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Old 01-04-13, 03:19 PM
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Fsport brakes are not useless, they are a nicessity...like many other things in luxury cars
Old 01-06-13, 01:17 PM
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Just had a quick question abut the F-Sport sway bar install (front ): can you do this with the car on ramps? i.e. does the weight of the vehicle have to be off of the suspension components in order to do the install?
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Old 01-08-13, 10:37 PM
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does the f sport sway bar front and rear show a big difference to a stock ones?
Old 01-09-13, 05:11 AM
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^^^^Not to be rude, but that's the gist of the preceding 54 pages And the answer is YES

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Old 01-09-13, 05:41 AM
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got a is250 should i get front and rear or just rear alot of people told me just the rear but i looked around and no one sells the front anymore separate
Old 01-15-13, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Vq4life
got a is250 should i get front and rear or just rear alot of people told me just the rear but i looked around and no one sells the front anymore separate
Get both, they were designed to work together. I have both, no regrets
Old 01-15-13, 11:04 PM
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So tempted to get sways lol ...

Everyone always tells me how much they love the improvements!!!
Old 01-15-13, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
So tempted to get sways lol ...

Everyone always tells me how much they love the improvements!!!
+1, best spend I have made so far. As you probably know, if you have a 250, get both F and R, 350s show the biggest improvement in bar stiffness from the rear bar.

After I installed mine and taking it on the road, it definitely made the drive much more entertaining and pleasurable.
Old 01-15-13, 11:55 PM
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Where did you get this info? So...
is250 = front and rear
Is350=rear ?
I have an is350 so I was just curious why the front benefits the is250 more than the 350. Or is it just a myth.


Originally Posted by Uda880
+1, best spend I have made so far. As you probably know, if you have a 250, get both F and R, 350s show the biggest improvement in bar stiffness from the rear bar.

After I installed mine and taking it on the road, it definitely made the drive much more entertaining and pleasurable.
Old 01-16-13, 12:08 AM
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It could be due to the weight balance. It was determined that both 250 and 350 have same stock bars, and the F-Sport bars are the same for both.

My car after corner balance was 51.2% Front and 48.8% rear.
The 350 will have more weight bias towards the front naturally due to the larger engine.

I recommend getting both front and rear, or you can get the rear, get a feel for it, and see how it is after installing the front.
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Originally Posted by JDKane527
It could be due to the weight balance. It was determined that both 250 and 350 have same stock bars, and the F-Sport bars are the same for both.

My car after corner balance was 51.2% Front and 48.8% rear.
The 350 will have more weight bias towards the front naturally due to the larger engine.

I recommend getting both front and rear, or you can get the rear, get a feel for it, and see how it is after installing the front.
That seems to be the general consensus. I started with the rear sway bar alone on my IS350, and it was a HUGE improvement. Later adding the front sway bar didn't do nearly as much.
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How big of a difference for AWD if I'm not on coils? Right now I'm on H&R springs..and possibly get FSport shocks later on.
Old 01-16-13, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Uda880
+1, best spend I have made so far. As you probably know, if you have a 250, get both F and R, 350s show the biggest improvement in bar stiffness from the rear bar.

After I installed mine and taking it on the road, it definitely made the drive much more entertaining and pleasurable.
F&R for sure

This probably will be my next mod.
Old 01-16-13, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by reyoasian
How big of a difference for AWD if I'm not on coils? Right now I'm on H&R springs..and possibly get FSport shocks later on.
Haha trust me, you'll appreciate the H&Rs better with the Sways. The on-ramps aren't the same anymore ;-). Get them!
Old 01-16-13, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by zydus
Haha trust me, you'll appreciate the H&Rs better with the Sways. The on-ramps aren't the same anymore ;-). Get them!
Still deciding coils of FSport shocks


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