Help! Sway bar? - Toyota Yaris Forums

sd_007 · 06-23-2009, 12:53 PM

Hey everybody. So I've been looking at the site, and it looks like a sway bar is an upgrade I should probably invest in... I do have to ask, though, are there any downsides to doing it? Does it really matter if I get the 19mm or the 22mm thickness?

For the record, this is going to be the only modification I do... I really only drive to and from work and around town... Is this worth doing then?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

detroiter · 06-23-2009, 01:06 PM

Well being 22mm, the bar might make it a bit stiffer then a 19, but either one would do the trick and unless you really push the car to it's limits, you might not even tell the difference. Loren, what's your imput?

CASTREX · 06-23-2009, 01:22 PM

Why do you want the sway bar? What do you try to acomplish?

Do you feel like you car has too much body roll?
Do you feel a lot of understeer on the curves?

It all comes down to the way you are driving your car... If you haven't noticed the understeer and the body roll, then you won't feel a sway bar.

The sway bar will reduce body roll and understeering... basically

staticorex · 06-23-2009, 01:26 PM

If you only want one upgrade and it's for handling you may want to consider lowering springs. I felt a huge difference both on cornering and at highway speeds (less turbulence), though I have a sedan. But good luck on whatever you do.

llimonce · 06-23-2009, 01:59 PM

i love the trd sway bar .. it´s a good investment

MUSKOKA800 · 06-23-2009, 02:18 PM

A rear anti-sway bar would be an excellent lone upgrade.
Not only does it promote flatter cornering / reduced body lean but it greatly improved my sedans highway cross-wind manners. I've said it before, a rear swaybar should be on every Yaris, from the factory. It's that much better. And no downside.
For the record: I installed the bar about a month prior to the TRD springs and shocks going in. I commute 500 kl / 300 miles a week with mixed city and highway running.

Kaotic Lazagna · 06-23-2009, 02:34 PM

I think I remember Garm or Loren saying that switching from their 19mm to their 23mm made a huge difference.

*Astroman* · 06-23-2009, 02:42 PM

Agreed that these cars should come with the sway bar. I had mine installed when I did my springs though, but wow, what a difference!

I went with TRD, wasn't much else out there at the time. If I had waited, I would have gotten the thicker one garm is selling.

mrbond · 06-23-2009, 04:12 PM

I'd get the 22mm if I were you. If you haven't noticed any body roll or anything yet, you'll still feel a huge difference with one of these. And if you lowered the Yaris a bit (like with Tanabe NF210 springs), you'd feel even more of a difference.

MUSKOKA800 · 06-23-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbond

I'd get the 22mm if I were you. If you haven't noticed any body roll or anything yet, you'll still feel a huge difference with one of these. And if you lowered the Yaris a bit (like with Tanabe NF210 springs), you'd feel even more of a difference.

I went from a Talon to the Yaris. Couldn't help but notice the bodyroll from day 1. The sloppy shifter was a worse shocker though. A short-shifter installed the first week fixed that annoyance.
If you've been driving a SUV, van or something like that previously then bodyroll has been your way-of-life and the Yaris may not seem bad.

cali yaris · 06-23-2009, 04:42 PM

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i love the trd sway bar .. it´s a good investment

It's good, I had one - but more expensive, though. The Ultra Racing 19mm bar is the same thing for about $30-40 less.

The larger bar is 23mm, not 22mm to be clear about that. And I agree that unless you are really pushing the car you would not feel the difference between the two.

You will, however, feel the effects of putting a sway bar on your car, any sway bar -- especially since it doesn't come with one already on there.

Henry G. · 06-23-2009, 07:27 PM

TRD sway bar from Sparks was my first and best mod so far. Transforms the car, that and putting 40 psi in the stock tires. Took all of 15 minutes to install, I didnt even jack the car up or remove the wheels, piece of cake. You will not regret spending the money.

YotaYaris · 06-24-2009, 12:01 AM

Are there any downsides to doing it? NO
Does it really matter if I get the 19mm or the 22mm thickness? NO
Is this worth doing then? YES

Kaotic Lazagna · 06-24-2009, 02:50 AM

However, for the non-experience driver, a 23 mm rear sway bar shouldn't be a first mod, right (since it makes the car more oversteer prone)?

It is on my mod list tho.

604_Snooze · 06-28-2009, 11:32 PM

is there a difference between a rear sway bar and a rear sway link brace?

06-23-2009, 12:53 PM	#1
sd_007 Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prosper, TX Posts: 5	Help! Sway bar? Hey everybody. So I've been looking at the site, and it looks like a sway bar is an upgrade I should probably invest in... I do have to ask, though, are there any downsides to doing it? Does it really matter if I get the 19mm or the 22mm thickness? For the record, this is going to be the only modification I do... I really only drive to and from work and around town... Is this worth doing then? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

06-23-2009, 01:26 PM	#4
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	If you only want one upgrade and it's for handling you may want to consider lowering springs. I felt a huge difference both on cornering and at highway speeds (less turbulence), though I have a sedan. But good luck on whatever you do. __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

06-23-2009, 02:18 PM	#6
MUSKOKA800 Drives: '08 Yaris Sedan, Aero Package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,720	A rear anti-sway bar would be an excellent lone upgrade. Not only does it promote flatter cornering / reduced body lean but it greatly improved my sedans highway cross-wind manners. I've said it before, a rear swaybar should be on every Yaris, from the factory. It's that much better. And no downside. For the record: I installed the bar about a month prior to the TRD springs and shocks going in. I commute 500 kl / 300 miles a week with mixed city and highway running. __________________ TRD Upgrades: 18" Wheels wrapped in 215/35/18 PZero's, Sportivo Shocks/Struts, Lowering Springs, Swaybar, Axle-Back Exhaust, Oil Cap, Rad Cap, Signage. Aftermarket Goodies: Piggies SS, K&N Drop-In, Blitz S/C, DC Header, NST Pulley) Toyota Options/Accessories: Sport Pedal Covers, Sport Shift Knob, Ipod Interface, Summer Mats, Winter Mats, Cruise Control, Auto-Dim Mirror, Echo steelies with winter boots.

06-23-2009, 02:42 PM	#8
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	Agreed that these cars should come with the sway bar. I had mine installed when I did my springs though, but wow, what a difference! I went with TRD, wasn't much else out there at the time. If I had waited, I would have gotten the thicker one garm is selling. __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!

06-23-2009, 04:12 PM	#9
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	I'd get the 22mm if I were you. If you haven't noticed any body roll or anything yet, you'll still feel a huge difference with one of these. And if you lowered the Yaris a bit (like with Tanabe NF210 springs), you'd feel even more of a difference. __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

06-23-2009, 01:06 PM	#2
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Well being 22mm, the bar might make it a bit stiffer then a 19, but either one would do the trick and unless you really push the car to it's limits, you might not even tell the difference. Loren, what's your imput?

06-23-2009, 01:22 PM	#3
CASTREX Who said Yaris was slow? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris T-Sport 2008 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 1,287	Why do you want the sway bar? What do you try to acomplish? Do you feel like you car has too much body roll? Do you feel a lot of understeer on the curves? It all comes down to the way you are driving your car... If you haven't noticed the understeer and the body roll, then you won't feel a sway bar. The sway bar will reduce body roll and understeering... basically

06-23-2009, 01:59 PM	#5
llimonce Drives: yaris sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: venezuela Posts: 78	i love the trd sway bar .. it´s a good investment

06-23-2009, 02:34 PM	#7
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	I think I remember Garm or Loren saying that switching from their 19mm to their 23mm made a huge difference.

06-23-2009, 07:27 PM	#12
Henry G. Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: May 2009 Location: So Cal. Posts: 100	TRD sway bar from Sparks was my first and best mod so far. Transforms the car, that and putting 40 psi in the stock tires. Took all of 15 minutes to install, I didnt even jack the car up or remove the wheels, piece of cake. You will not regret spending the money.

06-24-2009, 12:01 AM	#13
YotaYaris Drives: 09 3dr (sold), 12 SE 5spd : ) Join Date: May 2009 Location: SA TX Posts: 140	Are there any downsides to doing it? NO Does it really matter if I get the 19mm or the 22mm thickness? NO Is this worth doing then? YES __________________ Its all about the MPG's !!

06-24-2009, 02:50 AM	#14
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	However, for the non-experience driver, a 23 mm rear sway bar shouldn't be a first mod, right (since it makes the car more oversteer prone)? It is on my mod list tho.

06-28-2009, 11:32 PM	#15
604_Snooze I've made a post! Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1	is there a difference between a rear sway bar and a rear sway link brace?

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