feel the difference. Too much body roll on corners for my liking.
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Thats what aftermarket parts are for

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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
Thats what aftermarket parts are for

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I still cannot find any reputable sway bars for a GS350 AWD. Help! Also, getting strut bars are not out of the question, any suggestions for those? Can PM you for prices.
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Originally Posted by eddie420
I still cannot find any reputable sway bars for a GS350 AWD. Help! Also, getting strut bars are not out of the question, any suggestions for those? Can PM you for prices.
Engine strut bars we have for sure.. AWD sway bar I'll have to find some JDM brands.

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I don't think any sway bar makes for our car except tanabe. I was looking for beefy sway bar for my f sport too but no luck
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I don't think any sway bar makes for our car except tanabe. I was looking for beefy sway bar for my f sport too but no luck
Any luck finding any heavy sway bars? I might just have custom ones made by Ultra-Racing. Going to talk to my guy and see what he says.
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nop go ask them whats the thickness and etc and compare to the oem f sport sway bar, cause I remember right non of the aftermarket sway bar makes a difference even for the trd sway bar. I think long time ago some1 ordered the trd sway bar and I think its the same thickness as the oem f sport sway bar just the bushing is different that's all. i'll be interested if ultra racing sway bar makes a difference.
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nop go ask them whats the thickness and etc and compare to the oem f sport sway bar, cause I remember right non of the aftermarket sway bar makes a difference even for the trd sway bar. I think long time ago some1 ordered the trd sway bar and I think its the same thickness as the oem f sport sway bar just the bushing is different that's all. i'll be interested if ultra racing sway bar makes a difference.
Yeah I think you are right... The guy said he will check into it and get back to me. Will let you know when I find out. Thanks.
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I researched extensively on anti-sway bars for the GS when I got my car. I believe I narrowed it only down to 1 or 2 companies that made it for our cars. It was a really hard find because even though they existed, no one really advertised them because of the low demand. Everything was special order. If you search the forum under my name, I'm sure you'll find my original posting. I forgot the name of the bar but I ended up buying it and the result was excellent! Just a word of caution, the mechanic book rate for the installation of the rear is like 15+ hours (requires removing the entire subframe). But my mechanic was able to install it by just lowering the subframe without removing, and then sqeezed the bar in from there.

Here's the bad news. There are no anti-sway bars for the AWD... they are only available on RWD.


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