TRD RSB installed! *pics* (56k...who uses 56k anyway?)

[liquidi3ladz]

Originally Posted by thapranksta

Glad you are enjoying it. Looks good. But I'm really going to miss that thing.

Are you gonna work on your ES?

[thapranksta]

I love the ES. It's a beautiful car inside and out but..........

Lexus doesn't like any of its cars modded apparently so they don't have a lot of aftermarket support and the existing OEM parts are built to not be tampered with. But I'm always up for a challenge and I don't think I can continue to ride in that car with the stock speaker system. I've got a few plans.

[CharmCityES]

thanks pranksta!
but gellenole i did piut my car on jackstands and i removed my driver's side wheel only so i could have room to slide the stock bar from under the exhaust pipe and off the car....its possible to do without taking the wheels off or jacking it up, but for me it was super easy to navigate the undercarriage with the car on jackstands and one wheel off

[y_one2000]

Originally Posted by Gellenole

^ by the way, do you know the 3 hole sizes? I heard something it was like 22, 23, 24mm with the adjustments. anyone able to confirm?

the hole sizes are the same. the distance between the hole to the bar axis (the rotation axis) makes the difference. the closer, stiffer it is.
22~24 mm sound like the diameter of the bar. thicker the bar, stiffer.
the Gen5 stock RSB is about .6" in diameter. TRD RSB is about .8" .

[Gellenole]

Originally Posted by liquidi3ladz

^^ You don't need to take off the wheels. You can do it by jacking up one side, or have a hard time w/o jacking up the car. It's possible. For me getting the stock bar off around the exhaust pipe was a bitch.

Edit: Actually Gellenole your cars lowered right? Mine was at stock height, um you could still probably have ease with one side on a jackstand, just lower it before you tighten anything I guess.

Thanks -- I plan to put my car on a ramp before taking it off so the car will look somewhat like this "--\__" if you can tell what I mean

Originally Posted by CorCamrySE

thanks pranksta!
but gellenole i did piut my car on jackstands and i removed my driver's side wheel only so i could have room to slide the stock bar from under the exhaust pipe and off the car....its possible to do without taking the wheels off or jacking it up, but for me it was super easy to navigate the undercarriage with the car on jackstands and one wheel off

saddly jack stands are a bitch now since I've lowered my car, my friend's racing jack is just not cutting it, we gotta go get a piece of wood from home depot to get enough height on the car. Ahh well -- last piece of suspension that I need until they come out with performance struts.

I know this probably won't happen soon, but I hope the gen 5 & 5.5s get an official rear strut brace. Since the front braces aren't too useful due to under steering that the camry has.

Originally Posted by y_one2000

the hole sizes are the same. the distance between the hole to the bar axis (the rotation axis) makes the difference. the closer, stiffer it is.
22~24 mm sound like the diameter of the bar. thicker the bar, stiffer.
the Gen5 stock RSB is about .6" in diameter. TRD RSB is about .8" .

This information is quite helpful. I think when I install the bar, I will be in the middle hole instead of the outer or inner.

Thanks for all the info, if worse comes to worse, and it doesn't feel great i'll place it on the inner.

[xpeed]

*sigh* one day my friend, one day I will get one. It deserves a gift once in a while.

Right now, I'm too busy saving up to get my windshield replaced, TRD brake pads, and still need to install my Front Strut Bar, it's been gathering dust in my garage since 2004.

[thapranksta]

^You've had a front strut bar sitting in your garage since 2004.

It only takes about 15 minutes to install one. Undo 4 bolts under the hood, add the strut bar, and torque them back properly. You must be a pretty lazy guy or like to blow money. You got any parts you want to give away? lol.