Sway Bars
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its not "dead weight", it serves a good purpose.
if youre at stock height you probably wont need to even jack the car up.
it would only be necessary to take the wheels off if youre worried about scratching or scuffing the back side. i had the steelies and left them on, i might have made minor little scuffs from the ratchet wrench tapping it once or twice but thats it. could have been avoided if was more careful, but the "damage" was nothing.
if youre at stock height you probably wont need to even jack the car up.
it would only be necessary to take the wheels off if youre worried about scratching or scuffing the back side. i had the steelies and left them on, i might have made minor little scuffs from the ratchet wrench tapping it once or twice but thats it. could have been avoided if was more careful, but the "damage" was nothing.
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Originally Posted by INFINI
I guess this means I should install the thing at least to see what every one's raving about. I already have the CAI, Header, Exhaust, front strut bar. Every piece has had its improvement but some allot more than others.
CAI has been the biggest surprise for me so far in terms of noticeable performance.
Handling has changed from Tenzo Springs 1.6" Front Drop / 2.0" Rear Drop but the Tanabe Strut bar was very minimal and the 215/35/18's speak for themselves for a different drive feel (they handle allot better with the drop than I was told the would).
I guess I am just shocked at the dead weight of the Progress Sway Bar. Never expected it to be so heavy. Maybe it has to be to be affective.
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
TRD or Progress....they are both hunks of metal that do the same thing and do a good job too
..I have the TRD and like the red that shows through my rims I thnk I paid about 150 off ebay for it wiht shipping came to $170...
bottom line - you can't really go wrong with either! a very noticable improvement MOD
..I have the TRD and like the red that shows through my rims I thnk I paid about 150 off ebay for it wiht shipping came to $170...
bottom line - you can't really go wrong with either! a very noticable improvement MOD
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Originally Posted by stangdude22
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
TRD or Progress....they are both hunks of metal that do the same thing and do a good job too
..I have the TRD and like the red that shows through my rims I thnk I paid about 150 off ebay for it wiht shipping came to $170...
bottom line - you can't really go wrong with either! a very noticable improvement MOD
..I have the TRD and like the red that shows through my rims I thnk I paid about 150 off ebay for it wiht shipping came to $170...
bottom line - you can't really go wrong with either! a very noticable improvement MOD
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
Originally Posted by INFINI
I guess this means I should install the thing at least to see what every one's raving about. I already have the CAI, Header, Exhaust, front strut bar. Every piece has had its improvement but some allot more than others.
CAI has been the biggest surprise for me so far in terms of noticeable performance.
Handling has changed from Tenzo Springs 1.6" Front Drop / 2.0" Rear Drop but the Tanabe Strut bar was very minimal and the 215/35/18's speak for themselves for a different drive feel (they handle allot better with the drop than I was told the would).
I guess I am just shocked at the dead weight of the Progress Sway Bar. Never expected it to be so heavy. Maybe it has to be to be affective.
I have a (red) Agency Pulley in my trunk for when I can afford the install. I hope the Pulley does something.
Re: Sway Bars
Originally Posted by thegoatlord
im looking to buy a rear sway bar and curious which would be the best.
looking for something that will definately help with cornering, and provide a 'stable ride' for somewhat cheap.
help? :D
looking for something that will definately help with cornering, and provide a 'stable ride' for somewhat cheap.
help? :D
or I hope the Agency Pulley I install makes up for the heavy Sway Bar Some pics! I thought it would help to show how easy it can be to install if you want to.
It took me 45min to install once I really decided to do it, and that's with a small break in between to rest the muscles in my hand/arm since I was doing this alone I had to multitask. Sort of a hassle when you are not used to it.
Shhheeeett it looks good even lifted
$10 tool kit, $60 air mat, free lifts from Moms garage and free use of the neighbors back yard since no one lives there!
Dirty Tenzo Springs! Heh, these bars lowered my rear I think
Before Progress Sway Bar:
After Progress Sway Bar!
Only thing I really do not like so far is that you can see it under the car but not much since it's grey. I like the idea of the TRD cause it's red and will show better.
Not sure if the TRD it better or worse though in performance.
I gotta say after a couple of weeks with smooth turns, once I got over the extra weight this Mod is really nice.
Big difference where my mom actually commented on thinking it was just cause I was driving better not cause I put in the sway bar
Big difference where my mom actually commented on thinking it was just cause I was driving better not cause I put in the sway bar
I might eventually change over to TRD for the sway bar and front strut for looks since what I have now does not contrast as well with my color. Since performance will not change.
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