Sway Bars Vs Shocks

[suprageezer]

I see many people discussing this shock and that shock but rarely see talk of sway bars. The biggest handling gain you can add to any car is a set of sway bars. I put a link to a great site that can fill you in on why. Shocks are for ride and tire contact with the pavement. Stiff shocks are not always the best thing for a car.

http://www.houseofthud.com/cartech/swaybars.htm

Rick

 

[Nick M]

It is certainly true that we can get away with s softer spring than a car with struts. And a stiffer anti-roll bar, aka sway bar, will help maintain the tire patch when cornering.

Good topic you brought up.

 

[suprageezer]

Another Awesome thing about our suspension is the world class geometry. I have owned my 89 N/A for almost five years. I am on my second set of Goodyear 245-50/16’s, in all this time I have had my wheels aligned only twice the day after I had new tires installed. Not once have I had to rotate my tires in either of the sets I have run on. This set of Goodyear eagle F1's I have on now is wearing perfectly even front and rear and is looking to get me at least 35K miles. Thanks to the Toyota Suspension Engineers.
Rick