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Old 06-22-12, 07:04 AM
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Hey guys, I have a 2002 GS300 and I was wondering if the sway bar from a 2004 SC430 would be an upgrade for me? Anyone know the factory size for the GS and the SC?
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Originally Posted by tn96dc
Hey guys, I have a 2002 GS300 and I was wondering if the sway bar from a 2004 SC430 would be an upgrade for me? Anyone know the factory size for the GS and the SC?
I hear stock are great for gs300, I got poly bushings and called it a day.
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You mean the stock sway bar on out GS's are great?
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They aren't necessarily "great", but good enough. If you're going to switch sway bars, why would you switch to a different stock sway bar from a different model?

There are a handful of available sway bars purposely built for 2 GS. You should go with those. or save your money for other parts of your car to improve suspension in the upgrade order that gets you the most bang for the buck.

poly bushings maybe enough to improve the sway bar (only costs maybe $20 or so, be sure to order and use extra bushing grease),
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ml#post7165067

Then your upgrade money should be to just get stiffer shocks (bilstein or others) to handle the body roll/pitch, or coilovers/springs or whatever if you want to change things up.

Then,if things still aren't laterally stiff enough, maybe you can look at beefier sways.

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ide just buy an upgraded sway bar. I believe OEM sways are hollowed tubes so IF sc430s do fit they wouldnt do much.

get your hands on some TRD. prolly the stiffest around
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Well I was wondering because I have a sway bar from a SC430 and it was beneficial to install it on to my GS then I was going to do it
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Will Daizen sway bars that fit a GS300 - GS400 fit on a 2006 SC430?
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