nos fed

who makes a strut tower bar for the 3GS? Tom's = +/- $400. any more economic selections from a different mfg?

kyang91

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I was actually looking at the same strut bar and thinking of getting it. Does it make a big difference?

nos fed

from my experience, it makes a surprisingly BIG difference. I don't know the physics behind it, other than it provides rigidity and prevents body roll. anyone else care to elaborate?

rominl

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on your gs or other car?

i am surprised it makes that much of a difference. i had it on my gs400 and sc430, and honestly it didn't help that much. i could notice it, mostly in making the steering a bit tighter, but overall the gain was marginal. if anything, coilovers and sways helped the handling a lot more

yes, the idea of strut tower bar is to provide rigidity and also tie the suspensions tighter together

RufRidn

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I never really noticed any difference on my other cars with a strut bar but like rominl said coils and sways are a huge difference.

rominl

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haha, NONE unfortunately. my gs400, is300, and sc430 all had aftermarket sways and the improvement in handling were dramatic. the gs350 is no longer a car i toss around, i have another car for that. the coilovers already help on the handling department

wingster

Has anyone tried comparing the rear F-sport for the IS with the stock gs350 swaybar? Many have asked if the f-sport swaybars for the IS would work with the gs350, but the question is often ignored.

timeToy

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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...installed.html

Unfortunately the nanny (stability control/VDIM) is way to intrusive (and cannot be disabled) in the GS450h to really appreciate the benefit the STB...

louisp_p

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How about the Tom's GS Lower Front Brace, Tom's GS Rear Lower Suspension 6-link, and Tom's GS 300/350 Rear Lower Brace?
http://l-tunedparts.com/model/struct...7&model_id=105
Do they do better job then the strut tower bar(Tom's Upper STB)?

GSteg

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Strut bar will not reduce body roll. However it does look nice in the engine bay

rominl

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all the same, incremental gains maybe, but nothing dramatic

nos fed

when a friend of mine put just the STB on his car, I was really surprised how much faster he could whip the ride into a turn. even as a passenger, I noticed the difference in added stability. of course when he lowered it next it helped even more. yes, incremental improvements.

the question is: does anyone know of a different mfg that makes an STB @ a lower cost? the improvement is not really worth $400 imo, even though it would look pretty nice...

MM

626Klein79

Hey that's a nice ride man. those 20's

jaguar_83

Megan strut tower brace on '06 GS300