LETZgoBUDDY: BOOSTED on AIR - Page 10
So I painted my calipers black, looks much cleaner than the red in my opinion. And I ordered a TBL and my girl got me a set of lights to match. I'll post pix of the calipers later... but now I'm in a debate for my next mod (choose one):
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Hotchkis Sway Bars
or
Progress Sway Bars + Second Skin Luxury Liner (Trunk only)
or
Luxur Liner (most of the car)
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Consideration: I'm a nursing student that rides with people who have their own quiet luxury cars, yet I enjoy not hearing the bumps and machinery of my suspension while listening to my music. And I'd like to feel a difference in suspension for once.
Can't really put my finger on what I want so I'll ask the scionlife community for some input.
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Hotchkis Sway Bars
or
Progress Sway Bars + Second Skin Luxury Liner (Trunk only)
or
Luxur Liner (most of the car)
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Consideration: I'm a nursing student that rides with people who have their own quiet luxury cars, yet I enjoy not hearing the bumps and machinery of my suspension while listening to my music. And I'd like to feel a difference in suspension for once.
Can't really put my finger on what I want so I'll ask the scionlife community for some input.
@ Jasper - shipping on these wheels would be a grip to Florida wouldn't it? Totally would be willing also...
@ Jeremy - Ha ya man, I tried getting a hold of you cuz remember after we installed them, I was complaining of some weird helicopter noise. Apparently Jerrik sold em to me with bumps on the inner part of the tire, and I mean cords were broken when they took it off. So had to act fast, and get some quick. My tails will be coming by next week (cant wait!) and I have clinicals in Los Alamitos on Mondays, so sometime next, next week after 6, I'll go over to your pad and drop em off. Thanks again for letting me use em man. Don't know what I'll do with them 08s-09s
@ Jeremy - Ha ya man, I tried getting a hold of you cuz remember after we installed them, I was complaining of some weird helicopter noise. Apparently Jerrik sold em to me with bumps on the inner part of the tire, and I mean cords were broken when they took it off. So had to act fast, and get some quick. My tails will be coming by next week (cant wait!) and I have clinicals in Los Alamitos on Mondays, so sometime next, next week after 6, I'll go over to your pad and drop em off. Thanks again for letting me use em man. Don't know what I'll do with them 08s-09s
I haven't had time to go on for a while but I've been doing some minor changes here and there. I ended painting my calipers black to give it that "cleaner" look. Blood red lugs with "brembo red" calipers... 
didn't sit so well with me.
Painting Stuff
Process
Finished
... Then I got this thing VVVVV in the mail yesterday, and since I couldn't wait, I had to install it...
Progress Rear Sway Bar
Comparison
Stock on the top, Progress on the bottom
Rationale for getting it: I figured, my car is already unsafe as is, it's not like these forums recommend you driving 3.5 inches slammed and and inch of the ground. I'm already expecting my axles/cv boots to tear and it's not like passed -3(+) camber will greatly improve handling for those daily dangers people encounter... So I figured, why not get a stiffer sway bar so in case of a real emergency I can swerve out of the way towards safety? Plus, I can get a more even tire wear with both my rear tires stuck to the ground, transfer weight (classmates) comfortably easier when taking turns, and taking speedy turns with confidence.
Progress Sway Bar Review
Installation Review: Installing was a breeze. It is way easier to install it with the upper portion of your exhaust removed so you can slide it between your mid pipe (i believe that's what it's called...) and exhaust pipe. Be sure to read the directions and use the right bolt to make the endlinks... took me and my buddy an extra 15 min. due to the waste, but safety is first. The progress bar was noticeably heavier and stiffer than the OEM sway bar. Overall, time elapsed was around 50 min. Didn't really need the directions on how to install it because it's literally PnP, but you will need those directions on how to make the endlink...
Performance Review: After installing it, I took it for a test drive around Villa Park's windy roads. Being "unfamiliarized" to the unlit, narrow road, my buddy as my "talking map" led the way. I was very surprised on how much body roll was eliminated. Being cambered and slammed does eliminate some body roll, but this just made it more noticeable. I was able to take turns at about 10-20mph faster until feeling the dreaded body roll as if without the modified sway bar. You can tell that the rears wants to stay on the ground when you're in a turn, and it also helps you straighten out, out of a turn. With my girl driving behind me as I drive in my "imaginary slalom", she noticed that the car's body doesn't lean how regular cars would when avoiding something. Driving straight has never been easier either. When cambered, your car automatically steers to the direction that you're barely tilted to so it can accommodate the tires slanted rotation. With the sway bar, the rears would not want to budge, forcing my fronts to stay in a straight line. Personally speaking, with the money spent on getting the sway bar, I can confidently say "it wasn't worth it" for the DDs in Socal. In my area at least, there's barely a time where we'll need to turn very fast, and practicality-wise, body roll is very minimal, almost absent when going on/off a ramp and "going by the limit". If you're area is full of twists and turns or you do like taking turns fast, I'd highly recommend it. But if you're slammed and going for looks, you shouldn't be taking turns fast anyways cuz you might buckle
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didn't sit so well with me. Painting Stuff
Process
Finished
... Then I got this thing VVVVV in the mail yesterday, and since I couldn't wait, I had to install it...
Progress Rear Sway Bar
Comparison
Stock on the top, Progress on the bottom
Rationale for getting it: I figured, my car is already unsafe as is, it's not like these forums recommend you driving 3.5 inches slammed and and inch of the ground. I'm already expecting my axles/cv boots to tear and it's not like passed -3(+) camber will greatly improve handling for those daily dangers people encounter... So I figured, why not get a stiffer sway bar so in case of a real emergency I can swerve out of the way towards safety? Plus, I can get a more even tire wear with both my rear tires stuck to the ground, transfer weight (classmates) comfortably easier when taking turns, and taking speedy turns with confidence.
Progress Sway Bar Review
Installation Review: Installing was a breeze. It is way easier to install it with the upper portion of your exhaust removed so you can slide it between your mid pipe (i believe that's what it's called...) and exhaust pipe. Be sure to read the directions and use the right bolt to make the endlinks... took me and my buddy an extra 15 min. due to the waste, but safety is first. The progress bar was noticeably heavier and stiffer than the OEM sway bar. Overall, time elapsed was around 50 min. Didn't really need the directions on how to install it because it's literally PnP, but you will need those directions on how to make the endlink...
Performance Review: After installing it, I took it for a test drive around Villa Park's windy roads. Being "unfamiliarized" to the unlit, narrow road, my buddy as my "talking map" led the way. I was very surprised on how much body roll was eliminated. Being cambered and slammed does eliminate some body roll, but this just made it more noticeable. I was able to take turns at about 10-20mph faster until feeling the dreaded body roll as if without the modified sway bar. You can tell that the rears wants to stay on the ground when you're in a turn, and it also helps you straighten out, out of a turn. With my girl driving behind me as I drive in my "imaginary slalom", she noticed that the car's body doesn't lean how regular cars would when avoiding something. Driving straight has never been easier either. When cambered, your car automatically steers to the direction that you're barely tilted to so it can accommodate the tires slanted rotation. With the sway bar, the rears would not want to budge, forcing my fronts to stay in a straight line. Personally speaking, with the money spent on getting the sway bar, I can confidently say "it wasn't worth it" for the DDs in Socal. In my area at least, there's barely a time where we'll need to turn very fast, and practicality-wise, body roll is very minimal, almost absent when going on/off a ramp and "going by the limit". If you're area is full of twists and turns or you do like taking turns fast, I'd highly recommend it. But if you're slammed and going for looks, you shouldn't be taking turns fast anyways cuz you might buckle
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