Daizen Sway Bars - 2001 GS430
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Daizen Sway Bars - 2001 GS430
Got them on yesterday.
Impressions:
-Should have put them on myself, was expecting worse
-Car shows it's RWD nature, much more oversteer than with the stock sways. Not sure if I'm neutral or over now. I don't want to make any statements about oversteer as I'm not qualified to, but it's more noticeable.
-Small vibrations in the road are slightly passed to the steering wheel.
-Straight line driving is unchanged as far as 'comfort'. But the car feels slightly different. It is NOT uncomfortable however.
-The front end is more more directional and in relation to where the steering wheel is. It's much more flat during turns.
-I can obviously tell my alignment is not to specification with the new sway bars on. I suppose this is because there's less travel passed between the frame and the suspension/wheels.
-No strange noises within the 25 miles I've had them on.
-I want to raise up the coil height adjustment close to stock now that the body roll has been corrected PROPERLY, coilovers/struts do very little in reality compared to anti-roll bars. I don't like how mushy and bouncy the CS feel near the lowest seat height.
A friend of mine had sway bars put in his 06 WRX - this made the car extremely flat and much more stiff. That was really my only experience with sways so I was somewhat expecting the same result.
I've thought about adjusting the rear settings, to somehow make the car more 'flat' but I don't think this can be achieved.(??) If I change the setting to the third (farthest) hole I would get more oversteer, which I still need time to adjust to already.
I've only driven ~30 miles and haven't had a chance to push the car hard. Maybe I'll go up to the canyons this weekend and see how it acts. So far the difference seems minor, but it is noticeable..
More later after I collect a few miles and turns..
Oh - what's on my car FYI;
TOMs FLCB
TRD Tower Bar
TOMs RLCB
TOMs 6-Link
TOMs Rear Tower Bar
TEIN CS (~ -1.75")
Bad alignment
Thank you's to; Darrell @ Sewell, TM Engineering, Daizen
Impressions:
-Should have put them on myself, was expecting worse
-Car shows it's RWD nature, much more oversteer than with the stock sways. Not sure if I'm neutral or over now. I don't want to make any statements about oversteer as I'm not qualified to, but it's more noticeable.
-Small vibrations in the road are slightly passed to the steering wheel.
-Straight line driving is unchanged as far as 'comfort'. But the car feels slightly different. It is NOT uncomfortable however.
-The front end is more more directional and in relation to where the steering wheel is. It's much more flat during turns.
-I can obviously tell my alignment is not to specification with the new sway bars on. I suppose this is because there's less travel passed between the frame and the suspension/wheels.
-No strange noises within the 25 miles I've had them on.
-I want to raise up the coil height adjustment close to stock now that the body roll has been corrected PROPERLY, coilovers/struts do very little in reality compared to anti-roll bars. I don't like how mushy and bouncy the CS feel near the lowest seat height.
A friend of mine had sway bars put in his 06 WRX - this made the car extremely flat and much more stiff. That was really my only experience with sways so I was somewhat expecting the same result.
I've thought about adjusting the rear settings, to somehow make the car more 'flat' but I don't think this can be achieved.(??) If I change the setting to the third (farthest) hole I would get more oversteer, which I still need time to adjust to already.
I've only driven ~30 miles and haven't had a chance to push the car hard. Maybe I'll go up to the canyons this weekend and see how it acts. So far the difference seems minor, but it is noticeable..
More later after I collect a few miles and turns..
Oh - what's on my car FYI;
TOMs FLCB
TRD Tower Bar
TOMs RLCB
TOMs 6-Link
TOMs Rear Tower Bar
TEIN CS (~ -1.75")
Bad alignment
Thank you's to; Darrell @ Sewell, TM Engineering, Daizen
Last edited by Lvangundy; 04-12-06 at 06:30 AM.
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Lexus Test Driver
Congrats on the new sways. I thought the Daizens made a very good improvement over the stock sways. I think it is a no brainer mod considering how bad the stock suspension floats through the corners. It is definately not a "turning on rails" improvement over stock but it is a whole lot better than original. I think they are worth the price for sure.
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Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by TexasGS
Congrats on the new sways. I thought the Daizens made a very good improvement over the stock sways. I think it is a no brainer mod considering how bad the stock suspension floats through the corners. It is definately not a "turning on rails" improvement over stock but it is a whole lot better than original. I think they are worth the price for sure.
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The back end kicks out alot, that worries me since aggressive driving could easily get me into a 180 turn ..
I went around a corner about 25-30 and gave it a little gas, the back end swooped out and VSC kicked in. eek.
Maybe I'll try the first setting on the rear bar? I think a staggered setup might correct this. For now I think I'll go on setting #1.
I went around a corner about 25-30 and gave it a little gas, the back end swooped out and VSC kicked in. eek.
Maybe I'll try the first setting on the rear bar? I think a staggered setup might correct this. For now I think I'll go on setting #1.
Last edited by Lvangundy; 04-13-06 at 06:29 AM.
#9
Lexus Test Driver
I have mine set to the middle setting. I also have a staggered set up and I was thinking I would adjust them to the most aggressive setting to see what happened. The back end on my car seems like it could be a bit tighter.
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