CSM-ScionGuy

I ordered the TRD rear sways, I'm just wondering what setting is your rear sway on, Street or Race?

I'm a daily driver to and from work, and out and around during weekends. I don't street race, just good'o 80mph flow of traffic average driver on the 60 fwy. What do you guys recommend?

SquallLHeart

umm... i would put it on stiffest.

-NEMESIS-

i have mine on the "track" setting.

The_Instigator

Its not really even worth installing if its not on the stiffest setting IMO.

CSM-ScionGuy

Thanks for the input, I didnt know it was called "track". The description in trdsparks just mentioned street or race.

By having it on the stiffest setting will this in anyway cause a uncomfortably ride?

-NEMESIS-

^^ sorry i meant that more of a joke cause it isn't that stiff. Ride quality is good on the race setting very noticable improvement in handling.

versello

I don't AutoX or power slide around street corners, so I just put it on street...big improvement over stock tho.

CSM-ScionGuy

Appreciate all of your inputs, I'm having my friend who's a mechanic to install this for me, and I just want to put it on and leave without having go back and forth.

krdshrk

Put it on the inner set of holes (Race/Track setting). It's a great increase in handling. I love it!

a1racer

go for the stiffer setting handling is greatly improved. that was the first upgrade i put on my car and it made a big differance for sure. the ride will be a little stiffer but nothing to harsh.

SquallLHeart

x2

exige

definitely race....like they said....street isn't even worth installing.....secondly it's not a hard install, so if you're payin your mechanic to do it, just do it yourself. it'll take 30 min max.

CSM-ScionGuy

I guess with all of your suggestions, I'll have my setting on "race". My friend can install it for free, just don't want to bother him going back and forth in changing it.

Stiffness, hope its not like riding in a RSX, if you guys ever been in one. Going over a pothole feels like the car flew off a curb/sidewalk. My wife's RSX is too harsh for both of us. She complains everyday, I told her to buy the tC, she didnt listen..lol I hate driving the RSX on long trips. Not saying its a bad car, just not my preferred sitffness in suspension.

The_Instigator

The sway bar wont effect harshness over bumps...thats a shock/spring issue.

CSM-ScionGuy

thanks for clarifying...

krdshrk

TRD Springs will make it a lot softer over bumps. They're soft springs.

THansenite

I figured the TRD springs would make the ride a little rougher. If the springs are shorter, they would need to be stiffer to keep from bottoming out. Am I correct or is my logic off?

Dr_Isotope

iTrader: (1)

Partially true. But they're progressive, so the ride quality is, IMO, better than stock. Not as "floaty".

And of course the sway should be set to track/race. Helps move the handling closer to neutral.

coppermine18

They are 10% stiffer over stock.

nodsetse

That's what I thought initially, because the dealer's salesguy said so. However, looking at this TRDSparks page, we can see that
"Spring rate is increased 18% in the front, and 26% in the rear over stock springs,"