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Old 01-07-10, 12:37 PM
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So do you guys think that the best swaybars to get for my 06 350 are the f-sport? or would you go with something different. thanks
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Originally Posted by Matt752
So do you guys think that the best swaybars to get for my 06 350 are the f-sport? or would you go with something different. thanks
F-sport for certain.


Only others I know of are the Hotchkis, which are the same size rear bar but a larger front one, hence more understeer...

and the Jun-TW bars... which I haven't seen measurements for but they're insanely expensive.
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if ur only going for rear

hotchkis or fsport
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Hotchkis FTW! I think all of our Lexus models have understeer no matter what. But i did notice the difference rite away after installing the sway bars. Corning better and driving better with high speed with windy weathers.
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Originally Posted by Phil888
Hotchkis FTW! I think all of our Lexus models have understeer no matter what.
Yes, but the ones with the F-Sport bars have less of it than the ones with the Hotchkis bars. That was kinda my point.
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hotchkis and set the rear on stiff
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Originally Posted by suicidesam
hotchkis and set the rear on stiff
At which point it still understeers more than the F-sport setup.

The Hotckis bar on stiff is 11% less stiff than the F-sport rear... and the front bar is larger (which is bad).

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Originally Posted by suicidesam
hotchkis and set the rear on stiff
FTW! haha
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Get just the rear. I have the rear fsport and it makes a lot of difference on the feel of the car while cornering. I went to the track a couple of weeks ago and I was impressed by how tight a luxury car gets with just a bar. Definitely the best performance mod for the money imo

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Originally Posted by juice14
First of all get just the rear. I have the rear fsport and it makes a lot of difference on the feel of the car while cornering. I went to the track a couple of weeks ago and I was impressed by how tight a luxury car gets with just a bar. Definitely the best performance mod for the money imo
sweet i might go with that lol ty juice
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You need to. The mod bug will hunt you down haha. But seriously if you are some what performance oriented you will likw a rear sway bar
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Originally Posted by juice14
You need to. The mod bug will hunt you down haha. But seriously if you are some what performance oriented you will likw a rear sway bar
it bite me already i have to take some pics and post it on here i got alot of stuff done since my car was rear ended lol but yeah i guess i will order the sway bars this week or the next
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i got rear ended too.. nasty scratch on my tanabe exhaust and rear bumper.. i have the F-sport rear sway and love them.. im known to drive fast and crazy.. they improved my turning a lot.. but i think they have an effect on understeering
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Originally Posted by Fuzzie
i got rear ended too.. nasty scratch on my tanabe exhaust and rear bumper.. i have the F-sport rear sway and love them.. im known to drive fast and crazy.. they improved my turning a lot.. but i think they have an effect on understeering
Yes, they reduce it. That's sorta one of the primary reasons to install bigger sway bars on a car that understeers (as virtually all do from the factory)
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