Official F-sport Sway Bar Thread!
#123
Lexus Test Driver
not sure how it happened it just did. The stock endlink is all twisted. I did a search and seems like lots of people with stiff aftermarket sways either break or twist the stock endlinks? The stock sway is flexible but the F sport one isn't really.. maybe since it doesn't give or flex hard cornering will flex the weakest point.. in this case the end link? I dunno.. gotta order myself up a new one now.. anyone know how much end links cost for this car?
#125
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Alright guys from my understanding the f sport rear sway bar is 19mm and the is-f is 17mm. The thicker the sway bar the stiffer the car will be right? Since i have an is250 getting an is-f rear sway bar would be an upgrade, but it wont work as well as f sport one right?
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Alright guys from my understanding the f sport rear sway bar is 19mm and the is-f is 17mm. The thicker the sway bar the stiffer the car will be right? Since i have an is250 getting an is-f rear sway bar would be an upgrade, but it wont work as well as f sport one right?
#127
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Alright guys from my understanding the f sport rear sway bar is 19mm and the is-f is 17mm. The thicker the sway bar the stiffer the car will be right? Since i have an is250 getting an is-f rear sway bar would be an upgrade, but it wont work as well as f sport one right?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ni-review.html
Work as well The front and rear sway bars work as a team. IMO, if you replace the rear bar only on a ISX50 with the F-Sport bar, you disturb the balance, and throw the car into an oversteer mode. Right now you understeer a little, which is actually quite safe. If you replace the rear bar with the IS-F bar, it will handle better and become more neutral, go with the F-Sport without replacing the front bar, and you will oversteer.
Lou
#128
I am not sure about the IS-F ive never driven one. but I replaced the rear sway bar only with the Fsport on my IS350 and it is much better. and it stll understeers a lil bit which is perfect for me, since im not a track guy, etc. I think the Fsport front swaybar for the IS350 gets only like 6% stiffer, so i would think there wouldnt be much difference from my set up.
#129
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Read this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ni-review.html
Work as well The front and rear sway bars work as a team. IMO, if you replace the rear bar only on a ISX50 with the F-Sport bar, you disturb the balance, and throw the car into an oversteer mode. Right now you understeer a little, which is actually quite safe. If you replace the rear bar with the IS-F bar, it will handle better and become more neutral, go with the F-Sport without replacing the front bar, and you will oversteer.
Lou
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ni-review.html
Work as well The front and rear sway bars work as a team. IMO, if you replace the rear bar only on a ISX50 with the F-Sport bar, you disturb the balance, and throw the car into an oversteer mode. Right now you understeer a little, which is actually quite safe. If you replace the rear bar with the IS-F bar, it will handle better and become more neutral, go with the F-Sport without replacing the front bar, and you will oversteer.
Lou
#130
So, the recommendation for an IS350 (from this thread) would be a IS-F rear sway bar installed, and if you can't get that then the F-sport rear?
Can you normally purchase just a rear sway bar from dealerships? It looked like Sewell only sold them as a package.
Anyone have them painted?
Can you normally purchase just a rear sway bar from dealerships? It looked like Sewell only sold them as a package.
Anyone have them painted?
#131
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So, the recommendation for an IS350 (from this thread) would be a IS-F rear sway bar installed, and if you can't get that then the F-sport rear?
Can you normally purchase just a rear sway bar from dealerships? It looked like Sewell only sold them as a package.
Anyone have them painted?
Can you normally purchase just a rear sway bar from dealerships? It looked like Sewell only sold them as a package.
Anyone have them painted?
just my 2 cents.
#133
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Seriously, especially if you have a 350 and decide to only do a rear bar, it's a 15 minute install with a friend, a jack, 2 jackstands, and a couple wrenches
I think officially it's 2 hours labor to install the front/rear bars. (my local dealer quoted like $270 for install, which sounds more like 2.5 hours though) Doing both yourself with 1 friend helping should be half that time, without even benefit of a lift or air tools, so you know the dealer's ripping you off pretty badly.
#134
IS350 = rear only
Thats ridiculous Kurtz, $270 for install... I had never done it in my life and got the rear done in no time (with some CL help). im sure the front takes more time but there is no way it takes that much for a lexus technician with power tools/lift and has done it before.
I hate stealerships
Thats ridiculous Kurtz, $270 for install... I had never done it in my life and got the rear done in no time (with some CL help). im sure the front takes more time but there is no way it takes that much for a lexus technician with power tools/lift and has done it before.
I hate stealerships