2005 Camry Rear Sway Bar - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

05camrysev6 · 03-12-2008, 09:10 PM

Does anyone know if a 2005 Toyota Camry SE V6 have a rear sway bar. If not, where can I find one. Does TRD make RSB for my camry?

Anyone with any feed back, please let me know. Thank you.

MrSo0h0o · 03-12-2008, 09:31 PM

please do a search this has been covered...

in a nutshell, there is NOT a RSB made specifically for the 05/06 camry but quite a few people have used the RSB for the 02-04 camry with only one person having problems(the bar broke but it was caused by a weak spot caused by rust)... TRD_vvti can/will argue this though..

05camrysev6 · 03-12-2008, 09:35 PM

Thank you, MrSo0h0o. I will try to use the search engine first.

TRD VVTi · 03-12-2008, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrSo0h0o

please do a search this has been covered...

in a nutshell, there is NOT a RSB made specifically for the 05/06 camry but quite a few people have used the RSB for the 02-04 camry with only one person having problems(the bar broke but it was caused by a weak spot caused by rust)... TRD_vvti can/will argue this though..

Thanks for speaking for me, without the actual facts.

05camrysev6: Yes, your car does come from the factory with a rear sway bar.

No, TRD currently does not offer a sway bar for the Gen 5.5 but it is in development.

One member here has broken a sway bar and another broke the sway bar mount when using a Gen 5 RSB on a Gen 5.5. The suspensions are different between the cars. If TRD thought that thesway bars were interchangeable, then they wouldn't need to develop at different one.

I recommend getting a sway bar that's actually engineered for your vehicle instead of using one that isn't. I can't think of any knowledgeable person that wouldn't agree...

05camrysev6 · 03-13-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

Thanks for speaking for me, without the actual facts.

05camrysev6: Yes, your car does come from the factory with a rear sway bar.

No, TRD currently does not offer a sway bar for the Gen 5.5 but it is in development.

One member here has broken a sway bar and another broke the sway bar mount when using a Gen 5 RSB on a Gen 5.5. The suspensions are different between the cars. If TRD thought that thesway bars were interchangeable, then they wouldn't need to develop at different one.

I recommend getting a sway bar that's actually engineered for your vehicle instead of using one that isn't. I can't think of any knowledgeable person that wouldn't agree...

Thank you very much for your informatin TRD VVTi. I will wait until TRD come out with my Gen 5.5 rear sway bar. TRD VVTi do you know the time table for TRD to develop this sway bar. Just want to know when I can get a real strong sway bar for my car. Thanks.

MrSo0h0o · 03-13-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

Thanks for speaking for me, without the actual facts.

*sratches head*

i didnt speak for you. i said what i felt the answer was(which was pretty neutral if you ask me. i didnt take one side or the other) and then proceeded to tell him that you will be able to prove the argument that the TRD RSB will not fit..

i think thats a

on your part TRD.. too quick to jump

widow's son · 03-13-2008, 09:32 AM

TRD VVTi, does Whiteline make a RSB that fits the Gen 5.5? Or does Whiteline have the same issue as TRD?

TRD VVTi · 03-13-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 05camrysev6

Thank you very much for your informatin TRD VVTi. I will wait until TRD come out with my Gen 5.5 rear sway bar. TRD VVTi do you know the time table for TRD to develop this sway bar. Just want to know when I can get a real strong sway bar for my car. Thanks.

I asked if they knew when it would be in production and they couldn't say. I hope that it's soon though.

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Originally Posted by widow's son

TRD VVTi, does Whiteline make a RSB that fits the Gen 5.5? Or does Whiteline have the same issue as TRD?

I don't know and I've never looked into it.

I'm not interested in getting an RSB by Whiteline and am just waiting for the TRD to become available.

widow's son · 03-13-2008, 04:43 PM

So I called TRD customer service today and was informed the RSB for the Gen 5 will fit the Gen 5.5 as the cars were only cosmetically different.

TRDVVti -Can you elaborate as to what specifiaclly is different between the suspensions?

05Camrysev6, contact the local Toyota dealer they should be able to assist you.

james399 · 03-13-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

I'm not interested in getting an RSB by Whiteline and am just waiting for the TRD to become available.

the listing for the whiteline rsb, states that it is from 02-06... however i would contact an authorized dealer and find out for sure... whiteline is an australian company, and i know that has caused problems in the past, the first version of the rsb for gen 5's didn't fit... the later versions did... i got mine from www.neverenoughauto.com (they also sell stuff on ebay, but you can get a better price by contacting them...they are also an authorized dealer....) for me it was 130 shipped to california, and if you take a picture of installed on your car, they give a 5 dollar refund...

as for the differences between the 2, can only tell you what i've observed, the white line is 20mm thick... dont' know about the trd...trd is also adjustable, for various amounts of stiffness, the white line is not... (i have a white line gen5 and have been driven in a gen 5 with a trd, the trd seemed stiffer than the white line... not sure what setting the trd was on..) also the white line comes with bushings, trd does not... (to me the difference was barely noticable, and am quite happy with my white line)

as for buying white line, be careful, the company is based in australia, and might have some fitment issues... the whiteline site specifies fitment based on chassis... don't know how that will affect the difference between gen 5 and 5.5...

hope that helps with the whiteline question...

TRD VVTi · 03-13-2008, 06:05 PM

The information that I've furnished previously, is what was told DIRECTLY to me by TRD USA (800-688-5912). I didn't get the name of the person I talked to, but he told me that the Gen 5's and Gen 5.5's do not interchange and that a Gen 5.5 RSB was in development. I asked when it would be ready to purchase and he had me wait while he checked. He told me that there wasn't any kind of date available.

JUST NOW I called TRD USA again. I talked to Bob. Bob says that they ARE interchangeable. I asked him if there was a Gen 5.5 RSB in development and he said NO. I asked why someone else would stay that there was, and he didn't know. He did say that he and some coworkers were recently discussing errors on their website and with their parts information.

I also called Denny Hecker's Toyota parts department and talked to Todd, who was substituting for the normal parts guy. I asked if the '03 and '06 Camry rear lower control arms were interchangeable. He stated that there are two different rear lower control arms for the '03 Camry and three different lower control arms for the '06 Camry. Both of the '03 Camry part numbers work for the '06 depending on the suspension code with the third '06 control arm part number being exclusive to the '06 (compared to the '03 only).

It took Todd at Denny Hecker's Toyota a long time to look up the parts so I didn't bother to ask about the OEM RSB sway bar part numbers, but Bob from TRD told me that they are the same from Gen 5 to Gen 5.5's.

Bob also told me that he had an '04 Camry and installed the TRD RSB and broke his rear sway bar bracket just as another TN member did.

Apparently the information that I furnished here previously was wrong. I'm sorry about that. I was going by what I was told directly from TRD USA.

I guess it's time for me to FINALLY order the TRD RSB for my damn '06 Camry, huh?

njerald · 03-13-2008, 06:16 PM

Toyota Parts say the LE and XLE use the same stock rear sway bar for 02-06.

The SE rear sway bar is the same from 02-04 and is different for 05-06 so that may be a point of confusion.

The links from 02-06 for all models are the same.

TRD VVTi · 03-13-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by njerald

Toyota Parts say the LE and XLE use the same stock rear sway bar for 02-06.

The SE rear sway bar is the same from 02-04 and is different for 05-06 so that may be a point of confusion.

The links from 02-06 for all models are the same.

Thanks for taking the time to look that up.

That just makes it even more clear that Gen 5 and Gen 5.5 TRD RSB's are interchangeable. You would think that you could rely on TRD USA for accurate information.

james399 · 03-13-2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

Thanks for taking the time to look that up.

That just makes it even more clear that Gen 5 and Gen 5.5 TRD RSB's are interchangeable. You would think that you could rely on TRD USA for accurate information.

ok, if thats the case, than the white line bar would work as well... for those of you who want to try a different option from the trd bar...

TRD VVTi · 03-13-2008, 06:59 PM

It's finally nice to put this to rest. I'm going to enjoy having a better handling car once I get the TRD RSB, but I'm not liking the fact that there are three known bar/bracket failures. One bar and one bracket failure by members of TN, and one bracket failure by Bob at TRD USA.

I'll probably install heavier duty brackets when I install the RSB.