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9th Corolla + Whiteline adjustable sway bar upgrade

620 views 5 replies 2 participants last post by  Esso  
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Hey 9ths,

Just in, Whiteline sway bar made for the Toyota Celica 7th gen. Install is fairly straight forward. Need to drop the subframe a little to remove the stock sway bar.
One key note is that it is required to drill out the holes to 1/2”inch or 12.5mm. The Celica uses a smaller sway bar end link holes.

Will update if they are worth the upgrade…

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Discussion starter · #6 ·
A couple drives in. The Whiteline sway bar is really nice at its stiffer setting. Reduced roll in turns. Car feels more planted.

The bars can be felt at the steering wheel as it is slightly heavier in some cases. Not a bad thing and helps with turn in accuracy.

This is for sure a track oriented upgrade. Or someone who is looking to reduce understeer.

If anyone is looking to get these, I can help share my referral code at springrates site. Many places have them at $300 and $260. On sale you can get them as low as $225.
 
Discussion starter · #5 ·
Are you also changing ur steering rack
Lol I guess I didn’t put that note on here as well. The one in the picture that is newly installed is a XRS Corolla steering rack which is different. Indicated by orange tag. The base models got a blue tag. Both manufactured by Koyo but Orange is XRS Corolla specific. Claimed to be a quicker rack which I will also notate once I get the car aligned.

The steering rack also has new Energy Suspension steering rack bushings. It is not plug and play and I had to 3D print a tool to install them. I may offer them if people are interested.