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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:01 AM
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Default What setting do you have on your TRD Sway Bar?

I was just wondering what setting everyone has put thier TRD Sway at? An d how do you like it? How is Highway feel?
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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just put it on the stiffest setting, the race setting. the street setting is barely different from stock.

the sway bar won't make a difference on the highway, it makes a difference in cornering and when going over bumps only, but i barely noticed the difference with the rear sway bar on my tc.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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Race setting. I noticed a lot of difference in how the car handled, eliminated a good amount of body roll.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:58 AM
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when i first put mine on, there wasn't too much of a difference over stock, then i switched it to the stiffest and it made a very noticeable change. you won't feel it on the highway.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:32 AM
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Race Son!!! haha but for real
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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yeah it's a waste if you dont put it on the race setting.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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race...never tried the street setting...takes out some "steering" play (although its body roll you feel) in the wheel at highway speeds.
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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race ftw.. street is not even worth it to try..
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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race ...
Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Installed mine on street setting, left it there for a few months, then moved to race setting and don't intend to switch back...so race it is!

EDIT: I did notice a big difference in ride quality between the settings, and race produces kind of a rough ride on bad streets, but increased cornering ability is worth it to me.
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I have the hotchkis set and will be switching both of mine to the stiffest setting this spring (soon, if it stays nice out for a couple days).

The rear is on the medium and the front is on soft. I feel like I'm getting a lot more roll that way than I should be.
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hotchkis ftw
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