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Old 02-23-05, 10:09 AM
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Where would be the cheapest place to order strut bars and sway bars..??


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personally if you want tight steering feel and more road feedback, you need wider aggressive wheel/tire setup, and then some coilovers with sways, that's going to give you like 70% of what you could have done. the next would be all the braces and stuff
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Question sways on stock

Does anyone run sways on a stock suspension set up? What are the pros and cons? Is it really worth the upgrade if you're not going to do the whole suspension system. By stock I'm implying 17" + 245/45 all around + stock springs and shocks.
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Originally Posted by amwendwa
Does anyone run sways on a stock suspension set up? What are the pros and cons? Is it really worth the upgrade if you're not going to do the whole suspension system. By stock I'm implying 17" + 245/45 all around + stock springs and shocks.

see now, you really aren't stock are you.....might have stock suspension, but stock on a GS are 16's.....you have upgraded wheels (from factory) and then you upgraded the tires yourself out of spec


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Originally Posted by nyczdave
Where would be the cheapest place to order strut bars and sway bars..??
for sways, everyone knows i recommend the daizen. email todd@tmengineering.net about it, fast shipping same with coilovers, i got it through them

for stb, probably you can try carson toyota.
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Is there any pics or steps to install the sways yourself?


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for sways, everyone knows i recommend the daizen. email todd@tmengineering.net about it, fast shipping same with coilovers, i got it through them

for stb, probably you can try carson toyota.
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I think there are directions in the FAQ section, but I did mine myself in my drive way it was a cake walk.
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Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
see now, you really aren't stock are you.....might have stock suspension, but stock on a GS are 16's.....you have upgraded wheels (from factory) and then you upgraded the tires yourself out of spec


Good one. You're right I've upgraded to 17" on a GS300. I'm trying to figure out how the daizens will impact the ride on such a setup, or will it require a spring n shock upgrade.
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Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
see now, you really aren't stock are you.....might have stock suspension, but stock on a GS are 16's.....you have upgraded wheels (from factory) and then you upgraded the tires yourself out of spec


Good one. You're right I've upgraded to 17" on a GS300. I'm trying to figure out how the daizens will impact the ride on such a setup, or will it require a spring n shock upgrade.
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Originally Posted by amwendwa
Good one. You're right I've upgraded to 17" on a GS300. I'm trying to figure out how the daizens will impact the ride on such a setup, or will it require a spring n shock upgrade.
i have heard degrade in ride with the trd (and i have heard otherwise too), but majority of the people with the daizen says the ride is still pretty much the same. at least i dont' feel much difference
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