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Old 08-10-08, 08:30 PM
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Hi,

I currently have Tein STech springs & OE L-Tuned shocks combo.

I am now on the fence on which to get next...

I currently have these parts on my mind:

A. Aristo 1GS OEM Front Strut Bar
B. Front & Rear Intrax Sway Bars
C. Front & Rear Lower Control Braces
D. Tom's 6 Link

in what order should i go?
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From most effective to least...

B
D
C
A

The sways will have the most dramatic difference of all mods. You'll definitely feel it.
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=128494
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=151049
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ahh.. great thanks. i will keep my eye out for front and rear sways.
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B...but get TRD

intrax??? huh duuuuuuuuuuuhhhh who?
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i know this question must be beaten to death but from searching on this forum, a lot of the answers have changed through time.

TRD, Daizen, or Intrax for sways?
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Nothing wrong with Intrax. A few members have have them with no problem.

TRDs are the stiffest among the sways, but they're not too entirely stiff. I had both TRD and Daizen. The TRDs were on my car first, and then I switched to Daizen because I figured I could adjust the Daizens to my taste since TRDs are fixed. I wish I never wasted money on the Daizens because of the performance. I gained a good amount of body roll, yet it rode like the TRD on bad roads. Since I sold off the Daizens, I've been wanting the TRDs again.
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Yes i see.

I searched and found that Sewell had new Front & Rear blue TRD sways for about $460.00 during their past sale.

I PMed them to inquire if there are any specials. $460 for sways is a lot. I hope i can install these myself.
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Yea..TRD prices, along with every other brand, seems to be going up. It's one of the reasons why I haven't bought the sways again. They just cost too much for daily driving.

You can pretty much install these yourself. The front bar is a bit heavy for a one person job. It's doable, but it makes the install easier when someone is helping u support one end of the bar while you're holding the other.

One thing I hated about the daizens was that I had to flip my rear endlinks around. That meant loosening the lower shock bolt in order to slide the endlinks out. It's a hassle not worth going through. Daizen recommended using loctite treadlocker so the nut could be held in place. I did just that, yet I lose a nut every other week. I got to the point where I ordered 10 nuts from the dealer just to have them in hand. With the OEM and TRDs, I never had the problem. Just take a look at the rear daizen sways. They look a bit funky, but I suppose that's suppose to be the 'design'

Anyways enough ranting
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