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Old May 21, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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I've been checkin around the market lately and was wonderin which strut bars are the best? Looking for mainly front but maybe rear also. which ones give most handling improvement? thanks in advance
Old May 21, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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The best one is the one that LOOKS the best to you lol

They dont vary in handling improvement because well.....they dont really improve anything


and now, in a couple of minutes, someone is going to say that I'm lying and that there strut bar really did help and they can feel it while driving
Old May 21, 2008 | 03:47 AM
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you're LYING! my strut bar really DID help and i can feel it while driving!!! lol jk. strut bar does verrrrrry little when it comes to performance, but it does make my engine bay a little more purrdy. i just went with dc sports though.
Old May 21, 2008 | 03:52 AM
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^ LOL
If i did get one, I would probably get the DC too. Best looking one imo
Old May 21, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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Wait strut bars don't do anything??.... lol. But I did go with the dc sport strut bar cuz imo it looks pretty darn good.
Old May 21, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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I have the DC strut bar and I can feel a total difference in handle. The only bad thing is DC does not make a rear strut bar so you would have to put up with unmatching strut bars. If that little detail doesn't bother you then go for the DC front strut, you'll like it. Oh and easy instal.
Old May 21, 2008 | 06:10 AM
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yeah DC FTW!!!



Old May 21, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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dc strut bars sucks, paint fades pretty quick, just buy those light up strut bars
Old May 22, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Aight this answered my question. I was gonna buy a rear strut brace but if I can't tell the $50 part is doing something then I aint gonna buy it.

I would rather just save the money and get the trd sway.
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whats more worth it, front strut or trd rear sway?
Old May 22, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Trd rear sway ftw!!! It is the one mod that once u install it u can definitely tell. Just like with springs.
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yeahhh you will actually notice the rear sway bar. the front strut bar is mostly for looks!
Old May 22, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Rear sways you will definately feel an improvement. I would only do a front strut for looks, it does help but its so minimal that unless you were into serious racing then you won't really feel a difference. Some do look pretty good though, we got the new black chrome limited edition on from TRD and i wished it fit on my car! Sadly I don't have a tC though.
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don't waste your money on a strut bar. but if you do, get one that is non-hinged (TRD or DC).
Old May 26, 2008 | 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BlckdOutTC
whats more worth it, front strut or trd rear sway?
rear sway first, strut second.

rear sway changes the handling altogether

front strut does improve handling at higher speeds at a fraction of improvement the rear sway does.


combo front strut and rear sway ftw.

Not sure about the other front strut bars, but my greddy made a small difference. IMO an improvement noticeable enough to be worth buying.
Old May 26, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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if you want to get front and rear stur bar then match it.... greddy has rear and front stur bar.. in handling you wont feel difference between the cheapest megan strutbar and the expensive ones.. so go with greddy.. at least it will be matched...

and go with progress rear sway..


btw i have front trut already and instead of rear strut i wil get the h brace.. plus progress sway
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ARK Ft. Strut bar available now... Carbon steel A36 material / Red Orange pop up color SEXY !! 2000 ~ 2500Lbs Stress rating

We have Special price !

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=224108



Old May 26, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by arkracing
ARK Ft. Strut bar available now... Carbon steel A36 material / Red Orange pop up color SEXY !! 2000 ~ 2500Lbs Stress rating

We have Special price !

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=224108




looks nice man, but will it work with a torque damper??
Old May 27, 2008 | 03:32 AM
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Torque damper ? any picture of install ?



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