vent visors & lower strut bars

[ae92boy]

does any one know where i can get some vent visors for a corolla coupe.i seen some pics online. also where can i get some lower strut bars. there to much body roll on my car. i made a fast turn all you hear is my mud flap scraping on the ground. is there a c pillar for the ae-92

[SCT]

I'd try ebay for vent visors. However, I think I've only seen excess of sedan visors.

As for sway bars, whiteline makes them for front and rear for the coupe. The front factory 3 point strut tower bar can be found on coupe GTS in junkyards. Do you have worn struts? I do, and body rolls for days.

Every car has a C-pillar, it' the one surrounding the rear windshield unless it's a convertible.

[eage8]

you don't need strut bars, they won't do anything for body roll.

you need new struts and some whiteline sway bars. It'll fix any body roll.

and maybe some new wheels and tires with less sidewall to compress.

[Createdtoburn]

The strut bars are still easy to get a hold of being they come stock on all GTS's. And they do help, otherwise they wouldn't come on there. It stiffens up the body on the top end. Like the sway bars stiffen the lower end.

[SuperRA]

ok, so what is a "lower strut bar"?

[Donald]

Originally Posted by Createdtoburn

The strut bars are still easy to get a hold of being they come stock on all GTS's. And they do help, otherwise they wouldn't come on there. It stiffens up the body on the top end. Like the sway bars stiffen the lower end.

Strut bars are not for body roll. They help to stiffen the body to reduce body flex.

The ones installed on the GT-S were more of a "dress-up" item, (like the "aero kit"), and you will only appreciate the reduction of body flex if you are racing and have a very stiff suspension.
They really serve no purpose with a stock suspension.

I promise if I went under the hood of your car and took your strut bar out without you knowing, you wouldn't feel the difference.
If I disconnected your sway bar, you would surely know.

Originally Posted by SuperRA

ok, so what is a "lower strut bar"?

There is no such thing as a lower strut bar as far as I know.
Sway bar / anti-sway bar /stabalizer bar / anti-roll bar, all refer to the same thing.

The sway bar is a bar that ties the left and right lower strut or lower control arm together, so if one side is compressed, it tries to compress the other side too. This reduces how much one side can go down before the spring on the other side starts trying to force it back up, thereby reducing the tendency to roll (or sway).

If you take the springs off and reinstall everything else, then move one side up, the sway bar will move the other side up too.

[eage8]

Originally Posted by Donald

Strut bars are not for body roll. They help to stiffen the body to reduce body flex.

The ones installed on the GT-S were more of a "dress-up" item, (like the "aero kit"), and you will only appreciate the reduction of body flex if you are racing and have a very stiff suspension.
They really serve no purpose with a stock suspension.

I promise if I went under the hood of your car and took your strut bar out without you knowing, you wouldn't feel the difference.
If I disconnected your sway bar, you would surely know.



There is no such thing as a lower strut bar as far as I know.
Sway bar / anti-sway bar /stabalizer bar / anti-roll bar, all refer to the same thing.

The sway bar is a bar that ties the left and right lower strut or lower control arm together, so if one side is compressed, it tries to compress the other side too. This reduces how much one side can go down before the spring on the other side starts trying to force it back up, thereby reducing the tendency to roll (or sway).

If you take the springs off and reinstall everything else, then move one side up, the sway bar will move the other side up too.

+1

There are lower arm bars which connect the 2 front control arms which I have heard help a decent amount. But they still won't do anything for body roll.

[Donald]

Originally Posted by eage8

+1

There are lower arm bars which connect the 2 front control arms which I have heard help a decent amount. But they still won't do anything for body roll.

Ok. I stand corrected.
I now know what he is talking about, I have seen them on Hondas. I had forgotten about those.
They actually connect the control arm mounts to add rigidity, and yes you are right, they do nothing to reduce body roll.

Never seen them on Toyotas. Maybe the Toyota chassis don't need them.

[eage8]

Originally Posted by Donald

Ok. I stand corrected.
I now know what he is talking about, I have seen them on Hondas. I had forgotten about those.
They actually connect the control arm mounts to add rigidity, and yes you are right, they do nothing to reduce body roll.

Never seen them on Toyotas. Maybe the Toyota chassis don't need them.

I have one on my RX-7 and I like it, I was thinking about getting one for my corolla. I know JIC-Magic makes one. If I ever do get it, I'll let you know how well it works.

[corolla96]

then are those colorful BEAKS! under tie bar useless??

[RED91SR5]

I have a set of these on my 90 GTS, they look good.

Ventshade wind defectors, 2 door coupe.


http://www.autoanything.com/deflecto...0A1861914.aspx

[Createdtoburn]

Shit, those look good on that GT Mustang so why wouldnt it look good on our car right? hah. Actually I might look into those. Are they good material? Not too cheap?

[RED91SR5]

Originally Posted by Createdtoburn

Shit, those look good on that GT Mustang so why wouldnt it look good on our car right? hah. Actually I might look into those. Are they good material? Not too cheap?

Ya I hate it when they only have stock photos of another car for reference.

They are not bad, not super great but what do you expect for $50. I've had them on for one season and they appear to be a good solid piece. I don't have any recent pics of my car with them on and won't until next summer when she comes out of storage. I warn you though, they look great but they do give you more of a blind spot right where your A-pillar is.

Part# 92091

[Donald]

Go to:

http://www.ventshade.com/home_avs.aspx

Order from the manufacturer or get the part number and Autozone or Advance auto Parts can get them for you.

[jkittre777]

AE92BOY
I have a 91 sedan. I have installed the strut tower bar, front a-arms and sway bar and rear GTS struts/springs and swaybar. car handels incredible. All came from GTS. these are not easy to find. the SR5 ( only has the rear sway bar) is easy to find at junkyard. I been going to many yards for years and have only seen a handful of GTS. I always pull these parts and sell. all of these parts are a direct bolt on. no mods required.