09 S Sway Bars - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Johnny A · 06-09-2009, 05:23 PM

What can you guys tell me about purchasing front and rear sway bars for my 09 S. Thanx in advance !!!

angel_rolla · 06-09-2009, 06:39 PM

here. you might be interested in these ones. TRD baby.

http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...&parts_id=2451
http://www.trdsparks.com/displaypart...&parts_id=2452

scathma · 06-09-2009, 07:20 PM

The second link is for the strut bar not a sway bar...

angel_rolla · 06-09-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by scathma

The second link is for the strut bar not a sway bar...

oh yeh. i thought he was looking for one too. he might be interested though

. anyways, i haven't seen any front swaybars for 09-10 corolla yet. i'll go search and post it in here if i can find one.

andrewwoo · 06-09-2009, 09:19 PM

oo the feeling is totally different!!! its worth your money!

liljpboi · 06-09-2009, 09:23 PM

yeah.. if you have an S definately get a strut bar too makes a big difference, unless you have an XRS then not so much cause car already has a strut on it

***PhatRoyale*** · 06-09-2009, 09:53 PM

I wouldn't bother with a thicker/stiffer front sway bar on a front wheel drive car..... the stock one should be more than enough. The point is to make the car handle more neutrally and decrease the tendency to understeer through turns.

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-09-2009, 10:56 PM

Also the strut bar doesn't really do much......the rear sway bar will be way more noticeable..

frank8 · 06-10-2009, 09:03 AM

can someone elaborate on this? ive heard that the rear sway bar is great but the but front strut bar makes the car a little to stiff.

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-10-2009, 09:41 AM

first i must ask...does the S come with a strut bar from factory? i would assume it does because it's their "sport" edition.

If it does..the TRD bar won't make much difference than the stock bar. Say you put it on an LE you may feel a bit of a different...a bit tighter in the corners.

The rear sway bar does wonders though, you'll feel it more in corners, than the strut bar.

On my Camry you get 3 settings on the TRD sway bar, i have mine on the stiffest, which is track. there's also auto X and just normal.

scathma · 06-10-2009, 10:55 AM

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Also the strut bar doesn't really do much......the rear sway bar will be way more noticeable..

I agree. The mounting holes for the strut bar are so oversized that there would have to be a ridiculous amount of tower flex before the bar would provide any resistance...

liljpboi · 06-10-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Punks_Not_Dead5

first i must ask...does the S come with a strut bar from factory? i would assume it does because it's their "sport" edition.

the S does not come with a strut bar from the factory only the XRS does

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 06-10-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by liljpboi

the S does not come with a strut bar from the factory only the XRS does

Then you may feel it a bit, but nothing to make you go "WOW!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WAS AWESOME!" lol...

The rear sway bar will do you more good. The strut bar is more for looks, atleast on the 'Rolla and other non-sports cars.

scathma · 06-10-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Punks_Not_Dead5

The strut bar is more for looks, at least on the 'Rolla and other non-sports cars.

...and on the Corolla, the bar is buried so far under the wiper shroud that even the "looks" aspect is marginal. It's a PITA to install relative to the minimal aesthetic gains of an otherwise generic underhood visual experience...