sway bar ? Options

[Toyoca]

i was looking into sway bars but my friend says they would be pointless for me. 1) i wouldnt notice a difference with or without them. 2) they are completely useless in the back. with a fwd car. he was explaining y but i dont remember. can someone tell me the truth? ty

edit: he said if anything get some struts and springs

This post has been edited by Toyoca: May 16, 2006 - 5:24 PM

[GT4WRC]

You need to be careful when uprating the swaybar size. Fit the wrong size/combination, and you will quite easily destroy the handling of the car. Very easy to increase oversteer in a FWD car by going too large up front. Only go down a proven route unless you are prepared to experiment.

By uprating both front and rear bars on my GT-Four, I have not only dramatically reduced the inherent factory understeer, but I have also made the back end more 'twitchy' which suits my driving style. It doesn't exactly behave like a RWD car, but it is easier to get the rear to step out in an almost lazy and controlled manner.

If you're not sure as to how much sway bars can affect handling, try a half decent driving simulator game such as Gran Turismo 4 and try adjusting the sway bar sizes on the Celica and see what sort of potentially undesirable effects can occur

I'm not saying "Don't do it". In fact, done correctly, it often does make a huge improvement - just beware of the potential pitfalls.
HTH
Gary