Solid Sway Bars or Tanabe Chromemoly Tube Type?

[suprageezer]

I would like to hear from people with experience using the two different types of sway bars available for our MKIII's. I have Suspension Techniques myself and wonder if the Tanabe Chromemoly Tube type bars keep your Supra flatter in the turns than the Solid ST type.
Rick

 

[koulee]

I've have the tanabe and it does keep my car flatter in the corners than stock, but I can't compare that to the ST. Charts show that the Tanabe is 25% stiffer than stock while the ST is only 14% stiffer.

 

[CTsupra]

there was a thread about this recently. consensus is that a tanabe front bar and a whiteline rear bar is the stiffest (<-- is that a word?) combo. Or whiteline front and tanabe rear... I forgot. And don't ask me how to obtain a whiteline set, lol.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

If you rid of your ST bars suprageezer... I may wanna take em from you!

 

[suprageezer]

I will keep that in mind HL LOL

 

[koulee]

there was a thread about this recently. consensus is that a tanabe front bar and a whiteline rear bar is the stiffest (<-- is that a word?) combo. Or whiteline front and tanabe rear... I forgot. And don't ask me how to obtain a whiteline set, lol.

whiteline has the sitffest at 100% stiffer than stock up front. trying to find someone so you can buy them is another thing tho.

 

[IJ.]

Koulee: They're made here in Australia but shipping would be a bitch!
(I provided the samples way back for them)

 

[Snotcycle]

beware: sway bars that are too stiff may actually decrease your lateral G capability

 

[IJ.]

SC: Usually yes but I don't think there is room on a Mk3 to run a bar large enough to counter the mass involved.
(Big fat car fixed length levers on the bars)

 

[Snotcycle]

SC: Usually yes but I don't think there is room on a Mk3 to run a bar large enough to counter the mass involved.
(Big fat car fixed length levers on the bars)

IJ:teh winnar Snotcycle:teh resol bakwerds

 

[IJ.]

LOL not a case of winning you raised a valid point!

 

[dbsupra90]

LOL not a case of winning you raised a valid point!

i wish someone made an adjustable front bar. i looked into the whiteline but they are rear only. of course the mkiv app is adjustable front.

 

[IJ.]

Dave: I have Whitelines front and rear?

 

[dbsupra90]

Dave: I have Whitelines front and rear?

right, but isnt it fixed w/ only the rear adjustable?

 

[IJ.]

Ahhh with ya now!

non adjustable both ends here Dave!