I just got the trd lowering spring, trd struts, rear sway bar, and front strut bar installed from the D(st)ealer. my ? is how to change the setting on the rear sway bar do i raise the back off the car off the ground and just unbolt and change the bolt location to the inside which when looking at it is the higher. or can the car be on the ground?

 

it can be on the ground if you can get under it... yah.

 

It can be done on the ground, but it's MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier if you jack up both sides and take the wheels off.

Just adds a time element.

Consider getting some new rear endlinks. You're pretty much going through 1/2 the installation of those, and might be a good thing to do while you're down there.

 

Just jack up the rear to take pressure off the bar...and unscrew the bolt and then bolt it back to the inner hole(race setting)....and the same for the other side, But make sure u unbolt both sides first so you can get it in the other hole with ease. And it says to torq it 32 ft.lbs. And your done...i just changed mine from street to race setting a couple weeks ago

 

no, the race setting is the lower (innermost) hole:

 

Does the trd make a huge difference over stock... Or would i be better off going with a different brand.. I want to get my TC as close to my 3000gt I had. Which might be impossible. But I can try.

 

^^ in that pic up there. are those new end-links for the sway bar?

 

yea it does make a huge difference, i have the trd on my car and its awesome. if you wanna go all out you could get the hotchkis set (both F & R)

 

cool thanks for the pic. that is the first one ive seen and i have searched. I can tell a difference already but it also may be the fact that it is something new and its my mind playing trcks on me.

 

No you can tell a difference just take a corner a little faster and a little sharper you will see... i noticed mine just by going down the road and moving the wheel back and forth like nascar and warming the tires.. no roll at all

 

yes, those are aftermarket Dezod endlinks.

www.dezod.com





second pic has the old endlinks. you get the idea.

 

can you tell a difference with new end links more stiffer in a way? or just basically a safety issue because old ones might brake?

 

^ both, the stock endlinks are about as thick as a #2 pencil. i like to take my on/off ramps at rediculous speeds so i opted for beefier endlinks. i dont want anything snapping when putting the sway to the test

also they are adjustable which helps when wanting an even tighter adjustment. generally you want the sway bar to be as parallel to the ground as possible whilist keeping the endlinks as vertical as possible.

 

yea i might get the rear end links eventually i don't think im going to mess with the front since i have hotchkis the front was a disaster lol.. but i learned alot about my car being under it for 2 days AHHA

 

How do you use the endlinks to increase or decreas the stiffness of the front/rear??

 

if you're lowered, you'd want to adjust the endlinks to be shorter than the oem endlinks.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie....php?p=3319450

 

OMG did i feel a huge diff when i changed it out... i find myself trying harder and harder to break the back end loose, its that tight lol... but thats just my opinion

 

ok makes since now....second question would be what does this add in terms of handling?

 

^ you can take corners are higher speeds for one, as well as killing body roll, everything just feels very tight around corners and when jerking the wheel. i.e. when you turn the wheel, the car actually TURNS! heheh

 

^ so it eseentially improves the effect of the swaybar...ok cool

/end threadjack