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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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What is the best sway bar to get for the rear?
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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My friend has the TRD rear sway and loves it!
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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they are all like the tower strut bar, all that you are paying for is the name
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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TRD and Progress basically the same. Whiteline has one too but it attatches differently and has actual endlinks. I love my Whiteline bar but they are harder to find than the other 2.
Get which ever one you can find for the best price. It makes a hella difference in handling for sure.
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Originally Posted by CHPRBOX8
they are all like the tower strut bar, all that you are paying for is the name
Whoa whoa whoa, you're not saying that the rear sway doesn't do anything, right?
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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The front strut tower bars don't do much, if anything, but the Progress bar on the rear is highly effective- flatter cornering, reduced understeer, and increased resistance to gusty crosswinds. Ride quality differences are negligible. Highly recommended, same for the virtually identical TRD bar...
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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Yeah, the strut bars only help with tower flex during extreem cornering. They do nothing for day to day driving.
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