TRD rear sway bar

[chrisada_to2a]

First of all sorry for this noobs question. However, for some reason I couldn't find this item in any of the vendor. That being said, where can I order the TRD rear sway bar? (need to be ship international)

Thanks and please be nice with me :cry:

[Blenjar]

Try trdspark....not sure if they do it internationally..check it out..
google them..

-- Blen

[Blenjar]

haha echo u copy cat!

-- Blen

[Imagine]

Any body know how many mm the TRD rear sway bar is, hell.. how big is the front too? lol

[chrisada_to2a]

is there anyother place that have the rear sway bar? TRDsparks want $200 for the shipping, that more than sway bar itself.

thanks a bunch

[blacksan]

is there anyother place that have the rear sway bar? TRDsparks want $200 for the shipping, that more than sway bar itself.

thanks a bunch

Where are you located???

maybe one of us can make the purchase and send it to you at a better rate.I can get one delivered to my door for $155.43

[chrisada_to2a]

well, Bangkok Thailand. so the total cost if i ever order from TRDsparks is 300+ for the sway bar .. damn, that is expensive

[eTiMaGo]

Have you tried calling arto? they are the official TRD distributor here:

02 362 5120-2

[chrisada_to2a]

i will try tomorrow but i am sure that they don't have one in stock, since they don't even put them on the one make race yaris

[eTiMaGo]

hmmm that's true...

You could also ask autocar, they're a bit expensive but they can get pretty much everything:

0-27202900

[vodkalush]

someone here has a TRD rear swaybar... they lived in Cal I believe.... use that magical search feature, i'm sure you find it....

[chrisada_to2a]

someone here has a TRD rear swaybar... they lived in Cal I believe.... use that magical search feature, i'm sure you find it....

i did and i couldn't find anyone

[punch]

someone here has a TRD rear swaybar... they lived in Cal I believe.... use that magical search feature, i'm sure you find it....

I believe he's looking for people selling them, not owners of them, i have a trd sway bar sitting in my garage awaiting install...

[Sleeper]

I was considering the rear swaybar for my Yaris... can anyone here report on it's effectiveness? I am used to driving a powerful truck, oversteer is my friend, and I find the Yaris' handling in emergency or track situations abysmal. I hate the fact that it doesn't go where I want it to when I turn really hard because of understeer and body roll. I want to get rid of that understeer as best I can for as few $$$ (<300$ Ideally). I know my stuff when it comes to building up fast cars, but FWD subcompacts are a (mini)beast I've never approached.

[vodkalush]

I believe he's looking for people selling them, not owners of them, i have a trd sway bar sitting in my garage awaiting install...

that is true... so where did you buy yours?

[Ran Kizama]

I was considering the rear swaybar for my Yaris... can anyone here report on it's effectiveness? I am used to driving a powerful truck, oversteer is my friend, and I find the Yaris' handling in emergency or track situations abysmal. I hate the fact that it doesn't go where I want it to when I turn really hard because of understeer and body roll. I want to get rid of that understeer as best I can for as few $$$ (<300$ Ideally). I know my stuff when it comes to building up fast cars, but FWD subcompacts are a (mini)beast I've never approached.I got the TRD rear anti-sway bar at my local Toyota dealership for like $140. Took about 5 minutes to install.

The body roll has been significantly reduced. The car doesn't seem to understeer or oversteer as much as it used to. If it does, then I chalk it up to my sh*tty tires that I have on right now.

Keep in mind though, that I also have the TRD Springs, TRD Shocks/Struts, and the Tanabe Front Strut Tower Bar. All have helped keep the car level and predictable when cornering. :smile:

[Astroman]

Ok, I'm curious... I have heard pros and cons (beneficial, not beneficial) about the rear sway bar for the yaris so I'm not sure if I should put it on my car or not. I heard the same things about a strut tower bar as well, but I have noticed the difference there on both my cars. My suspension is stock (for now, plan on going TRD springs and shocks/struts) and the only two "handling" mods currently are the tanabe strut tower bar and ultralight 17" wheels. My focus is as close to go-kart handling as I can get. Really I don't want the car to handle worse, just better. Would the rear sway bar help? I'm not going with coilovers... Thanks!

[chrisada_to2a]

hmmm that's true...

You could also ask autocar, they're a bit expensive but they can get pretty much everything:

0-27202900

well, i had a bad experiance with autocar in the past and swear to myself not to set my feet there again.

so i guess my next best choice is autobacs .. wonder if i get them to understand what i want (last time i asked to e'spec light weight crank pully and they get me an engine cleaner .. hmmmm)

[boris13]

Ok, I'm curious... I have heard pros and cons (beneficial, not beneficial) about the rear sway bar for the yaris so I'm not sure if I should put it on my car or not. I heard the same things about a strut tower bar as well, but I have noticed the difference there on both my cars. My suspension is stock (for now, plan on going TRD springs and shocks/struts) and the only two "handling" mods currently are the tanabe strut tower bar and ultralight 17" wheels. My focus is as close to go-kart handling as I can get. Really I don't want the car to handle worse, just better. Would the rear sway bar help? I'm not going with coilovers... Thanks!

My suspension is stock except for the added TRD sway bar. I think that it does cut down on some body roll in hard cornering. I can take curves pretty fast and the car doesn't lean that much. I'm very happy with the suspension and ride.

Of course, I had the sway bar installed at the dealer upon taking delivery, so I don't know what the car would handle like without it. I feel that when I upgrade the tires to 195/55R/15 Nokians, the car will handle even better (new tires in combination with the sway bar), especially on slippery pavement.

[d4w1]

Check with www.sparkstoyota.com. I purchased this rear TRD swaybar for my car and received it within a week. Very easy to install, instructions included.

[chrisada_to2a]

ok, here is a good question .. I have been asking around and found out that Japan TRD didn't make the rear sway bar for 5 doors, however US TRD made one for 3 doors. Now, my question is that anyone know if the TRD rear sway bar made by US TRD will fit the 5 doors?

[Vanderkitten]

I find the Yaris' handling in emergency or track situations abysmal. I hate the fact that it doesn't go where I want it to when I turn really hard because of understeer and body roll.

The Sway bars are key, they tie together the torsionbars in the back to reduce flex and twisting of the suspension during hard cornering. The body and chassis on the Yaris are good to go with the help of the sway bars. The Tien project Yaris in Siphon did not run an upper strut tie bar incidentally.

[Sleeper]

The Sway bars are key

That seems to be the case with many FWD cars. I remember swearing I'd never buy an FWD car but economics forced me to do otherwise. I've always been a fan of live-axle rear wheel drive, but good luck finding a decent car like that these days. I've noticed that since I first started driving and buying, cars have been designed more and more so that they were easy to drive. Understeer is less dangerous to a bad driver than oversteer, and we cater to them.

Here's to traction control, cruise control, FWD, intentional understeer, ABS and airbags; making driving easier and giving people a false sense of security so people don't have to be good drivers or pay attention anymore.