body roll, how to mitigate...???

[TI-CAVA]

hey guys, been away for a while, but here i am again, i have this question lingering around: body roll, how to mitigate...???

thanks in advance!

[PhatRoyale]

Stiffer suspension that give the car a lower center of gravity.
Chassis bracing. Strut bars, sway bars, underbody braces, etc.

[TI-CAVA]

strut bar : check

should i get new springs? mine are 17yo...

[PhatRoyale]

Yes, that would be a good start.

Also replace your struts too if you haven't yet.

[TI-CAVA]

yeap i suspected that, springs will be the next thing on the shopping list, struts are kinda new 6 months or so...

sway bars are not available here for my corolla just for 1.8 models

[PhatRoyale]

They all use the same suspension, regardless of the engine.

So it's compatible.

[TI-CAVA]

theres some incompatibility issues with something down there, i don't recall the name right now.... but a sway bar OEM is not available here for 1.6 7th gen corollas

[PhatRoyale]

I know base model 1.6L Corollas here in North America never came with a front sway bar option.

But the fronts and rears should still be compatible since the suspension design layout is similar.

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

Stiffer suspension that give the car a lower center of gravity.
Chassis bracing. Strut bars, sway bars, underbody braces, etc.

^ That. Plus get some slimmer tyres as the fatter the tyre is, the more body roll you'll experience. The body roll on my Corolla reduced quite significantly when I changed from the stock 14" rims with massive tyres to my 17" rims with low-profile tyres.

[TI-CAVA]

well my tires still have some life in them, for at least a couple of years, so i won't make the swap... just not yet ...

[Rip The E Brake]

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t311630.html

Suspension work thread.

[speedy25]

Buy a good suspension book and read. There are lots of ways to make a car handle better and lots of rumors about how to do it. Combining MATCHED components is important to get good results.

-SP

[cipher93]

I suggest the book "How to Make Your Car Handle" by Fred Puhn. Top notch book that covers all aspects on how to make your car handle for the purpose your looking for, both mechanically and aerodynamically. It also helps you figure stuff out on your own by explaining how and why a car does something when it drives. A lot of the knowledge is practical too and fairly easy to read.

[Hook]

What's super awesome about our cars is that the AE101/AE111 Levin/Trueno comes with a much sturdier suspension and ALL the parts are interchangeable with our cars. Right now I've the suspension from an AE101 Trueno GT Apex on mine and it handles really nicely.
So, if you find stuff for those sportier vehicles, u can order and just bolt 'em on.

[topnotch]

yip that is true