Hey guys,

I am new to the forum as well as new to the Scion community. I have loved the Scion Xb since the first day that i saw it. I have an 95 240sx with a jdm sr20det in it and love it. But i drive too far to get to work everyday and needed a more economical car.... the Scion seemed to be my favorite of solutions to my dilemmna. Unfortunaltly,
I am gonna have to get rid of my Silvia. I will miss it dearly, miss it's power, handling, and overall feel.

Moving on, we finally get to my question...lol....sorry about the long intro..
-I have only found Hotchkis Sway bars for the Xb and wanted to know if any other
good sway bars are made for it. I really want to make this Xb handle as well as i can
afford to. Anyone know if Tanabe makes swaybars for the Scion Xb?
-How big of a problem is negative camber on these cars after a low drop? How hard/
expensive to correct?
-Any recomendations on a what parts are needed to build up the suspension on this car would be highly appreciated. I know everything about the design and suspension structure of my old car, but nothin about the Scion Xb. I really want to get my Xb to handle as well as i can without spending some absurd amount. I know it'll never handle like more "sportier" cars, but i would love it that much more if i could get it to be a lot more responsive and overall, just feel like i have 100% control.

:D
-Alex B.
Nissan Performance Parts?
www.mynismo.com

goto the scion life store link they have the cusco sway bar kit.

the scions chasis is simular to the ae86.

the rear doenst really camber for ____ even when u slam it..
BUT, like the 86, when u lower it, the rear tends to go a lil to the right.

so if u have flush rims/tires, the right rear will rubbefore the left. haha.

as for sway bars. HOTCHKISS or whatever makes a setup but everybody i spoke to, even RYAN(a toyota tech) said the front is beyond hard to install, you have to drop part of the motor! a xb was said to goto hotchkiss to put the bars on. it toook them 1 entire day to do the front.

i guess you can roll with the rear, but its just an add-on kinda deal.

heres the store link..

http://www.scionlife.com/store/catSwaybars.php

212 bucks for front and rear sways isn't too bad. my friend just picked up one for his integra and it was like over 100 bucks just for 1 rear one..

i've been checking the front sway bar and it doesn't look like you'd have to drop the motor... that doesn't sound logical to drop it to fit a sway bar that goes under/behind it. looking at the front it really looks easier than the back, i only see the two endlinks then 4 bolts, 2 on each clamp. the back one i can't see how you get to the endlinks, they're inside the arm. if you keep the suspension down on the front; ie. drive it up on a ramp lift, you should be able to get it right? i'm probably wrong on this, never done it so i could just be talking out my ___ :roll:

So you guys would say that the Hotchkis is stiff enough?...
Can someone explain to my simple-minded self about how come the right rear wheel will have issues?......just curious.... So camber isn't that much of an issue?..What is stock camber as opposed to slammed camber readings?...
All your feedback is VERY appreciated... Thanks guys...
:mrgreen:

i hate nopi.com but they have the hotchkis sways for 169.00 i believe? do a search on the swaybars you will find some interesting opinions on this and on the front and rear install.